Job Details

Position: Assistant Professor – Physics (Tenure-Track)
Type: Full-Time, Regular Faculty
Salary: Commensurate with experience
Location: Moscow, Idaho, USA
Posted: 11/18/2025
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled (first consideration for applications received by 01/10/2026)
Start Date: August 17, 2026
Application Portal: Apply Here

Position Overview

• Establish a strong research program in experimental, theoretical, or computational physics.

• Mentor undergraduate and graduate students.

• Teach typically one 3-credit course per semester, with research-active faculty teaching a reduced load (1:1).

• Participate in outreach, community involvement, and service on department/college/university committees.

Minimum Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Physics or a closely related field by time of hire.

• Record of research activity in physics, demonstrated by peer-reviewed publications.

• Evidence of synergy with existing departmental or college research strengths.

Preferred Qualifications

• Productive postdoctoral experience or equivalent.

• Potential to secure external research funding.

• Experience teaching undergraduate and graduate physics courses beyond TA duties.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Teaching & Advising: 35%

• Scholarship & Creative Activity: 55%

• Outreach & Extension: 5%

• University Service & Leadership: 5%

Required Application Materials

1. Resume/CV

2. List of three references

3. Letter of application (max 3 pages, describing research complementing department strengths and support for diverse student experiences)

4. Statement of teaching (max 3 pages, detailing teaching experience, methods, and style)

5. Statement of research (max 3 pages, outlining research experience, future plans, and funding strategy)

Additional Notes

• Work authorization required; new H-1B sponsorship currently not supported.

• Criminal background check required for final candidates.

• The department has strengths in astrophysics, biophysics, condensed matter, nuclear/quantum physics, optics, and planetary science, with initiatives in biomedical and bioengineering fields.