University of California, Berkeley, Leinweber Institute for Theoretical Physics
Position ID:
UCBerkeleyLBNL-LITP&LBNL-LEINWEBERUCB [#31015]
Position Title:
Leinweber Physics Postdoctoral Fellow
Position Type:
Postdoctoral
Position Location:
Berkeley, California 94720, United States of America
Subject Areas:
Theoretical Physics / Astrophysics, Cold Atom Physics, cold atom theory; condensed matter theory, cold atom theory; condensed matter theory; ultraold quantum gases, Complex systems including applications to biology, condensed matter analogues of axions, Condensed matter theory, Conformal Field Theory, cosmological implications of axions, Cosmology, Fundamental interactions, General relativity, Gravitation Theory, Gravitational waves, Gravity, Quantum Information, Cosmology, Hadronic physics, Higher Spin Gravity, Holographic Dualities, Light-front Physics, Mathematical physics, Mesoscopic Physics and Nanoscience, Nonequilibrium dynamics, Nuclear and Many-Body Theory, Particle physics (theoretical and experimental), particle physics around axions, Physics of cold atoms, QCD, Quantum Condensed Matter Theory, Quantum Field Theory, Quantum Gravity, Quantum Information Theory, Quantum information/quantum matter, Quantum Optics, Quantum Statistical Mechanics, Quantum Transport, Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev model, Soft Condensed Matter, Statistical physics, String theory, theoretical, Theoretical Astrophysics, Theoretical condensed matter physics, Theoretical High Energy Physics, Theoretical particle physics, Theory of physics, use of anyons for topological quantum computing
Physics / Condensed Matter Theory, GR-Cosmology (gr-qc), hep-lat, hep-ph, hep-th, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Astroparticle Physics, astrophysics, Astrophysics (astro-ph), Astrophysics Computational, Astrophysics Theory, Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics, Atomic Physics, Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, atomic-molecular-optical physics, Atomic/Molecular Physics, BSM Physics, Casimir effect, Coherent Phenomena, Cold Atom Physics, Cold Atoms and Molecules, Cold QCD Group, collider physics, Complex physical systems, Complex Quantum Systems, Computational Materials Sciences, Computational physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Condensed Matter Physics; Condensed Matter Theory; Computational Physics; X-ray Spectroscopy; Electronic Structure; Ultrafast Dynamics, Cosmology, Dark Matter, Elementary Particle Physics, Elementary Particle Theory, Field Theory, Fundamental Quantum Science, Gravitational Physics, Gravitational Theory, Gravitational Wave Sources, Gravitational Waves, Gravity, Hadron Physics, Hadron Physics, String Theory, Mathematical Physics, Cosmology, Gravity, Theoretical Astrophysics, Experimental Astrophysics, Astroparticle Physics, Hard Condensed Matter Physics, Hard Condensed Matter Theory, hep, hep-lat+quant-ph+hep-ph+nucl-th, HEP-Lattice (hep-lat), HEP-Phenomenology (hep-ph), HEP-Theory (hep-th), High energy density matter, High Energy Physics, high energy physics or mathematical physics, High Energy Theory, High Energy Theory Group, High-temperature superconductivity, Holographic Condensed Matter Systems, HP-Theory, Hybrid Quantum Systems, Information Geometry and Materials, Information theory, Interdisciplinary Physics, Lattice Field Theory, Lattice QCD, Light-front Physics, Low-dimentional systems, Machine Learning, many-body quantum geometry; altermagnetism; cavity quantum science; quantum non-equilibrium processes; Casimir physics , Material Science, Materials Science, Materials Sciences, materials theory, materials theory;, materials-related physics, Mathematical Physics, Matter Theory, Medium to High-Energy Physics, Mesoscopic Physics/Nanoscience, Multi-messenger Astronomy, Neutrino Astronomy, Neutrino physics, Neutrino physucs, Non-equilibrium quantum physics, Nonequilibrium physics in bulk and molecular quantum materials, Nonlinear and Complex Systems, Nonlinear Integral Systems, Classical and Quantum, Nuclear & Particle Theory, Nuclear and Many-Body Theory, Nuclear and Particle Physics Software, Nuclear Theory-QCD, Particle, Particle and Nuclear Physics, Particle Astrophysics, Particle Cosmology, particle phenomenology and astroparticle physics, Particle Physics, Particle Theory, Particle/Cosmology Theory, Physics, Physics - Mathematical Physics, QCD, quant-ph, Quantum chaos and thermalization, Quantum Computation, Quantum Computing, Quantum Condensed Matter Theory, Quantum Control, Quantum criticality and phase transitions, Quantum Devices and Sensing, Quantum Dynamics, Quantum error correction, Quantum Field Theory, quantum gravity, Quantum Gravity, Cosmology, Condsend matter theory and Quantum Information Theory, Quantum Hall effect, Quantum Hydrodynamics, Quantum Information, Quantum Information Physics, Quantum Information Processing and Communication, Quantum Information Science, quantum information theory, quantum information theory and atomic experimental physics, quantum information/computation, Quantum magnetism and spin liquids, Quantum magnetism, quantum phase transitions, Quantum many-body structure and their manipulation, Quantum Materials, Quantum matter and devices, Quantum matter device, Quantum matter devices, Quantum Optics, Quantum Optics and Quantum Science, Quantum phase transitions, Quantum Physics, Quantum Scienc, Quantum Science, Quantum Science + Quantum Information Science + Quantum Optics + Theoretical Physics, Quantum Sensing, Quantum Sensors, Quantum Simulation, Quantum Technology, Quantum Transport, Quantum transport in low-dimensional systems, Quantum Transport in topological phases, Scattering amplitudes, Soft Condensed Matter Physics, Soft Condensed Matter Theory, Soft Matter, Solid State Physics, Statistical Mechanics, Statistical physics, Statistical physics of classical and quantum systems, Theoretical condensed matter physics, Field theory, Quantum information theory, Theoretical Physics, Interdisciplinary applications, String Theory, String Theory/Quantum Gravity/Field Theory, string-math, Strong field physics, Strongly corelated systems, subatomic frontier, Superconducing Quantum Circuits, Superconductivity, theoretical astroparticle physics, Theoretical Astrophysics, theoretical atomic, Theoretical atomic physics, theoretical condensed matter physics, Theoretical condensed matter physics; high energy physics or mathematical physics; Condensed Matter Theory, Theoretical cosmology, Theoretical high energy physics, Theoretical High-Energy, theoretical nuclear, Theoretical Particle Physics, Theoretical Physics, Theoretical Physics, HEP-Phenomenology (hep-ph), Astrophysics (astro-ph), GR-Cosmology (gr-qc), Theoretical Physics, HEP-Phenomenology (hep-ph), Astrophysics (astro-ph), GR-Cosmology (gr-qc), Cosmology, Gravity, Astrophysics Theory, Particle Astrophysics, Theoretical Particle Physics, Particle/Cosmology Theory, Fundamental Theory/Cosmology, particl, Theoretical Physics, HEP-Phenomenology (hep-ph), Astrophysics (astro-ph), GR-Cosmology (gr-qc),Cosmology, Gravity, Astrophysics Theory, Particle Astrophysics, Theoretical Particle Physics, Particle/Cosmology Theory, Fundamental Theory/Cosmology, particle, Theoretical Quantum Condensed Matter, Theoretical Soft Matter Physics, Theory of Particle Physics, Thermodynamics and energy, Topological quantum matter, Ultra Quantum Matter, Ultra-cold gases, quantum optics, and quantum information, ultracold quantum gases, Unconventional and topological superconductivity
Physics / Condensed Matter Theory, GR-Cosmology (gr-qc), hep-lat, hep-ph, hep-th, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Astroparticle Physics, astrophysics, Astrophysics (astro-ph), Astrophysics Computational, Astrophysics Theory, Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics, Atomic Physics, Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, atomic-molecular-optical physics, Atomic/Molecular Physics, BSM Physics, Casimir effect, Coherent Phenomena, Cold Atom Physics, Cold Atoms and Molecules, Cold QCD Group, collider physics, Complex physical systems, Complex Quantum Systems, Computational Materials Sciences, Computational physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Condensed Matter Physics; Condensed Matter Theory; Computational Physics; X-ray Spectroscopy; Electronic Structure; Ultrafast Dynamics, Cosmology, Dark Matter, Elementary Particle Physics, Elementary Particle Theory, Field Theory, Fundamental Quantum Science, Gravitational Physics, Gravitational Theory, Gravitational Wave Sources, Gravitational Waves, Gravity, Hadron Physics, Hadron Physics, String Theory, Mathematical Physics, Cosmology, Gravity, Theoretical Astrophysics, Experimental Astrophysics, Astroparticle Physics, Hard Condensed Matter Physics, Hard Condensed Matter Theory, hep, hep-lat+quant-ph+hep-ph+nucl-th, HEP-Lattice (hep-lat), HEP-Phenomenology (hep-ph), HEP-Theory (hep-th), High energy density matter, High Energy Physics, high energy physics or mathematical physics, High Energy Theory, High Energy Theory Group, High-temperature superconductivity, Holographic Condensed Matter Systems, HP-Theory, Hybrid Quantum Systems, Information Geometry and Materials, Information theory, Interdisciplinary Physics, Lattice Field Theory, Lattice QCD, Light-front Physics, Low-dimentional systems, Machine Learning, many-body quantum geometry; altermagnetism; cavity quantum science; quantum non-equilibrium processes; Casimir physics , Material Science, Materials Science, Materials Sciences, materials theory, materials theory;, materials-related physics, Mathematical Physics, Matter Theory, Medium to High-Energy Physics, Mesoscopic Physics/Nanoscience, Multi-messenger Astronomy, Neutrino Astronomy, Neutrino physics, Neutrino physucs, Non-equilibrium quantum physics, Nonequilibrium physics in bulk and molecular quantum materials, Nonlinear and Complex Systems, Nonlinear Integral Systems, Classical and Quantum, Nuclear & Particle Theory, Nuclear and Many-Body Theory, Nuclear and Particle Physics Software, Nuclear Theory-QCD, Particle, Particle and Nuclear Physics, Particle Astrophysics, Particle Cosmology, particle phenomenology and astroparticle physics, Particle Physics, Particle Theory, Particle/Cosmology Theory, Physics, Physics - Mathematical Physics, QCD, quant-ph, Quantum chaos and thermalization, Quantum Computation, Quantum Computing, Quantum Condensed Matter Theory, Quantum Control, Quantum criticality and phase transitions, Quantum Devices and Sensing, Quantum Dynamics, Quantum error correction, Quantum Field Theory, quantum gravity, Quantum Gravity, Cosmology, Condsend matter theory and Quantum Information Theory, Quantum Hall effect, Quantum Hydrodynamics, Quantum Information, Quantum Information Physics, Quantum Information Processing and Communication, Quantum Information Science, quantum information theory, quantum information theory and atomic experimental physics, quantum information/computation, Quantum magnetism and spin liquids, Quantum magnetism, quantum phase transitions, Quantum many-body structure and their manipulation, Quantum Materials, Quantum matter and devices, Quantum matter device, Quantum matter devices, Quantum Optics, Quantum Optics and Quantum Science, Quantum phase transitions, Quantum Physics, Quantum Scienc, Quantum Science, Quantum Science + Quantum Information Science + Quantum Optics + Theoretical Physics, Quantum Sensing, Quantum Sensors, Quantum Simulation, Quantum Technology, Quantum Transport, Quantum transport in low-dimensional systems, Quantum Transport in topological phases, Scattering amplitudes, Soft Condensed Matter Physics, Soft Condensed Matter Theory, Soft Matter, Solid State Physics, Statistical Mechanics, Statistical physics, Statistical physics of classical and quantum systems, Theoretical condensed matter physics, Field theory, Quantum information theory, Theoretical Physics, Interdisciplinary applications, String Theory, String Theory/Quantum Gravity/Field Theory, string-math, Strong field physics, Strongly corelated systems, subatomic frontier, Superconducing Quantum Circuits, Superconductivity, theoretical astroparticle physics, Theoretical Astrophysics, theoretical atomic, Theoretical atomic physics, theoretical condensed matter physics, Theoretical condensed matter physics; high energy physics or mathematical physics; Condensed Matter Theory, Theoretical cosmology, Theoretical high energy physics, Theoretical High-Energy, theoretical nuclear, Theoretical Particle Physics, Theoretical Physics, Theoretical Physics, HEP-Phenomenology (hep-ph), Astrophysics (astro-ph), GR-Cosmology (gr-qc), Theoretical Physics, HEP-Phenomenology (hep-ph), Astrophysics (astro-ph), GR-Cosmology (gr-qc), Cosmology, Gravity, Astrophysics Theory, Particle Astrophysics, Theoretical Particle Physics, Particle/Cosmology Theory, Fundamental Theory/Cosmology, particl, Theoretical Physics, HEP-Phenomenology (hep-ph), Astrophysics (astro-ph), GR-Cosmology (gr-qc),Cosmology, Gravity, Astrophysics Theory, Particle Astrophysics, Theoretical Particle Physics, Particle/Cosmology Theory, Fundamental Theory/Cosmology, particle, Theoretical Quantum Condensed Matter, Theoretical Soft Matter Physics, Theory of Particle Physics, Thermodynamics and energy, Topological quantum matter, Ultra Quantum Matter, Ultra-cold gases, quantum optics, and quantum information, ultracold quantum gases, Unconventional and topological superconductivity
Appl Deadline:
2025/11/21 11:59PM
(posted 2025/10/27, listed until 2026/07/31)
Position Description:
Position Description
The Leinweber Institute for Theoretical Physics at the University of California, Berkeley invites applications for one or two Leinweber Physics Postdoctoral Fellowships to begin in Fall 2026. These are distinguished fellowship positions, separate from regular postdoctoral appointments in our institute. Applications are invited in all areas of theoretical physics, including cosmology, quantum field theory, quantum gravity, quantum information theory, quantum matter and information, particle physics, and string theory. The fellowship is awarded for a term of three years. Information about our research group can be found on our website https://physics.berkeley.edu/research-faculty/leinweber-institute-theoretical-physics . In addition to a competitive salary, the position includes benefits and research travel funds. Candidates must hold a Ph.D. (or equivalent international degree) in theoretical physics (or a closely related field) by the start date of the appointment. Interested applicants should submit the following materials through AcademicJobsOnline: Curriculum vitae, Publication list, Statement of research interests and plans, and Three letters of reference. The deadline for applications is November 21, 2025. Please refer potential referees to UC Berkeley’s Statement of Confidentiality The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer; women and minorities are encouraged to apply.Application Materials Required:
Submit the following items online at this website to complete your application:
- Cover letter
- Curriculum Vitae
- Research statement
- Publication list
- Three reference letters (to be submitted online by the reference writers on this site
)
Further Info:
LaVern Salazar
Leinweber Institute for Theoretical Physics
Department of Physics
University of California
366 LeConte Hall #7300
Berkeley, CA 94720-7300
Leinweber Institute for Theoretical Physics
Department of Physics
University of California
366 LeConte Hall #7300
Berkeley, CA 94720-7300