Position ID: | MIT-Physics Department-SCMBIO [#11640] |
Position Title: | Assistant Professor, Soft Condensed Matter and Biological Physics |
Position Type: | Tenured/Tenure-track faculty |
Position Location: | Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States [map] |
Subject Areas: | Physics / Biological Physics, Biophysics, Condensed Matter Physics, Condensed Matter Physics; Condensed Matter Theory; Computational Physics; X-ray Spectroscopy; Electronic Structure; Ultrafast Dynamics, Condensed Matter Theory, Soft Condensed Matter Theory |
Appl Deadline: | 2018/11/01 (posted 2018/08/14, listed until 2018/11/30) |
Position Description: |
The Physics Department of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, invites applications for a faculty position in the fields of Soft Condensed Matter and Biological Physics. Preference will be given to individuals with a significant theoretical component to their research.
Faculty members at MIT conduct research, teach undergraduate and graduate courses, and supervise graduate and undergraduate participation in research. Candidates must show promise in teaching as well as in research. A Ph.D. in physics or physics-related discipline is required by the start of employment. Preference will be given to applicants at the Assistant Professor level. The application deadline is November 1, 2018. Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, and a brief description of research interests and goals (the latter NOT TO EXCEED 3 PAGES IN LENGTH). Applicants should also arrange for three letters of reference to be uploaded. Only web submissions will be accepted.
Any enquiries should be directed to Professor Mehran Kardar, Search Committee Chair, kardar@mit.edu. Candidates who are uncertain whether they fit into a particular search should contact the search chair. |