Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor- Optical Physics (Multiple Positions) (UPDATED)

Please Note: The Target Hire Date has been updated to "8/19/2024".

The Wyant College of Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona is seeking outstanding candidates for a tenure/tenure-track faculty position at all levels that will further enhance the college's prestigious program in Optical Physics. We encourage applications from researchers whose work will complement or strengthen current efforts at the University of Arizona and benefit from the strong ties that exist between the Wyant College of Optical Sciences and the departments of Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science and Engineering. The Wyant College of Optical Sciences supports the UA's goals to create an inclusive environment for all faculty, staff, and students. We welcome and encourage qualified candidates from diverse backgrounds, including individuals from traditionally underrepresented groups, to apply.

Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; sick leave and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; state and optional retirement plans; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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The Wyant College of Optical
Sciences has been fortunate to receive philanthropic support to create 14 new
Endowed Chairs in Optical Science positions in the College. While
positions are open at all levels, very highly accomplished applicants will
also be considered as potential recipients for the nine Endowed Chairs that
are available to be awarded:

• Jean M. Bennett Optica Endowed Chair in Optical
  Sciences
• Thomas R. Brown Endowed Chair in Optical Sciences
• Nelson E. Claytor Endowed Chair in Optical Sciences
• Robert M. Edmund Endowed Chair in Optical Sciences
• John B. Hayes Endowed Chair in Optical Sciences
• Bahram Jalali Endowed Chair in Optical Sciences
• Jack Lee Jewell Endowed Chair in Optical Sciences
• William F. and Helen M. Reynolds Endowed Chair in
  Optical Sciences
• Robert R. Shannon Endowed Chair in Optical Sciences

The Wyant College of Optical
Sciences at the University of Arizona is world-renowned for the breadth and
depth of its research and education programs in Optical Sciences. The
college's Optical Physics program is one of four major research areas,
focusing on fundamental studies of the nature of light and light-matter
interactions. Current faculty research in optical physics includes
experimental and theoretical investigations of ultra-fast laser physics,
frequency comb spectroscopy, high-field laser physics and ultra-high
nonlinear propagation, light-induced quantum phases and advanced optical
materials, many-body semiconductor photonics, Bose-Einstein condensates,
quantum optomechanics, and quantum information and control. This search seeks candidates who will bolster the collaborative potential in
these areas, while also potentially establishing directions of research in
new areas of interest.

The general area of interest is
experimental Optical Physics, with an emphasis on Atomic, Molecular and Optical
(AMO) Physics, Quantum Optics, Ultrafast Science, Precision Measurement and
Sensing, and Quantum Information Science. Applicants whose main work is theoretical should present evidence of
successful collaboration with experimental groups.

The Optical Physics group also enjoys
collaborative opportunities with the college's other three major research
areas of Photonics, Image Science, and Optical Engineering, and often
benefits from large multi-university programs including MURIs and our lead
role in the recently announced Center for Quantum Networks (CQN), one of the
four new NSF Gen 4 Engineering Research Centers in the USA.

This tenure/tenure-track position anticipates a candidate with demonstrated
strength in his or her field of research. Successful candidates are expected
to set up a world class research program and demonstrate strong commitment to
teaching. Duties include:

• Cultivating a world-renowned research program.
• Establishing a strong record of student mentorship
  and teaching.
• Participating in both undergraduate and graduate
  education.
• Participating in service and outreach for the
  College.

For private sector or government
laboratory applicants, lack of a proven teaching and extramural research
funding record could be remedied with other related credentials that
demonstrate strong communications skills and a demonstrated history of
technical depth and leadership. We seek an individual who is able to
work with and attract a diverse group of undergraduate and graduate students
and colleagues. Development of novel courses pertaining to the
candidate's area of expertise, as well as exceptional teaching of our core
curriculum, is expected.

• Applicants should hold a doctorate degree in the
  field of physics, physical chemistry, electrical engineering, or closely
  related fields.

• Experience and demonstrated leadership roles in post-doctorate research.