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Professor (Tenured) - Condensed Matter (Excellence)

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Position description

Senior Faculty Search
Condensed Matter Experiment
Dept. of Physics, UC San Diego

THE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS within the Division of Physical Sciences at UC San Diego (http://physics.ucsd.edu) is committed to academic excellence and diversity within the faculty, staff, and student body and invites applications for a senior level faculty position in Condensed Matter Experiment. All positions are subject to availability of funding.

Successful candidates must have a Ph.D. in Physics or a closely related field and demonstrated potential for a recognized program of excellence in both teaching and research. In addition, successful candidates must also demonstrate a commitment to equity and inclusion in higher education. A successful candidate must have a well-articulated plan of contributing to programs that increase access and success of underrepresented students and faculty in the sciences. We especially welcome candidates who have already benefitted from, contributed to, or created such programs, or served as a role model in mentoring others. A successful candidate will also have a commitment to helping shape and expand the University’s diversity initiatives (http://diversity.ucsd.edu/). Applications should include a statement describing past and/or potential contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion (see http://facultyequity.ucsd.edu/c2d/index.html). Information on contributions to diversity statements can be found at the links below:

Guidelines for writing a diversity statement:
http://facultydiversity.ucsd.edu/c2d/index.html#Are-there-any-guidelines-for-wr

Examples and resources:
http://facultydiversity.ucsd.edu/c2d/index.html#Are-there-any-examples-and-reso

Sample Diversity statements:
http://facultydiversity.ucsd.edu/_files/Ex-1to3-C2D-Statements.pdf

Salary is commensurate with qualifications and based on University of California pay scale. Review of applications will commence on December 4, 2017 and continue until the position is filled. Applications are to be submitted online at:

Apply here https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/apply/JPF01599.

Please submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae with a list of publications, three selected papers, statement of past and proposed research, statement of past and proposed teaching, and a statement on past and/or potential contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion. Candidates must also arrange to have three to five letters of reference addressing research, teaching, and professional service posted to the above website by the deadline.

For applicants interested in spousal/partner employment, please visit the UCSD Partner Opportunities Program at https://academicaffairs.ucsd.edu/aps/partneropp/index.html

UC San Diego is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer with a strong institutional commitment to excellence and diversity (http://diversity.ucsd.edu/). All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status.

Application Requirements

Document requirements
  • Cover Letter

  • Curriculum vitae with a list of publications - Your most recently updated C.V.

  • Three selected papers

  • Statement of past and proposed research

  • Statement of past and proposed teaching

  • Statement of Contributions to diversity - Applicants should summarize their past or potential contributions to diversity. See our Faculty Equity site for more information.

  • Misc / Additional (Optional)

Reference requirements
  • 3-5 letters of reference required

Job location

San Diego, CA