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Assistant Professor of Physics

Position Number: 6672705
Location: Kingston, RI
Position Type: Science - Physics

Assistant Professor of Physics

Job Description Summary, Duties and Responsibilities, Required Qualifications and Preferred Qualifications
The search will remain open until the position has been filled. First consideration will be given to applications received by December 1, 2025. Applications received after December 1, 2025 may be reviewed depending on search progress and needs but are not guaranteed full consideration.
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About URI: The University of Rhode Island enrolls approximately 17,000 students across its graduate and undergraduate programs. It is the State's flagship, public R1 research university as well as the land grant and sea grant university for the state of Rhode Island. The main campus is located in the historic village of Kingston. Both campuses are near major beaches in a beautiful coastal community. URI is just 30 minutes from Providence, RI and within easy reach of Newport, Boston, and New York City.

The Physics Department of the University of Rhode Island (URI) invites applications for a full-time tenure-track position of an Assistant Professor of Physics beginning in Fall 2026, specifically for a theorist or computational physicist working in the field of Quantum Information Science (QIS).

Key Responsibilities:

Consideration will be given to applicants who can show expertise and creative ideas for their role as researcher, mentor, and teacher in the QIS program at the URI Physics Department. Preference will be given to candidates actively working on decoherence aspects of superconducting qubits. The successful candidate will strengthen and broaden the existing QIS program in the Physics Department, teach undergraduate and graduate physics courses, advise undergraduate and graduate students in the research component of BS, MS, and PhD degrees, secure external research funding, and be active in service at the levels of Department, College, and University.The position includes support from an NSF ExpandQISE grant in collaboration with the Pittsburgh Quantum Institute (PQI). URI guarantees the continuation of standard institutional support after this initial period.
Required qualifications:

1. PhD in physics or very closely related discipline.

2. Postdoctoral experience.

3. Record of scholarly achievement (publications, presentations, awards).

4. Well-conceived research plan with potential to attract external funding.

5. Proficiency in written communication skills.

6. Proficiency in oral English communication skills.

7. Demonstrated ability to work with diverse groups/populations.

Preferred qualifications:

1. Demonstrated potential to be an effective teacher of university physics courses at any level.

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URI is unwavering in its commitment to equal opportunity, community, equity, and diversity. In furtherance of its mission to serve and support all learners as the state's public flagship university, URI continues to expand efforts to recruit and retain a broadly representative workforce as well as to regularly evaluate the effectiveness of those efforts.

All employment decisions, including hiring, are made without regard to protected status. Qualified individuals with disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation by contacting the URI benefits office at 401-874-2416. For TTY assistance, contact R.I. Relay Services at 711.

Union: AAUP - American Assoc of Univ Professors
Status: Academic Year, Full-time, Tenure-track, Permanent
Department: Physics

Special Instructions to Applicants
Please attach the following 4 (PDF) documents to your online Employment Application:

(#1) Cover letter.

(#2) Curriculum Vitae.

(#3) Statement of Teaching.

(#4) Research Statement.

Note: References will be upon request by the search committee.

Position Number: 106290
Posting Number: F00490
Posting Date: 10/24/2025
Closing Date:
Open Until Filled: Yes

To apply, visit https://jobs.uri.edu/postings/15893