Assistant Professor of Engineering Physics
About The Position
The Department of Physics in the College of Arts and Sciences at American University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning August 1, 2027. Applicants should have a PhD or equivalent professional experience in physics, engineering, or a related physical science. A strong candidate should have an engineering, applied physics, and/or engineering education research background and/or experience in experimental physics instrumentation research. Candidates should demonstrate dedication to overall teaching excellence in American’s undergraduate only physics department. This includes hands-on experiential learning, undergraduate professional development, and mentorship. In addition, the successful candidate will help AU build its new undergraduate engineering physics major. We welcome applications from those with experience in areas including, but not limited to, sensors and instrumentation, energy physics, acoustics, bioengineering, medical physics, space systems, and optics. Strong candidates will show evidence for the potential to obtain STEM and workforce development grants and the ability to form partnerships with industry and non-governmental organizations. In addition to research and teaching, responsibilities for this position include participation in department, college, and university activities. American University is a private institution with a broad student population in the dynamic metropolitan area of Washington DC. Our campus is within easy reach of the many science and technology centers located in and around the nation’s capital, including NASA, NOAA, NIST, DOE, NSF, NIH, DOD, and many other federally funded labs and research centers. Our department prides itself on our student-centered approach to teaching and mentorship and we are committed to building an welcoming community for all students interested in physics and engineering. The Physics Department offers undergraduate degrees in physics, including a newly minted engineering physics major. We welcome applications that demonstrate interest in collaboration with existing faculty and local institutions, including interdisciplinary collaborations with those in adjacent fields.
Requirements
- PhD or equivalent professional experience in physics, engineering, or a related physical science
- Engineering, applied physics, and/or engineering education research background and/or experience in experimental physics instrumentation research
- Dedication to overall teaching excellence
- Evidence for the potential to obtain STEM and workforce development grants
- Ability to form partnerships with industry and non-governmental organizations
Nice To Haves
- Experience in areas including, but not limited to, sensors and instrumentation, energy physics, acoustics, bioengineering, medical physics, space systems, and optics
Responsibilities
- Teaching excellence in American’s undergraduate only physics department
- Hands-on experiential learning
- Undergraduate professional development
- Mentorship
- Help AU build its new undergraduate engineering physics major
- Obtain STEM and workforce development grants
- Form partnerships with industry and non-governmental organizations
- Participation in department, college, and university activities
- Collaboration with existing faculty and local institutions
- Interdisciplinary collaborations with those in adjacent fields
Benefits
- Competitive benefits package
- Unique benefit options
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
