Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Theoretical or Computational Physics

College of the Holy Cross • Worcester, MA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Physics at the College of the Holy Cross invites applications for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor specializing in theoretical or computational physics to begin in August 2027. We seek candidates with a strong commitment to undergraduate teaching and research who can help us implement best teaching practices, thoughtfully integrate emerging technologies like AI into the physics curriculum, and contribute to the variety of our physics elective offerings. Ideal candidates will demonstrate the ability to involve undergraduates in meaningful research projects, contribute to our physics curriculum at all levels, and help students develop key academic and professional skills. No lab space is available for this position. The Physics Department consists of seven faculty members and approximately 40 majors. This position carries a 3-2 teaching load with a research leave prior to tenure review of either a full year at 80% salary or a semester at full salary, and generous sabbatical and fellowship leaves for tenured faculty. To enable a smooth transition to Holy Cross, new full-time tenure-track Assistant Professors receive start-up funding to support their research and professional development and have a one-course reduction in their first year of teaching (i.e., 2-2). This position offers full benefits and a starting salary of $102,500. In alignment with the strategic plans for Holy Cross and the division of Academic Affairs, we view academic excellence and inclusive excellence as inextricably linked. Our faculty combine high-impact scholarship and outstanding teaching with a deep commitment to inclusive excellence. They generate new knowledge in their fields while utilizing evidence-based teaching strategies and course designs to create classroom environments where all students have a sense of belonging, are valued, and can flourish to reach their full potential. Academic freedom is a cornerstone of our intellectual and moral community; the College is committed to supporting faculty and students as they work to advance our educational mission and serve the common good.

Requirements

• Excellence in scholarship
• Excellence in undergraduate teaching
• Commitment to inclusive pedagogies
• Ph.D. in physics or a closely related field by the beginning of the appointment

Nice To Haves

• Ability to involve undergraduates in meaningful research projects
• Ability to contribute to our physics curriculum at all levels
• Ability to help students develop key academic and professional skills
• Integrate emerging technologies like AI into the physics curriculum
• Contribute to the variety of our physics elective offerings

Responsibilities

• Implement best teaching practices
• Thoughtfully integrate emerging technologies like AI into the physics curriculum
• Contribute to the variety of our physics elective offerings
• Involve undergraduates in meaningful research projects
• Contribute to our physics curriculum at all levels
• Help students develop key academic and professional skills
• Generate new knowledge in their fields
• Utilize evidence-based teaching strategies and course designs to create classroom environments where all students have a sense of belonging, are valued, and can flourish to reach their full potential.

Benefits

• Full benefits
• Start-up funding to support research and professional development
• One-course reduction in their first year of teaching (i.e., 2-2)
• Research leave prior to tenure review of either a full year at 80% salary or a semester at full salary
• Generous sabbatical and fellowship leaves for tenured faculty

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree