The Department of Physics and Astronomy at West Virginia University invites applications for available career opportunities.
West Virginia University is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and is the recipient of an NSF ADVANCE award for gender equity. We value diversity among our faculty, staff and students and invite applications from all qualified applicants regardless of race, ethnicity, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, nationality, genetics, disability, or Veteran status.
Assistant/Associate Professor (Experimental Plasma Physics)
The Department of Physics and Astronomy at West Virginia University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track appointment in experimental plasma physics at the assistant professor or associate professor rank. The preferred start date is August 2025.
The plasma research program at WVU consists of five professors, one research professor,
ten postdocs and research scientists, and nearly 30 graduate and undergraduate
students. Plasma research activities at WVU are supported by NASA, NSF, the Department
of Energy, the Department of Defense, and the Office of National Intelligence.
The state-of-the-art PHASMA experimental facility is a resource for new faculty.
The plasma group is home to the Center for KINETIC Plasma Physics (kineticplasma.wvu.edu),
a cross-disciplinary team with complementary approaches to address cutting-edge
plasma science. Other research areas in the WVU Department of Physics and Astronomy
(physics.wvu.edu) are condensed matter physics, astrophysics, and physics education
research. The entire Department moved into a new facility with state-of-the-art
research laboratories in 2012.
The applicant is expected to establish an externally funded, nationally competitive
research program. Teaching responsibilities will normally include one lecture course
per semester in core areas of the physics curriculum (1-1 teaching load) and one
course per semester equivalent associated with advising undergraduate and graduate
students in research. The candidate will also be expected to serve the community,
university, and profession.
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