Hiring: Assistant Professor of Physics Company: Physics World Location: Middletown, CT Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 14:57:46 Target Skills & Keywords : Workday About the job Required Skills: •Be asked to upload to the Wesleyan University website electronic versions of the following items: (1) a cover letter, (2) a curriculum vitae, (3) a teaching statement, and (4) a research statement outlining how your research will operate at Wesleyan. •Also be asked to provide the email addresses of three referees from whom we may obtain confidential letters of recommendation (please double-check the accuracy of the email addresses of the referees you name to ensure that we have the most up-to-date email addresses for each). •After applying, you will receive an email from Workday asking you to provide the contact information for your referees. Qualifications: •Ph.D. in physics or a closely related field in hand by the time of appointment to be hired as an Assistant Professor; a successful candidate may be hired as an Instructor if the candidate does not have a Ph.D. in hand at the time of appointment, but will complete the Ph.D. in physics or a closely related field within one year of hire. •Special consideration will be given to candidates with postdoctoral research experience or equivalent, and to those with teaching experience, which may include teaching as a graduate student. •Review of applications will begin on October 9, 2026, and will continue until the position is filled. Please contact Dana Gordon-Gannuscio at dgordongannu@wesleyan.edu if you have questions about the application. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!