"Assistant Professor in Space-based and Suborbital Experimental Atmospheric Physics"

The Department of Physics in the Faculty of Arts & Science at the University of Toronto invites applications for a full-time tenure stream position in the area of Space-based and Suborbital Experimental Atmospheric Physics. The appointment will be at the rank of Assistant Professor, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2026.

Applicants must have earned a PhD degree in Physics or a related field by the time of appointment, or shortly thereafter, with a demonstrated record of excellence in both research in Experimental Atmospheric Physics and teaching in Physics.

We seek candidates with the ability to build a strong independent research program in remote sensing of aerosols, water vapour, clouds, pollutants and related atmospheric constituents using satellite and/or sub-orbital platforms. This position is envisioned as building institutional and national capacity for two related Canadian initiatives: First, Canada’s $200M investment in the Canadian Space Agency’s High-altitude Aerosols, Water Vapour and Clouds Mission (HAWC), which the University of Toronto co-leads along with three other universities and a consortium of eleven academic and three federal partners. Second, complementing HAWC is the Medium- to Long-Range Aircraft Platform for Environmental Research (MAPLE), for which the National Research Council of Canada recently received significant funding. While applicants are not required to have prior experience with these missions, we would encourage applicants to consider how they might engage in these exciting developments in Canada’s remote sensing activities. In addition, showing potential to build research and teaching linkages with other research groups in the Department of Physics will strengthen candidates' applications (see https://www.physics.utoronto.ca/research).

The successful candidate will be expected to pursue independent and innovative research, and to establish an outstanding, internationally competitive, and externally funded research program; to actively engage in undergraduate and graduate teaching; and to contribute to the enrichment of undergraduate and graduate programs.

Candidates must provide evidence of research excellence, indicative of a developing research program, as demonstrated by a record of publications in top-ranked and field-relevant academic journals or forthcoming publications meeting high international standards, a forward-looking research statement, awards and accolades, and strong endorsements from referees.

Evidence of excellence in teaching will be demonstrated through accomplishments described in the teaching dossier, including a statement of teaching philosophy, sample course materials, and teaching evaluations or evidence of superior performance in teaching-related activities submitted with the application, along with strong letters of reference. Other teaching-related activities may include experience as a teaching assistant, experience in curriculum development, participation in delivering successful workshops or seminars, student mentorship, or publications and/or presentations related to pedagogical innovation.

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

The successful candidate will have disciplinary interests that would form natural collaborative connections to work in Arctic science, environmental science, engineering, and solar-system and exo-solar planetary atmospheres going on within the Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Physics Group and across the three campuses of the University. The research setting of this program at the University of Toronto is further enriched by the existence of the University‐wide Centre for Global Change Science as well as the School of the Environment. Computational facilities include SciNet, the most powerful university‐based facility in Canada.

All qualified candidates are invited to apply by clicking the link below.

All qualified candidates must submit a cover letter; a current curriculum vitae; a research statement outlining current and future research interests; two recent research publications or forthcoming publications; and a teaching dossier to include a teaching statement that describes teaching philosophy and teaching experience, sample course materials, and teaching evaluations or evidence of superior performance in relevant teaching-related activities as listed above.

Equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to academic excellence as articulated in University of Toronto’s Statement on Equity, Diversity and Excellence. We seek candidates who share these values and who demonstrate throughout the application materials their commitment and efforts to advance equity, diversity, inclusion, and the promotion of a respectful and collegial learning and working environment.

Applicants must provide the name and contact information of three references. The University of Toronto’s recruiting tool will automatically solicit and collect letters of reference from each referee within 48 hours after an application is submitted. Applicants remain responsible for ensuring that referees submit recent letters (on letterhead, dated and signed) by the closing date. More details on the automatic reference letter collection, including timelines, are available in the candidate FAQ.

Submission guidelines can be found at http://uoft.me/how-to-apply. Your CV and cover letter should be uploaded into the dedicated fields. Please combine additional application materials into one or two files in PDF format. If you have questions about this position, please contact Ms. Harim Ulfig at physics.chairea@utoronto.ca.

All application materials, including recent reference letters, must be received by the closing date of November 3, 2025.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.