Assistant Professor of Physics

About URI:

The University of Rhode Island enrolls approximately 17,000 students across its graduate and undergraduate programs. It is the State's flagship, public R1 research university as well as the land grant and sea grant university for the state of Rhode Island. The main campus is located in the historic village of Kingston. Both campuses are near major beaches in a beautiful coastal community. URI is just 30 minutes from Providence, RI and within easy reach of Newport, Boston, and New York City.

The Physics Department of the University of Rhode Island (URI) invites applications for a full-time tenure-track position of an Assistant Professor of Physics beginning in Fall 2026, specifically for an experimentalist working in the field of Quantum Information Science (QIS). Areas of research interest include, but are not limited to, superconducting qubits and quantum defects, which can utilize the low-temperature facility already funded by an NSF ExpandQISE grant in collaboration with the Pittsburgh Quantum Institute.

Key Responsibilities:

Consideration will be given to applicants who can show expertise and creative ideas for their role as researcher, mentor, and teacher in the QIS program at the URI Physics Department. The successful candidate is expected to be a key contributor to developing URI's condensed matter research lab into a facility suitable for low-temperature QIS experimental research. The successful candidate will strengthen and broaden the existing QIS program in the Physics Department, teach undergraduate and graduate physics courses, advise undergraduate and graduate students in the research component of BS, MS, and PhD degrees, secure external research funding, and be active in service at the levels of Department, College, and University.

The position includes support from an NSF ExpandQISE grant in collaboration with the Pittsburgh Quantum Institute (PQI). URI guarantees the continuation of standard institutional support after this initial period. URI's existing condensed matter experimental laboratory includes a UHV system featuring AES, LEED, UPS, and IPES capabilities.

Required qualifications:

1. PhD in physics or very closely related discipline.
2. Postdoctoral experience.
3. Record of scholarly achievement (publications, presentations, awards).
4. Well-conceived research plan with potential to attract external funding.
5. Proficiency in written communication skills.
6. Proficiency in oral English communication skills.
7. Demonstrated ability to work with diverse groups/populations.

Preferred qualifications:

1. Demonstrated potential to be an effective teacher of university physics courses at any level.

Union: AAUP - American Assoc of Univ Professors
Status: Academic Year, Full-time, Tenure-track, Permanent
Department: Physics

Special Instructions to Applicants

Please attach the following 4 (PDF) documents to your online Employment Application:
(#1) Cover letter.
(#2) Curriculum Vitae.
(#3) Statement of Teaching.
(#4) Research Statement.
Note: References will be upon request by the committee.

Position Number: 107222
Posting Number: F00491
Posting Date: 10/27/2025
Closing Date:
Open Until Filled: Yes

The search will remain open until the position has been filled. First consideration will be given to applications received by December 1, 2025. Applications received after December 1, 2025 may be reviewed depending on search progress and needs but are not guaranteed full consideration.