Faculty in Applications of Physics, Data Science and/or Engineering to Particle Accelerators

Advise graduate students.

Provide service to their department and the University.

Position Type
FullTime

Type of Recruitment
General Public

Type of Recruitment
General Public

Minimum required education and/or special licenses, registrations, trainings, or certifications

A Ph.D. or equivalent in Physics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a closely related field is required.

Minimum required level and type of experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities

Candidates must have expertise in the field of accelerator science, broadly defined, and experience indicative of the ability or interest to teach and/or mentor at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Candidates must also have the following:

1. Academic records that merit a tenured appointment in the Department of Physics or El at ODU .
2. A successful record in research and externally funded grants.
3. Demonstrated ability to interact and communicate clearly with internal and external constituencies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Postdoctoral experience in Accelerator Science or a related field
• A strong publication record and/or experience with grant-funded research.
• Research relating to understanding and improving the CEBAF accelerator at Jefferson Lab, designing and building the Electron-Ion Collider ( EIC ), exploring future nuclear physics accelerators, improving the performance of light sources, developing new concepts for accelerators for nuclear and high-energy physics, nuclear medicine and other applications, or visualization and control of accelerators.

Conditions of Employment

Location
Norfolk, VA

Job Open Date
07/25/2026

Application Review Date
12/31/2026

Open Until Filled
Yes

Application Instructions

Interested candidates must complete the online application at https://jobs.odu.edu/postings/23811 , including the following:

1. A cover letter describing your relevant qualifications and indicating the rank you would like to be considered for.
2. A curriculum vitae.
3. A statement of teaching philosophy.
4. A statement of research interests.
5. Unofficial graduate transcripts.
6. Contact information for 3 professional references. At the appropriate time in the Search process, these individuals will be contacted by the Search Committee.
   
   

The positions will remain open until filled.
Questions about these positions should be directed to Dr. Sebastian Kuhn ( skuhn@odu.edu ), Chair of the Applications of Physics, Data Science, and/or Engineering to Particle Accelerators" Cluster Hire.

Telework Friendly
No

Reasonable Accommodation Request

If you are an individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodation, please contact the Division of Talent Management and Culture at (757)683-3141.

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or consistent with contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

About the College

https://www.odu.edu/sci
https://www.odu.edu/engineering
https://www.odu.edu/interdisciplinary-schools

About the Department

About the Center for Accelerator Science: Hampton Roads is the host of the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab), one of the premier accelerator facilities in the world and the pioneer of superconducting radiofrequency technology. ODU has capitalized on the proximity of this National Lab through its longstanding collaboration with Jefferson Lab in Nuclear Physics (since the 1990’s). In 2008, ODU, with the support of Jefferson Lab, created the Center for Accelerator Science ( CAS ), to expand this collaboration. As a result, ODU is one of the few academic institutions in the country and the world where the next-generation accelerator scientists and engineers can be trained to provide the needed workforce for the design, construction, and operation of particle accelerators. Since its creation in 2008, CAS has received more than $16M in external funding and has graduated over 25 Ph.D. students. Many of those students now have leadership positions in DOE laboratories. CAS faculty, staff, and students are key participants and have a leading role in several large-scale international accelerator projects.

For more information, visit: https://www.odu.edu/physics , https://www.odu.edu/center-for-accelerator-science