IAP - Assistant Professor in Neutron Physics and Mathematical Modeling

Employer: Mohammed VI Polytechnic University

Location: Ben Guérir

Salary: Commensurate with education and experience

Closing date: Dec 23, 2025

Discipline: Physical Sciences, Physics

Job Type: Faculty

Organization Type: Academia

Job Details

About UM6P:

Located at the heart of the future Green City of Benguerir, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), a higher education institution with an international standard, is established to serve Morocco and the African continent. Its vision is honed around research and innovation at the service of education and development. This unique nascent university, with its state-of-the-art campus and infrastructure, has woven a sound academic and research network, and its recruitment process is seeking high-quality academics and professionals to boost its quality-oriented research environment in the metropolitan area of Marrakech.

About IAP:

The UM6P Institute of Applied Physics constitutes a dynamic community comprising faculty members, students, postdocs, and administrative and technical staff, all dedicated to UM6P’s mission as a student-centered research university. The institute's research focus lies in establishing advanced research and education environments, nurturing upcoming generations of physicists and faculty, particularly emphasizing Condensed Matter Physics, Nanoscience, Photonics, Nuclear, Cosmology, and Particle Physics.

About EPS:

The UM6P Engineering Physics School (EPS), established by UM6P, stands as a premier engineering physics school in Morocco. Over a three-year program, it trains physicists to emerge as future entrepreneurs, leaders, and professionals in the Kingdom and across Africa. The program awards an EPS engineering degree, and its education and research are developed at the UM6P Institute of Applied Physics.

Position Objectives:

The assistant professor will be responsible for teaching and research in neutron physics, using mathematical methods to understand neutron interactions and related phenomena in complex materials.

Teaching Responsibilities:

• Mathematical Analysis: Differential and integral calculus, differential equations, and Fourier series applied to neutron dynamics.
• Differential Geometry: Application of tensors and tensor calculus to neutron interactions and material properties.
• Topology: Study of topological spaces in statistical physics and phase theory.
• Group Theory: Use Lie groups to analyze symmetries and interactions in neutron systems.
• Probability and Statistics: Stochastic processes applied to neutron diffusion simulations in materials.

Research Responsibilities:

• Mathematical modeling of neutron interactions, studying neutron diffusion and capture reactions in materials.
• Develop numerical techniques to simulate neutron phenomena and transport properties in materials.
• Collaborate with experimental neutron diffusion laboratories to validate theoretical models.

Requirements:

• PhD in Theoretical Physics or a related field, specializing in neutron physics.
• Experience with advanced mathematical tools for modeling physical phenomena (complex, topology, functional analysis).
• Skills in numerical simulation for neutron process modeling.