"Post Doctoral Fellow - Nuclear Theory"

Department: Physics

Salary: Commensurate with Experience/Education

Description: Possesses, understands, and applies a comprehensive knowledge in area of specialization. Develops understanding and skills to allow for completion of assignments that cross fields of specialization. Develops leadership and management skills.
1. Receives/Reviews progress and evaluates results of experiments or projects under control or supervisory responsibility.
2. Recommends changes in research, testing or experimental procedures.
3. May be responsible for a single highly technical and complex piece of research equipment.
4. May review and evaluate the effectiveness of personnel.
5. May plan for and assign personnel to projects under control.
6. Operates with latitude for unreviewed action.
7. May receive general supervision conferring with higher levels only in unusual situations.
8. Performs other job-related duties as required.

The Nuclear Theory Group at the University of Houston has a postdoctoral position available, starting in the fall of 2026. Our interests include non‐perturbative QCD, lattice QCD, QCD at finite temperature/density, physics of high energy heavy ion collisions, physics of the Quark‐Gluon Plasma, physics of neutron stars and mergers, equation of state for hot and dense strongly interacting matter. The position is for two years. The group works in close contact with the experimental STAR and ALICE heavy ion group at the University of Houston. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to collaborate with other scientists affiliated with the MUSES and NP3M collaborations.

Qualifications: Ph.D. in Physics.

The Deadline for applications is April 15th, 2026. The interested candidates should send a CV, list of publications, statement of research interests and arrange to have three letters of recommendations sent to: cratti@uh.edu