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ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY

Clemson, SC

One of the country’s most selective public research universities, Clemson University serves a uniquely driven and highly accomplished student body.

Ranked consistently as one of the best national public university by  U.S.News & World Report, Clemson is a science- and engineering-oriented college dedicated to teaching, research and service. Founded in 1889, we remain committed both to world-class research and a high quality of life. In fact, 91 percent of our seniors say they’d pick Clemson again if they had it to do over.

Clemson’s retention and graduation rates rank among the highest in the country for public universities. We’ve been named among the best values by  Kiplinger  magazine in 2013, and SmartMoney  in 2012 ranked us No. 7 in student return on investment.

Our beautiful college campus sits on 1,400 acres in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, along the shores of Hartwell Lake. But we also have research facilities and economic development hubs throughout the state of South Carolina — in Greenville, Greenwood, Columbia and Charleston.


The Department of Physics and Astronomy at Clemson University invites applications for two tenure-track faculty positions at the Assistant Professor or higher level, with an anticipated start date of August 15, 2025. The Department is seeking applications from individuals with expertise in any and all areas of experimental or theoretical condensed matter physics.

About the Department:

Clemson University, the College of Science, and the Department of Physics and Astronomy are committed to building and creating a community with a sense of belonging, where faculty scholars are dedicated to working and teaching in a welcoming environment that empowers students to be positive change agents.

We expect candidates to bring innovative, high-impact research programs to Clemson while complementing the Department’s research strengths. The Department’s faculty teach and do research in a broad range of sub-fields, including astrophysics, atomic physics, atmospheric and space physics, biophysics, condensed matter physics, and foundational quantum mechanics. The Department offers a BS and BA in Physics, a PhD and MS in Physics, and a PhD and MS in Medical Biophysics.

Clemson University is South Carolina’s public R1 land-grant University. The University has excellent research resources including the globally ranked Palmetto high-performance computing cluster, state-of-the-art light and electron microscopy facilities, and state-of-the-art materials research at the Advanced Materials Research Laboratory and Duke Energy Innovation Center located in our Innovation and Technology Park.

For more information about the department and its programs, please visit the website http://www.clemson.edu/physics/.

For more information about Clemson, please visit the website http://www.clemson.edu/.

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