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Job Postings for 2026

Welcome to the 2026 rumor mill. It is once again time to start keeping track of this year's openings. Sorry for the delay in launching the 2026 page!

Please help to keep this list updated with all 2026 job postings that are relevant to:

  • Condensed matter experiment and theory,
  • Atomic, molecular and optical experiment and theory,
  • Materials science,
  • Nanoscience,
  • Quantum information science,
  • Quantum materials,
  • And other fields.

Importantly: we welcome all faculty positions as well as technical research staff positions at established research institutes. And don't forget to include a link to the job posting!

Please help update the Faculty Shuffle if you have any info!

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And finally, to all of those who are looking for either a position or the right candidate: Good luck!


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Field Description Deadline Short list Offer made
Materials Science (Energy materials broadly defined) Yale University Tenure-track Assistant Professor November 9, 2026
Photonics Ohio State University Open Rank November 1, 2026
Theoretical or Computational Physics Amherst College Tenure-track Assistant Professor November 1, 2026
Materials Science (AI / self-driving laboratories / computational methods / quantum tech.) Auburn University Open Rank August 10, 2026 Zoom interviews done
Physics Augustana College Tenure-track Assistant Professor October 23, 2026
Physics Bates College Tenure-track Assistant Professor October 5, 2026
Physics Belmont University Tenure-track Assistant Professor October 19, 2026
Experimental Physics Berry College Tenure-track Assistant Professor October 15, 2026
Experimental Biophysics Boise State University Tenure-track Assistant Professor November 15, 2026
Experimental Condensed-Matter Physics Bowdoin College Tenure-track Assistant Professor October 1, 2026
Photonics or Optical Engineering Bridgewater State University Tenure-track Assistant Professor January 4, 2027
Experimental Quantum Condensed Matter Physics Brown University Tenure-track Assistant Professor December 1, 2026
Experimental Optics/Quantum Optics California State University, Fullerton Tenure-track Assistant Professor November 1, 2026
Experimental or Theoretical Physics Caltech Professor November 1, 2026 (to be guaranteed full consideration)
Physics Cameron University Assistant Professor or Instructor of Physics Rolling review
Experimental Physics Carleton College Tenure-track faculty position September 15, 2026; open until filled
Theoretical or Computational Physics College of the Holy Cross Tenure-track Assistant Professor September 25, 2026
Physics Colorado Mesa University Tenure-track Assistant Professor December 15, 2026
Theoretical/Computational Quantum Condensed Matter Physics Columbia University Tenure-track Assistant Professor Rolling review
Experimental Quantum Physics Cornell University Tenure-track Assistant Professor November 1, 2026
Next-Generation Electrical and Optical Devices ETH Zurich Open Rank May 31, 2026
Experimental Condensed Matter Physics ETH Zurich Open Rank May 28, 2026
Physics Florida Gulf Coast University Tenure-track Assistant Professor November 15, 2026
Theoretical or Computational Quantum Science George Mason University Yu Yuen Kit (YYK) Associate or Full Professor November 15, 2026
Physics Georgia Gwinnett College Tenure-track Assistant Professor Rolling review
Physics with Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning Georgia Tech Open Rank November 15, 2026
Physics Goshen College Open Rank November 16, 2026
Experimental Physics Gustavus Adolphus College Tenure-track faculty position October 12, 2026
Physics Hillsdale College Tenure-track Assistant Professor December 1, 2026
Quantum Sensing Indiana University, Bloomington Tenure-track Assistant Professor November 1, 2026
Quantum Sensing Indiana University, Bloomington Tenured Professor November 1, 2026
Data-Intensive, Computational, and/or AI-Enabled Physics James Madison University Tenure-track Assistant Professor November 20, 2026
Experimental Soft (Living) Matter Leiden University, Netherlands Assistant Professor September 30, 2026
Engineering Physics Messiah University Tenure-track Assistant Professor Rolling review
Quantum Information Science and Technology (Experiment) Miami University Tenure-track Assistant Professor October 15, 2026
Quantum Information Science and Technology (Theory) Miami University Tenure-track Assistant Professor October 15, 2026
Condensed Matter/Quantum (experimental) Michigan State University Tenure-track Assistant Professor Review of applications begins on November 30, 2026. Open until filled
Experimental Physics Middlebury College Tenure-track Assistant Professor October 15, 2026
Theoretical AMO Physics Missouri University of Science & Technology Tenure-track Assistant Professor August 20, 2026; open until filled
Physics National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan Open Rank October 15, 2026
Experimental or theoretical physics / chemistry / materials science National Taiwan University, Taiwan Tenure-track Research Fellow at all levels (Center for Condensed Matter Sciences) October 31, 2026
Experimental or Engineering Physics Northern Kentucky University Tenure-track Assistant Professor November 15, 2026
Materials Science and Engineering (in situ and operando X-ray characterization methods) Northwestern University Tenure-track faculty position November 21, 2026
Physics Nova Southeastern University Tenure-track Assistant Professor Rolling review
Experimental Condensed Matter / Materials / Applied Physics Oberlin College Tenure-track Assistant Professor October 15, 2026
Quantum Information Science / Quantum Computer Science Princeton University Tenure-track Assistant Professor December 1, 2026 for full consideration
Experimental AMO Physics Rice University Tenure-track faculty position Dec 15, 2026
Condensed Matter Physics Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Tenure-track Assistant Professor November 1, 2026
Physics Salisbury University Tenure-track Assistant Professor October 15, 2026
Quantum Information Science San Jose State University Tenure-track Assistant Professor November 22, 2026
Biological Physics Stony Brook University Tenure-track Assistant Professor November 30, 2026
Quantum Materials Texas A&M University Tenure-Track: Assistant Professor in Materials Science and Engineering December 1, 2026
Theoretical Quantum Information Science Texas Tech University Tenure-track Assistant Professor December 1, 2026
Theoretical Quantum Information Science Texas Tech University Associate/Full Professor December 1, 2026
Experimental or Applied Physics The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina Tenure-track Assistant Professor December 1, 2026
Biophysics The Pennsylvania State University Open Rank November 15, 2026
Quantum Information Theory The University of Tennessee at Knoxville Tenure-track Assistant Professor December 1, 2026
Experimental Soft Matter or Biophysics Tufts University Tenure-track Assistant Professor November 1, 2026
Physics and Astronomy - Precision Timing, Quantum Interconnects and Integrated Photonics, and PNT University of Alabama Tenure-track Assistant Professor August 15, 2026 for full consideration, but applications considered until position is filled
Quantum Condensed Matter Theory University of Basel Tenure-track Assistant Professor November 16, 2026
Materials for Quantum Technology University of Calgary Tenure-track Assistant Professor November 13, 2026
Condensed Matter Experimental University of California, Berkeley Tenure-track Assistant Professor November 15, 2026
Atomic Physics Theory University of California, Berkeley Tenure-track Assistant Professor November 15, 2026
Electronic, Functional, and Quantum Materials University of California, Berkeley Assistant/Associate Professor December 7, 2026
Condensed Matter Experimental Physics University of California, Davis Tenure-track Assistant Professor Nov 16, 2026 for full consideration.
Nov 29, 2026; Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after Nov 16 will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
AMO Physics University of California, Santa Barbara Tenure-track Assistant Professor November 18, 2026
Theoretical Physics University of Chicago Tenure-track Assistant Professor November 1, 2026
Theoretical Physics University of Chicago Tenured Associate Professor November 1, 2026
Physics University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College Tenure-track Assistant Professor January 10, 2027
Theoretical Quantum Science University of Colorado Boulder, ECEE Tenure-track Assistant Professor November 15, 2026
Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics University of Illinois Chicago Tenure-track Assistant Professor November 16, 2026
Theoretical Quantum Information Science University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Open Rank Tenure-Track November 1, 2026
Experimental Quantum Physics (QIS, Condensed Matter, AMO) University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Open Rank Tenure-Track November 2, 2026
Materials Science and Engineering (data driven, theoretical, and computational materials science; one soft matter and one hard matter) University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Tenure-track Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor November 2, 2026 for full consideration; later applications may be reviewed until a hiring decision is made
Theoretical Condensed Matter Phyiscs University of Kentucky Tenure-track Assistant Professor December 1, 2026
Experimental / Theoretical quantum physics incl. condensed matter and optics University of Melbourne, Australia Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (tenure track) October 2, 2026
Hypersonic Materials and Extreme Environments University of Memphis Tenure-track Assistant Professor January 15, 2027
Physics (all subfields) University of Michigan Tenure-track Assistant Professor November 1, 2026 (to be guaranteed full consideration)
Theoretical Quantum Information Science University of Minnesota Tenure-track Assistant Professor December 11, 2026
AMO Physics Theory University of New Mexico Tenure-track Assistant Professor December 1, 2026
Biophysics (experimental) University of North Texas Tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor Open until filled
Theorectical Condensed Matter Physics University of Notre Dame Tenure-track Assistant Professor November 1, 2026
Theoretical AMO Physics University of Oklahoma Tenure-track Assistant Professor November 18, 2026
Computational Physics University of Puget Sound Tenure-track Assistant Professor October 16, 2026
Professor and Head of School; Physics / Maths University of Queensland, Australia Professor / Head of School October 11, 2026
Theoretical Quantum Information Science (broadly defined) University of Rhode Island 2x Tenure-track Assistant Professor October 15, 2026
Theoretical Quantum Physics University of Rochester Full Professor, Joseph H. Eberly Endowed Professorship January 1, 2027, open until the position is filled.
Quantum Information Science, Machine Learning (Theoretical/Computational) University of South Florida Tenure-track Assistant Professor December 1, 2026
Quantum Information Science and Engineering University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Two Tenure-track Assistant Professors September 8, 2026
Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics University of Utah Tenure-track Assistant Professor/Open rank December 1, 2026
Experimental Quantum Technologies (CM/AMO) University of Virginia Open rank December 1, 2026
Theoretical Physics University of Warsaw Tenure-track Assistant Professor November 30, 2026
Experimental AMO Physics University of Washington Tenure-track Assistant Professor November 16, 2026
Physics University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Tenure-track faculty position December 14, 2026
Quantum Science and Photonics Villanova University Tenure-track Assistant Professor November 15, 2026
Physics Washington and Lee University Tenure-track Assistant Professor October 21, 2026
Cluster hire in AI for Modeling the Physical World and Living Systems Washington University in St. Louis Open Rank Oct. 1, 2026; open until all positions filled
Theoretical or Experimental Quantum Science Wesleyan University Tenure-track Assistant Professor October 9, 2026
Experimental Physics West Chester University Tenure-track Assistant Professor November 15, 2026
Physics Whitman College Tenure-track Assistant Professor September 15, 2026
Theoretical or Computational Physics Williams College Tenure-track Assistant Professor October 11, 2026
Senior Lecturer in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics [Updated deadline of 14 Aug.] WitsUniversity Senior Lecturer August 14, 2026
Quantum Condensed Matter Theory Yale University Tenure-track Assistant Professor November 18, 2026 for full consideration
Computational Engineering for Quantum Technologies University of Houston Tenure-track Assistant Professor (Presidential Frontier Faculty) November 1, 2026
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