Job Description

Department Information
Within this setting, the Department of Biochemistry, Chemistry, and Physics is housed in the College of Science and Mathematics. The Department of Biochemistry, Chemistry, and Physics offers three Bachelor of Science degrees. The first is a major in Physics, offering five new concentrations in Nanoscience, Quantum Information, Medical Physics, Astronomy, and Industrial Physics. The other two are ACS-certified with majors in Chemistry and Biochemistry (also accredited by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology). The department offers a Ph.D. in Materials Science as well as an M.S. in Applied Physical Science with concentrations in materials and coatings science and chemical and biochemical science. The department and its faculty participate in the Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences and Environmental Science program housed within the College of Science and Mathematics including faculty mentoring Ph.D. students in these programs. The Department is rapidly increasing its externally funded research activities. The department houses the Center for Advanced Materials Science and participates in two core research laboratories, the College Core Research Laboratory and the Advanced Materials Core Research Laboratory. Our research space is housed in different buildings, including dedicated teaching and research laboratories on the Statesboro campus and on the Armstrong campus in Savannah. The department comprises 51 faculty with 35 on the tenure track, 12 on non-tenure track, 4 visiting faculty, and 6 full-time staff.


Job Summary
Reporting to the department chair, the Assistant Professor position requires teaching, scholarship and service. The position is an academic 10 month tenure-track appointment, and the salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Required Qualifications
Earned Ph.D. (or equivalent) in Physics, Biomedical Physics, Biophysics, Nanomedicine, Bioengineering, or a closely related field, by August 1, 2027, with at least 18 graduate semester hours applicable to teaching Physics courses.

Academic background to teach courses in Biomedical Sciences (BMED) and Physics (PHYS).

Commitment to teaching excellence in the undergraduate and graduate classroom.

Ability to develop an externally funded research program in the area of biomedical physics, biophysics or related field that fully engages graduate and undergraduate students.

Research specialization in medical physics, biomedical physics, biophysics, nanomedicine, bioengineering, or a closely related field.

Willingness to engage with institutional student success initiatives.

Commitment to engaging with best practice initiatives in instruction and pedagogy, mentoring, and curriculum design and development.

Demonstrated commitment to advancing a strong and growing research and scholarship agenda and the production of research/creative activities as appropriate to the discipline
Preferred Qualifications
Post-doctoral experience

Teaching experience

Grant writing experience

Proposed Salary
Commensurate with experience.
This is an exempt position paid on a monthly basis.