Department of Physics & Astronomy- Assistant Professor

Department of Physics & Astronomy
- Assistant Professor

Job no: 552502
Work type: Instructional Faculty - Tenured/Tenure-Track
Location: San Bernardino - San Bernardino Campus
Categories: Unit 3 - CFA - California Faculty Association, Tenured/Tenure-Track, Full Time, Faculty - Natural Sciences

California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) is located in San Bernardino in the Inland Empire, 60 miles east of Los Angeles and operates a satellite campus in Palm Desert located in Coachella Valley. CSUSB serves approximately 20,000 students, of which 81% are first-generation college students and graduates about 5,000 students annually. As a designated Hispanic Serving Institution, CSUSB reflects the dynamic diversity of the region and has one of the most diverse student populations of any university in the Inland Empire, and the second highest Hispanic enrollment of all public universities in California.

CSUSB employs 467 full-time faculty and offers 48 undergraduate, 35 graduate, and one doctoral degree programs and 14 academic programs with national accreditation.

At CSUSB, diversity, equity and inclusion are values central to our mission. We recognize that diversity and inclusion in all its forms are necessary for our institutional success. By fully leveraging our diverse experiences, backgrounds and insights, we inspire innovation, challenge the status quo and create better outcomes for our students and community. As part of CSUSB's commitment to hire, develop and retain a diverse faculty, we offer a variety of networking, mentoring and development programs for our junior faculty.

We are committed to building and sustaining a CSUSB community that is supportive and inclusive of all individuals. Qualified applicants with experience in ethnically diverse settings and/or who demonstrate a commitment to serving diverse student populations are strongly encouraged to apply. CSUSB has received the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, which recognizes CSUSB's ongoing commitment to service-learning, a high-impact practice that combines classroom instruction with meaningful volunteer service and correlates strongly to student success.

JOB SUMMARY

The Department of Physics and Astronomy at California State University, San Bernardino invites applications from a diverse group of qualified applicants for an Assistant Professor tenure-track position to begin August 2026. The Department offers B.A. and B.S. degrees in Physics, with minors in astronomy and applied physics, and an interdisciplinary M.S. degree in Materials Science, which is associated with the Center for Advanced Functional Materials (https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).).

We welcome applicants from all physics research areas, with a preference for candidates with research in the areas of quantum, AMO, or materials-related physics. Additional preference will be given to candidates who are able to teach across the full range of physics courses and develop applied physics and experimental physics coursework. The successful candidate will join an intellectually stimulating and innovative academic environment that embraces diversity.

We are particularly interested in receiving applications from all groups historically underrepresented in Physics and STEM fields, including intersections across multiple groups.

TYPICAL ACTIVITIES

The successful candidate will teach undergraduate courses in Physics, maintain a robust and ongoing research agenda, and mentor students at the undergraduate level. Candidates will be expected to maintain an active research program appropriate for an undergraduate institution that affords research opportunities for students. Depending on their background, the candidate may teach and advise students in research within the Materials Science M.S. program.

The candidate will also academically advise students and perform career related service roles on and off campus for the department, college, university and professional societies. Furthermore, the candidate will also lead activities that will advance scholarly excellence in Physics.

The successful candidate will be expected to meet the traditional requirements of excellence in teaching, active scholarly and professional work, and service to the University and community.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Candidates are required to have a Ph.D. in Physics or an equivalent degree in a closely related area by time of appointment. However, candidates with "all but dissertation" (ABD) are considered as long as they are expected to complete the Ph.D. by the time of the appointment. We welcome applications from all areas of research in Physics.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Preference will be given to candidates with research in the areas of quantum, AMO, or materials-related physics and who have experience teaching and conducting research with undergraduate students and could teach a broad spectrum of undergraduate physics courses and courses in our Material Science MS program. Preference will…