Apply: https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09481
For full consideration, submit by 3/24/2025
For questions: contact Mu-Chun Chen [muchunc@uci.edu]
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The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Irvine invites applications for the position of tenure-track Assistant Professor of Teaching Series. We welcome applications from candidates across all areas of physics and astronomy. Preference will be given to candidates who have an active interest in applications of machine learning and AI in physics and astronomy and are willing to engage with educational activities related to those topics. The successful candidate must have a Ph.D. degree or equivalent in physics or astronomy and is expected to participate effectively in teaching at the undergraduate and graduate level.

The University of California is one of the premier public university systems in the world. UC Irvine is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU), is ranked as a top ten public university by U.S. News and World Report and was identified by the New York Times as No. 1 among U.S. universities that do the most for low-income students. UCI is a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI). These federal designations align with UCI’s aspiration to be a national leader and global model of inclusive excellence.

Appointment, merit, and promotion in the Professor of Teaching series requires, in addition to excellence in teaching and service, that the candidate makes outstanding and externally recognized contributions in research/creative activity in pedagogy and/or the discipline.
Please submit your application online at [https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09481] by the deadline of 3/24/2025 including the contact information of three referees. The review of applications will commence immediately after the deadline and will continue until the position is filled.