F0074 - Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Quantum Science

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F0074 - Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Quantum Science

Faculty-Teaching/Research

COMMENSURATE WITH EXPERIENCE AND CREDENTIALS

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Norfolk State University

Norfolk State University

www.nsu.edu

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The Department of Physics at Norfolk State University (NSU) invites applications for tenure-track faculty positions at the rank of Assistant Professor in the field of Quantum Science. The physics department offers a BS in physics, an MS in Materials Science, and a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering. We are seeking faculty with expertise in superconducting circuits or experimental quantum optics.

Applications must be submitted by December 15, 2025, for full consideration. The position will remain open until it is filled. This position opened on October 23, 2025 and there is a five consecutive workdays minimum posting requirement.

Norfolk State University is particularly interested in candidates who have experience working with students from diverse backgrounds and a demonstrated commitment to improving access to higher education for all students regardless of background. Candidates must include a statement that reflects their philosophy and experience working with initiatives or with students and communities from underrepresented populations.

Norfolk State University is particularly interested in candidates who have experience working with students from diverse backgrounds and a demonstrated commitment to improving access to higher education for all students regardless of background. Candidates must include a statement that reflects their philosophy and experience working with initiatives or with students and communities from underrepresented populations.

Norfolk State University is a comprehensive urban public, doctoral granting institution committed to transforming students’ lives through exemplary teaching, research and service. The University is a top ranked and largest in the Commonwealth of Virginia, Historically Black College and University (HBCU) with nationally recognized STEM programs and enrolls 6,000 students in over thirty undergraduate and nineteen on-line & in-person graduate programs.

Norfolk State University garners over $20M in annual grant acquisitions, has as an NCAA Division I athletic program with fifteen sports that boasts three regular season MEAC conference championships in men’s basketball, and a coveted marching band as winners of the 2024 Circle City Classic Battle of the Bands.

Norfolk is one of seven cities that make up the Hampton Roads Region. With a population of about two million, Hampton Roads is the 33rd largest Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in the nation, the 8th largest metro area in the Southeast, and the 2nd largest between Atlanta and Washington, DC. It is home to the world's largest naval base, the Port of Virginia, one of the world's leading maritime gateways, and NATO’s only North American headquarters (NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation).

By virtue of its strategic location, it is a cosmopolitan area with many minority groups from every corner of the world. Norfolk has big city amenities and attractions of arts and culture, as well as cuisines of the Eastern Seaboard and is a home port for Carnival Cruise Lines year-round with other cruise lines using Norfolk as a port-of-call. In addition, the region boasts accessible parks, river fronts, beaches, and numerous festivals, all favorable for weekend getaways.

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