====== 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                                                                                       ^ Link                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       ^ Description      ^ Deadline         ^ Short list  ^ Offer made  ^
| Senior Lecturer in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics [Updated deadline of 14 Aug.]      | [[https://irec.wits.ac.za/OA_HTML/OA.jsp?page=/oracle/apps/irc/candidateSelfService/webui/VisVacDispPG&IRC_EXT_SITE_VISITOR_APP=IRC_VIS_VAC_DISPLAY&p_svid=106442&p_spid=5153831&_gl=1*hieuam*_gcl_au*MTUyMTMxMzQ3OC4xNzc3OTg2MTEz*_ga*MTQ5OTg4NDk4OS4xNjMxMDkzNTIw*_ga_JPCF6M80CQ*czE3ODQ4ODAwNTUkbzMzMSRnMSR0MTc4NDg4NTI0NCRqNTIkbDAkaDU2NzE4OTQ5NQ..| WitsUniversity]]  | Senior Lecturer  | August 14, 2026  |             |             |
| Materials Science (AI / self-driving laboratories / computational methods / quantum tech.)  | [[https://aub.ie/materials-faculty-search| Auburn University]]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Open Rank        | August 10, 2026  |             |             |
| Next-Generation Electrical and Optical Devices                                              | [[https://ethz.ch/en/the-eth-zurich/working-teaching-and-research/faculty/faculty-affairs/ausgeschriebene-professuren/naturwissenschaften-und-mathematik/vp-aptt-next-generation-electrical-and-optical-devices.html|ETH Zurich]]                                                                                                                                          | Open Rank        | May 31, 2026     |             |             |
| Experimental Condensed Matter Physics                                                       | [[https://ethz.ch/en/the-eth-zurich/working-teaching-and-research/faculty/faculty-affairs/ausgeschriebene-professuren/naturwissenschaften-und-mathematik/vp-aptt-experimental-condensed-matter-physics.html|ETH Zurich]]                                                                                                                                                   | Open Rank        | May 28, 2026     |             |             |