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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!

Send questions/problems to rumors@cmamorumors.org.

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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 Description Deadline Short list Offer made
Quantum Information Theory The University of Tennessee at Knoxville Tenure-track Assistant Professor December 1, 2026
Quantum Sensing Indiana University, Bloomington Tenure-track Assistant Professor November 1, 2026
Quantum Sensing Indiana University, Bloomington Tenured Professor November 1, 2026
Experimental Physics Middlebury College Tenure-track Assistant Professor October 15, 2026
Physics Augustana College Tenure-track Assistant Professor October 23, 2026
Condensed Matter/Quantum (experimental) Michigan State University Tenure-track Assistant Professor Review of applications begins on November 30, 2026. Open until filled
Biophysics (experimental) University of North Texas Tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor Open until filled
Physics Hillsdale College Tenure-track Assistant Professor December 1, 2026
Experimental Physics West Chester University Tenure-track Assistant Professor November 15, 2026
Cluster hire in AI for Modeling the Physical World and Living Systems Washington University in St. Louis Open Rank Oct. 1, 2026; open until all positions filled
Experimental or Theoretical Physics Caltech Professor February 28, 2027
Experimental Physics Berry College Tenure-track Assistant Professor October 15, 2026
Experimental / Theoretical quantum physics incl. condensed matter and optics University of Melbourne, Australia Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (tenure track) October 2, 2026
Physics (all subfields) University of Michigan Tenure-track Assistant Professor November 1, 2026 (to be guaranteed full consideration)
Physics Washington and Lee University Tenure-track Assistant Professor October 21, 2026
Physics Nova Southeastern University Tenure-track Assistant Professor Rolling review
Experimental Soft Matter or Biophysics Tufts University Tenure-track Assistant Professor November 1, 2026
Professor and Head of School; Physics / Maths University of Queensland, Australia Professor / Head of School October 11, 2026
Experimental Condensed Matter / Materials / Applied Physics Oberlin College Tenure-track Assistant Professor October 15, 2026
Physics with Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning Georgia Tech Open Rank November 15, 2026
Quantum Information Science and Engineering University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Two Tenure-track Assistant Professors September 8, 2026
Experimental Soft (Living) Matter Leiden University, Netherlands Assistant Professor September 30, 2026
Theoretical AMO Physics Missouri University of Science & Technology Tenure-track Assistant Professor August 20, 2026; open until filled
Quantum Information Science / Quantum Computer Science Princeton University Tenure-track Assistant Professor December 1, 2026 for full consideration
Physics Salisbury University Tenure-track Assistant Professor October 15, 2026
Theoretical or Computational Physics College of the Holy Cross Tenure-track Assistant Professor September 25, 2026
Theoretical or Computational Physics Williams College Tenure-track Assistant Professor October 11, 2026
Physics National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan Open Rank October 15, 2026
Physics Whitman College Tenure-track Assistant Professor September 15, 2026
Physics Bates College Tenure-track Assistant Professor October 5, 2026
Experimental Condensed-Matter Physics Bowdoin College Tenure-track Assistant Professor October 1, 2026
Theoretical or Computational Physics Amherst College Tenure-track Assistant Professor November 1, 2026
Theorectical Condensed Matter Physics University of Notre Dame Tenure-track Assistant Professor November 1, 2026
Physics and Astronomy - Precision Timing, Quantum Interconnects and Integrated Photonics, and PNT University of Alabama Tenure-track Assistant Professor August 15, 2026 for full consideration, but applications considered until position is filled
Senior Lecturer in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics [Updated deadline of 14 Aug.] WitsUniversity Senior Lecturer August 14, 2026
Materials Science (AI / self-driving laboratories / computational methods / quantum tech.) Auburn University Open Rank August 10, 2026
Next-Generation Electrical and Optical Devices ETH Zurich Open Rank May 31, 2026
Experimental Condensed Matter Physics ETH Zurich Open Rank May 28, 2026
Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics University of Utah Tenure-track Assistant Professor/Open rank December 1, 2026
Experimental Quantum Condensed Matter Physics Brown University Tenure-track Assistant Professor December 1, 2026 for full consideration
Theoretical or Experimental Quantum Science Wesleyan University Tenure-track Assistant Professor October 9, 2026
Theoretical Quantum Information Science (broadly defined) University of Rhode Island 2x Tenure-track Assistant Professor October 15, 2026
Quantum Information Science San Jose State University Tenure-track Assistant Professor November 22, 2026
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