Associate or Full Professor of Empire Innovation, Experimental Condensed Matter Physics

About the role

The Department of Physics at the University at Buffalo (UB), The State University of New York (SUNY), is seeking to fill a senior faculty Empire Innovation hire at the Associate or Full Professor level in experimental condensed matter physics. This strategic hire is part of a multi-year, multi-faculty recruitment effort in quantum science and technology supported by the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, the Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, the Office of the Provost, and the State of New York. This position will hold the title of SUNY Empire Innovation Professor and is partially supported by SUNY’s Empire Innovation Program flagship initiative designed to recruit and retain exceptional faculty with nationally recognized records of research and scholarship in strategically important fields.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate is expected to build an active, externally funded research program in the general area of quantum sensing. We are particularly interested in candidates with expertise in the physics of sensing and its application in studies of quantum materials. This includes, but is not limited to, research on: magnetometry with atomic defects, quantum thermometry, entanglement-enhanced sensing, biosensing, and quantum-enhanced spectroscopy. We also welcome applications from candidates with research interests overlapping with both quantum sensing and quantum communication. The ideal candidate will be a nationally/internationally recognized research leader in quantum sensing, with a proven publishing and external funding record (or research leadership in industry). They should demonstrate strong ties with other leading researchers in academia, government labs, and/or industry. The successful candidate should additionally have a strong background in teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels, as well as in student mentoring.

Requirements

PhD in Physics or related disciplineScholarly profile appropriate to rank

Preferred Qualifications

The ideal candidate will be a nationally/internationally recognized research leader in quantum sensing, with a proven publishing and external funding record (or research leadership in industry). They should demonstrate strong ties with other leading researchers in academia, government labs, and/or industry. The successful candidate should additionally have a strong background in teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels, as well as in student mentoring.

Benefits

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Pay

Salary Range: Competitive

Schedule

Job Type: Full-Time

Contact Information

Contact's Name

Hao Zeng

Contact's Pronouns

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Contact's Title

Professor of Physics, Search Committee Co-chair

Contact's Email

haozeng@buffalo.edu

Contact's Phone

716-645-2946