Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Full Professor

The Department of Physics, National University of Singapore (NUS) invites applications for tenure-track positions at all ranks. NUS Physics Department are fully committed to improving equity, diversity, and inclusion at NUS and across larger science communities. We aim to create a respectful and supportive environment where all our faculty members have the opportunities to thrive.

All research areas will be considered, but experimental condensed matter physics, biophysics, AI for physics, quantum machine learning etc will be given priority. Junior applicants will be considered for the highly competitive NUS Presidential Young Professorship (https://www.nus.edu.sg/careers/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/NUS-Presidential-Young-Professorship-STEM22.pdf). Mid-career applicants will be considered together with Singapore’s National Research Foundation Investigatorship Award (https://www.nrf.gov.sg/grants/nrfi/). Researchers in quantum physics and quantum technologies will benefit from a mature quantum ecosystem in Singapore, as evidenced by the Singapore’s National Centre for Quantum Technologies (https://www.cqt.sg)

Candidates should hold a Doctorate in Physics or related areas and have demonstrated outstanding competence in leading original and impactful research. The successful candidate must also be able to teach effectively at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

The department and the university strive to provide concrete and comprehensive support schemes to empower our faculty members to excel in their scientific careers. These include:

• a generous start-up package to facilitate the establishment of your research programmes;
• a highly competitive remuneration package with a flexible wage system, comprising an annual base salary and a performance bonus component;
• state-of-the-art shared research infrastructure for device fabrication and testing (https://cde.nus.edu.sg/e6nanofab/);
• access to frequent and diverse funding opportunities;
• access to Ph.D scholarships funded at the university and department level;
• attractive work-life balance, with 28 days of paid annual vacation leave and additional leaves for childcare;
• a monthly special payment (in lieu of provident fund benefits) for staff who are not Singapore citizens or permanent residents;
• comprehensive health insurance for you and your family members;
• subsidized housing benefits and childcare facilities within NUS faculty residence;
• extensive maternity and paternity leave, as well as tenure clock extension and teaching relief for new mothers.

Singapore is a stimulating place to live and work. It unites a multicultural population in a cosmopolitan city with a pleasant and safe environment. The mixture of Asian roots with strong European and American elements and an essentially English speaking society provides people from all nationalities with an optimal basis for integration. For convenient travelling, Singapore’s major aviation hub provides a variety of direct and non-stop connections to almost all parts of the world. Further information about Singapore can be accessed at http://www.visitsingapore.com/en/.

Application deadline: The search will remain open until all the positions are filled. Interested candidates should submit their detailed curriculum vitae, statements of research, teaching interests to the Head of the Department of Physics, NUS (phyhead@nus.edu.sg).