The School of Physics at the Georgia Institute of Technology invites applications for its inaugural School of Physics Postdoctoral Fellowship beginning in the Fall of 2027. The fellowship will support one or more outstanding early-career physicists pursuing an ambitious and independent research program within one or more research areas of the School of Physics. The proposed research program may be theoretical, experimental, observational, and/or instrumental. The fellowship is intended for a three-year term, comprising of an initial two-year appointment and a third-year contingent upon satisfactory performance and the continued availability of funds. This is a full-time position, 40 hours weekly.
Applicants should submit:
A cover letter describing their interest in the fellowship and identifying one or more potential physics faculty hosts and, where relevant, proposed collaborators elsewhere at Georgia Tech
A curriculum vitae, including a complete publication list
A research statement describing past accomplishments and the proposed research program at Georgia Tech, not to exceed three pages excluding references.
At the time of application, each applicant must arrange for three signed-confidential letters of recommendation to be submitted via email to sopppf@gatech.edu directly by the individuals providing the recommendation.
Application materials should be submitted as PDF files only via Georgia Tech's Careers portal at https://hr.gatech.edu/careers with job ID 304761
For full consideration, applications should be received by the deadline of December 1, 2026
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