Job Summary
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.
Responsibilities
The Fellow will pursue an independent research program in collaboration with one or more faculty members at the School of Physics. Research programs involving the broader Georgia Tech community are welcomed and encouraged, provided that the Fellow has a primary faculty host in the School of Physics. The Fellow will be encouraged to establish an independent scientific identity and develop collaborations across the School and Georgia Tech, with access to the research facilities, intellectual community, and professional-development resources of the Institute.
Responsibilities of the Fellow include:
Developing and conducting research
Analyzing results
Preparing publications
Presenting findings at conferences.
Required Qualifications
Applicants must hold a PhD in Physics or a closely related field by the start date of the fellowship.
Required Documents to Attach
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, https://hr.gatech.edu/careers/
For full consideration, applications should be received by the deadline of December 1, 2026
Contact Information
Inquiries should be sent to: sopppf@gatech.edu -- Subject line: Post Doctoral Fellowship Search
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Background Check
A successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit: https://usg.policystat.com/policy/19298143/latest
Other Information
Applicants should identify one or more potential primary faculty hosts(s) in the School of Physics. Prior communication with prospective faculty host(s) is strongly encouraged but is not required at the time of application. Research collaborations with faculty and researchers elsewhere at Georgia Tech are welcomed.
Candidates will be evaluated based on the quality and originality of their research accomplishments, the promise of their proposed research program, and their potential for productive intellectual engagement with the School of Physics and the Georgia Tech community.
