F0074 - Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Quantum Science
Company: DHRM
Location: Norfolk
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
Title: F0074 - Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Quantum Science
State Role Title: Faculty-Teaching/Research Hiring Range:
COMMENSURATE WITH EXPERIENCE AND CREDENTIALS Pay Band: UG Agency:
Norfolk State University Location: Norfolk State University Agency
Website: www.nsu.edu Recruitment Type: General Public - G Job
Duties Job Duties The Department of Physics at Norfolk State
University (NSU) invites applications for tenure-track faculty
positions at the rank of Assistant Professor in the field of
Quantum Science. The physics department offers a BS in physics, an
MS in Materials Science, and a PhD in Materials Science and
Engineering. We are seeking faculty with expertise in
superconducting circuits or experimental quantum optics.
Applications must be submitted by December 15, 2025, for full
consideration. The position will remain open until it is filled.
This position opened on October 23, 2025 and there is a five
consecutive workdays minimum posting requirement. Norfolk State
University is particularly interested in candidates who have
experience working with students from diverse backgrounds and a
demonstrated commitment to improving access to higher education for
all students regardless of background. Candidates must include a
statement that reflects their philosophy and experience working
with initiatives or with students and communities from
underrepresented populations. NSU Teaching Philosophy for
Underrepresented Populations Norfolk State University is
particularly interested in candidates who have experience working
with students from diverse backgrounds and a demonstrated
commitment to improving access to higher education for all students
regardless of background. Candidates must include a statement that
reflects their philosophy and experience working with initiatives
or with students and communities from underrepresented populations.
Norfolk State University Norfolk State University is a
comprehensive urban public, doctoral granting institution committed
to transforming students’ lives through exemplary teaching,
research and service. The University is a top ranked and largest in
the Commonwealth of Virginia, Historically Black College and
University (HBCU) with nationally recognized STEM programs and
enrolls 6,000 students in over thirty undergraduate and nineteen
on-line & in-person graduate programs. Norfolk State University
garners over $20M in annual grant acquisitions, has as an NCAA
Division I athletic program with fifteen sports that boasts three
regular season MEAC conference championships in men’s basketball,
and a coveted marching band as winners of the 2024 Circle City
Classic Battle of the Bands. About the City of Norfolk Norfolk is
one of seven cities that make up the Hampton Roads Region. With a
population of about two million, Hampton Roads is the 33rd largest
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in the nation, the 8th largest
metro area in the Southeast, and the 2nd largest between Atlanta
and Washington, DC. It is home to the world's largest naval base,
the Port of Virginia, one of the world's leading maritime gateways,
and NATO’s only North American headquarters (NATO Supreme Allied
Commander Transformation). By virtue of its strategic location, it
is a cosmopolitan area with many minority groups from every corner
of the world. Norfolk has big city amenities and attractions of
arts and culture, as well as cuisines of the Eastern Seaboard and
is a home port for Carnival Cruise Lines year-round with other
cruise lines using Norfolk as a port-of-call. In addition, the
region boasts accessible parks, riverfronts, beaches, and numerous
festivals, all favorable for weekend getaways. Minimum
Qualification PhD degree in Physics or closely related field. A
record of publication and experience in superconducting circuits
and/or experimental quantum optics. Additional Considerations As
delineated above. Special Instructions You will be provided a
confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is
submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your
account to check the status of your application for this position.
How To Apply: Candidates should submit: State of Virginia
application. A cover letter of interest outlining research agenda
and teaching interests. Current Curriculum Vitae. Transcripts of
highest degree conferred (unofficial transcripts are accepted;
however, official transcripts are required of finalists). Three
letters of reference. Some requirements must be saved into one file
and attached as other to the state application. Application and/or
résumé for this position must be submitted electronically by 11:59
p.m. on the closing date through the Commonwealth of Virginia's Job
Board/Recruitment Management System (RMS). Mailed, emailed, faxed,
or hand delivered applications and/or résumés will not be accepted.
Applicants who possess an Interagency Placement Screening Form
(Yellow Form) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Form) as issued
under the Department of Human Resources Management (DHRM) Policy
1.30 Layoff (Commonwealth of Virginia Employees Only), must attach
these forms when submitting their state application and/or résumé.
The decision to interview an applicant is based solely on the
information received for this position from either the electronic
application and/or resumé. RMS provides a confirmation of receipt
when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully.
Please refer to “Your Application” in your RMS account to check the
status of your application for this position. Norfolk State
University conducts background checks on all candidates identified
as a finalist for employment consideration. The type of background
check(s) performed are dependent upon the type of position for
which you have been identified as a finalist and may include:
criminal history, including sexual offender registry checks,
reference checks, degree validation, DMV (driving) records, license
verification, and credit report reviews. The results of background
checks are made available to university employing officials. As a
finalist, you will be required to sign an Authorization to Release
form. Norfolk State University utilizes Form I-9 and E-verify in
the verification of eligibility for employment. Applicants must be
authorized to work in the U.S. without employer sponsorship. EEO
STATEMENT NSU is committed to providing equal employment
opportunities for all persons and applicants, without regard to
age, color, disability, gender, national origin, political
affiliation, genetic information, race, religion, sexual
orientation, sex (including pregnancy) or veteran status. NSU
encourages and invites minorities, women, individuals with
disabilities, and veterans to apply. Contact Information Name:
Norfolk State University Phone: 757-823-8160 Email: Emailed
material not accepted In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment
to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to
apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be
considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide
their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for
Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the
Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are
encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their
disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their
AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or
by calling DARS at 800-552-5019. Note : Applicants who received a
Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1,
2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable
documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.
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