Professorship (W2) for Experimental Physics of Light-Matter Interaction

Young, modern and research-oriented:

The University of Potsdam (UP) was founded in 1991 and has firmly established itself in the landscape of scholarship and science. It has also become an out-standing factor in regional economics and development. The University is highly successful in the acquisition of external funding, has received multiple awards for its teaching, and offers a service-oriented administration. About 21,000 students and
3,000 employees work at three locations – Am Neuen Palais, Griebnitzsee and Golm – at one of Germany’s most beautiful academic institutions.

The University of Potsdam, Faculty of Science, Institute of Physics and Astronomy invites applications for the following position to be filled as soon as possible:

We are searching for an outstanding researcher with an international reputation in the field of light-matter interaction. The ideal candidate will contribute to our emerging research profile on elementary processes of light-driven reactions on nanoscale metals with an interdisciplinary physical-chemical perspective. A focus on ultrafast spectroscopy and on quantum penomena is preferred. In addition, connection to the research focus of the institute in the areas of functional (soft) condensed systems and statistical and biological physics is explicitly desired.

The candidate should have a strong publication record and proven experience in acquiring third-party funding. In teaching, the professor should represent experimental physics in the bachelor‘s and master‘s programs in physics and in the specialization area of light-matter interaction and quantum phenomena in English and German. Undergraduate teaching in physics is generally conducted in German. The University of Potsdam attaches great importance to the intensive supervision of students and doctoral candidates and expects corresponding commitment from the teaching staff. Participation in academic self-administration is expected.

Please submit your application (including a presentation of your research interests, curriculum vitae, copies of academic certificates and documents, list of publications, list of courses taught, teaching evaluations, list of externally funded projects) via e-mail to ausschreibungen@uni-potsdam.de (in a single PDF file) by March 15, 2023.

The hiring process is subject to the requirements set forth in Section 41 of the Brandenburg Higher Education Act (BbgHG). The appointment procedure will be conducted in accordance with Section 40 BbgHG.

For more information:
https://www.uni-potsdam.de/verwaltung/dezernat3/stellen/