2025-26: Optical and Laser Science Faculty Postings (moderated by the Utrafast Optical Phenomena Technical Group)
A place for any faculty job posting for scientists experienced in the (broadly defined) areas of Ultrafast Optical and Laser Sciences.
The page is managed by volunteers from the Ultrafast Optical Phenomena Technical Group of OPTICA (formerly the Optical Society, OSA) Ultrafast Optical Phenomena Technical Group. It is not run by or endorsed directly by Optica.
This Rumor Mill is inspired by the CMO/AMO Physics Faculty Rumor Mill, but is focused on posting seeking applicants with interdisciplinary backgrounds common to the laser optical sciences. This is a community bulletin board, we make no claim as to the accuracy of the rumors or jobs posted.
All permanent faculty job postings at Universities, National Labs or Institutes are welcome (i.e. tenure track, principal investigator roles). Please include a link to the job posting. Non-permanent and Postdoc jobs should be posted at the Postdoc Hiring Rumor Mill. Send questions/problems to Optica's OU TG-Chair graham@physics.oregonstate.edu.
How to Edit/Add job rumors: simply click the user-friendly “Edit” button at the bottom of the table. No registration is needed (warning anyone can modify them).
| Research Field | Institution / Location | PI (s) | Deadline | placement rumors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place you faculty hire here | Include link | e.g. Assistant Professor or higher (TT) | |||
| Theoretical Cond Matter Physics | Oregon State University | Assistant, Associate or Full Professor | November 5, 2025 | ||
| Experimental Photonics Physics | The Ohio State University | Assistant or Associate Professor (Tenure track) | November 1, 2025 | ||
| Assistant Professor in Experimental AMO Physics | Rice University | Assistant Professor (Tenure track) | December 15, 2025 | ||
| Experimental Quantum Science | Princeton University | Assistant Professor | December 1, 2025 | ||
| Condensed Matter Physics and Quantum Materials (broadly defined) | Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taiwan | Faculty positions at all levels (Tenure track or tenured) | September 1, 2025 | ||
| Theoretical Quantum Optics | University of Toronto, assistant professor in theoretical quantum optics | Assistant Professor, full-time tenure stream position, University of Toronto | October 30, 2025 | ||
| Quantum materials (experiment or theory) | Université de Sherbrooke, Institut Quantique | Assistant or associate professor (tenure track), 2 positions | November 14, 2025 | ||
| Assistant Professor of Experimental Quantum Light-Matter Interactions and Nonlinear Optics/Photonics | Binghamton University | Assistant Professor (Tenure track) | November 16, 2025 |
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