Assistant Professor in Condensed Matter Physics

**Assistant Professor in Condensed Matter Physics** **(**Job Number**:25001058**)**

Department of Physics

Grade 8: - £46,735 - £55,755 per annum

Open-Ended/Permanent - Full Time

**Contracted Hours per Week**: 35

**Closing Date**: 24-Aug-2025, 5:59:00 PM

**Disclosure and Barring Service Requirement**: Not Applicable.

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**The Department**

**Assistant Professors at Durham**

Assistant Professors on the Education and Research track are encouraged to focus on research and teaching, but are also expected to engage in wider citizenship to enhance their own development, support their department and discipline, and contribute to the wider student experience.

Academic colleagues are supported to publish excellent research in their area of interest with a focus on high quality outputs (including monographs and journal articles), rather than quantity. We aim to support your research needs, including practical help such as resources to attend conferences and to fund research activities, as well as a generous research leave policy and a designated mentor.

Durham University is also committed to ensuring outstanding teaching quality, stimulating learning environments, and innovative curricula for all our students. You will be supported to develop your teaching expertise and skills.

Applicants must demonstrate high quality research in the field of soft condensed matter physics, with the ability to teach our students to an exceptional standard and to fully engage in the services, citizenship and values of the University.

**Assistant Professor in Soft Condensed Matter** Physics**

**Key responsibilities**:

- To pursue research that is high quality in terms of originality, significance and rigour commensurate with the Department's continuing emphasis on international excellence.
- To develop clear plans for the pursuit of suitable national and international funding opportunities to support research, collaborations and dissemination, and where relevant, wider impact.
- To contribute to attracting and supervising postgraduate research students and to enhance the Department’s commitment to its vibrant and inclusive postgraduate culture.
- To play a role in relevant teaching and research supervision, and contributing to the ongoing delivery of the teaching programmes and to curriculum development.
- Contribute to enhancing the quality of the research environment in Condensed Matter Physics, the Department, the wider University and beyond through collaborative research activity.
- Demonstrate a willingness to contribute to the administrative work, citizenship and values of the Department
- To deliver lectures, seminars and tutorials at undergraduate and taught postgraduate levels, as well as proactively engaging in related activities such as academic assessment and advisory support.
- To play a role in wider citizenship, i.e. the administrative duties, roles and committees required for the delivery of the Departmental activities across research and teaching.
- To enhance the Department's commitment to its vibrant and international postgraduate culture.
- To fully engage in and enhance the values of the Department.
- To carry out other duties as specified by the Head of Department.

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