Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Engineering Physics

The Department of Physics, Geology, and Engineering Technology ( PGET) at Northern Kentucky University invites applications for a tenure-track position in engineering physics to begin August 2026. The PGET department is housed within the College of Arts & Sciences and has 11 tenured/tenure-track faculty members and four full-time teaching faculty who serve nearly 250 students that are majoring in at least one of its programs. The engineering physics program was launched in 2019 and has grown to 30 majors who are currently taught by faculty from the physics and the engineering technology programs. This new tenure line will be the first position dedicated to serving the engineering physics program. A readiness review has been submitted to ABET with the goal of achieving accreditation for the engineering physics program in 2027. The entire department, including the engineering physics program, will be housed in the newly renovated Herrmann Science Center and its expansion, which are due to be completed in spring 2027.

Our new colleague is expected to be effective in all three areas of professional responsibilities at NKU: teaching, research, and service. This includes leading engaging introductory physics courses, teaching upper-division courses in the engineering physics curriculum with a student-centered focus, and enriching student experiences through involvement in co-curricular activities. Undergraduate research opportunities are highly valued within the department, and our new colleague will be expected to provide research experiences to undergraduate students by involving them in scholarship and mentoring senior capstone projects. Our new colleague also will be expected to develop and cultivate relationships with employers in support of student professional development. Tenure-track faculty members also engage in service activities at all levels of the university. Any research expertise or specialization within engineering physics will be considered as long as it will lead to a productive research program at NKU, involve students, and engage the northern Kentucky community and greater Cincinnati region more broadly. Our new colleague will have opportunities to engage in K-12 outreach, to participate in student recruitment, and to help shape the engineering physics program. This is an on-campus position.

NKU is a comprehensive regional university of approximately 15,000 students located seven miles from downtown Cincinnati, OH in an area offering an outstanding quality of life. It is near a variety of natural areas and is a nationally recognized metropolitan university committed to active engagement with the Northern Kentucky/Greater Cincinnati region of nearly two million people. The university serves traditional students who enroll directly after high school, post-traditional students, and working adults. NKU has a large population of students who commute, and only 20 percent of NKU students are full-time, undergraduates who live on campus. The university has been recognized as one of America's most military-friendly and disability-friendly schools.

Responsibilities for this position include the following:

Required qualifications:

Preferred qualifications:

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Review of applications will begin on January 2, 2026. All interested, qualified persons must apply for this position online at http://jobs.NKU.edu and will be asked to provide the following documents in PDF format.

Any candidate who is offered this position will be required to go through a pre-employment criminal background check as mandated by state law.

Minimum Education
A doctoral degree in engineering physics, a doctoral degree in applied physics, or a combination of graduate degrees in physics and in engineering with at least one at the doctoral level

Preferred Education
A doctoral degree in engineering physics