Resources: Available Positions
Graduate Assistantships
Students admitted to the Department's graduate program usually receive financial support either from the Department or from external foundations. For further information, go here.
Undergraduate Summer Research Positions
Through its NSF funded REU Program (Research Experiences for Undergraduates), the Department has summer positions available for undergraduate research assistants. For further information about the REU program, go here.
Paid summer research positions are available in Italy through a DOE-NSF/INFN student exchange program. Applicants must be US citizens who have completed at least three years of an undergraduate curriculum in physics, engineering or computing science in a US University. For further details, go here.
Undergraduate Teaching Internship Positions
The Department has positions during the academic year for undergraduate students to serve as teaching interns in introductory physics and astronomy courses. Interns typically work as teaching assistants in laboratory or recitation sections, or serve as workshop leaders. The internship program is open to all undergraduate science majors. For further information, go here.
Postdoctoral Positions
The Marshak Fellowship in Particle and Nuclear Physics has been established to offer young scientists the opportunity to pursue innovative research at the University of Rochester in the fields of particle and nuclear physics, plasma astrophysics, and plasma physics and controlled fusion. For further information, go here.
The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Rochester expects to have openings from time to time for postdoctoral positions. The Ph.D. degree or the equivalent is required for any postdoctoral appointment. Interested persons are invited to write directly to a faculty member of the corresponding field of research, as indicated below, or to the department chair. A vita, a list of publications, a statement of research interests, and the names of two or three physicists and/or astronomers capable of evaluating the candidate's qualifications and experience for such a position should be included. It should be understood that vacancies might not actually exist in all of the following fields at all times.
- Experimental particle physics: Profs. R. Demina, K.S. McFarland, or E.H. Thorndike
- Theoretical particle physics and phenomenology: Profs. L.H. Orr or S.G. Rajeev
- Experimental nuclear structure/heavy ion physics: Profs. D. Cline, S.L. Manly, or F.L.H. Wolfs
- Experimental quantum optics: Profs. N.P. Bigelow or J. Howell
- Theoretical quantum optics: Profs. J.H. Eberly, A.N. Jordan, or E. Wolf
- Observational or experimental astronomy: Profs. J.L. Pipher or D.M. Watson
- Theoretical astrophysics or plasma physics: Profs. R. Betti, E.G. Blackman or A. Frank
- Experimental laser and plasma Physics Prof. D. Meyerhofer
- Experimental condensed matter Physics: Prof. Y. Gao
- Theoretical condensed matter Physics: Profs. A.N. Jordan, Y. Shapir or S.L. Teitel
- Theoretical biological physics: Prof. R.S. Knox
- Experimental biological physics: Prof. T.H. Foster
The University of Rochester is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and encourages applicants from members of minority groups and women. All applications are considered without regard to race, sex, age, religion or national origin. Salary will be competitive.
The University of Rochester is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and encourages applicants from members of minority groups and women. All applications are considered without regard to race, sex, age, religion or national origin. Salary will be competitive.