Job description template

Physics Professor Job Description Template

A copy-ready physics professor job description with responsibilities, qualifications, skills and pay guidance: customize it for your company in minutes.

Updated By the Career Education Institute Curriculum Team
How to use this template

Copy the template below, replace the bracketed fields and tailor duties to your workplace. For pay, national BLS data shows physics professors earn a median of $100,310; the middle 50% earn $74,050–$132,650.

Job title

Physics Professor

Job summary

[Company name] is seeking a dependable physics professor to join our team in [city, state]. In this role, you will teach physics courses, run labs and demonstrations and support our team’s commitment to safety, quality and service.

Responsibilities

  • Teach physics courses
  • Run labs and demonstrations
  • Lead research
  • Mentor students
  • Write grants
  • Publish research
  • Serve on committees
  • Follow company policies, safety procedures and applicable regulations

Required qualifications

  • Doctoral or professional degree
  • Working knowledge of physics expertise and mathematics
  • Clear explanation and curiosity
  • [Add role-specific requirements, such as driver’s license or ability to pass a background check, if job-related]

Preferred qualifications

  • Ph.D. in physics
  • Postdoctoral research
  • Radiation safety training
  • Experience with lab apparatus

Skills

  • Lab design
  • Computational modeling
  • Research
  • Grant writing
  • Mentoring
  • Persistence

Work environment and schedule

Faculty work in classrooms, labs, observatories and offices. Teaching, research and service; some research involves remote facilities.

Pay and benefits

$[min]–$[max] per [hour/year], depending on experience. [List benefits: health insurance, paid time off, retirement plan, training and certification support.]

Equal opportunity

[Company name] is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law, and we provide reasonable accommodations upon request.

Tips for a physics professor job posting that attracts applicants

  • Use the title candidates search for. “Physics Professor” is the clearest; alternates include Physics Faculty, Astronomy Professor, Physics Instructor.
  • Show the pay range. Postings with pay get more qualified applicants, and a growing number of states and cities require pay ranges in job postings.
  • Separate must-haves from nice-to-haves. Long requirement lists discourage qualified candidates, especially career changers.
  • Describe a real day. Borrow from our day in the life of a physics professor so applicants self-select accurately.
  • Mention training. Highlighting structured onboarding: such as Physics Professor training: widens your applicant pool.

Next steps

Screen and interview with our Physics Professor hiring guide, then onboard with the 30-60-90 day plan.

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