The Department of Physics in the College of Arts and Sciences at American University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor beginning August 1, 2024. Applicants should have a PhD or an anticipated PhD completion by August 2024 in physics or a space-science related field. Depending on qualifications, the appointee to this position may be recommended for tenure at the time of hiring. Candidates should be effective teachers and must be strongly committed to excellence in scholarly research and student mentorship. We encourage applications from candidates engaged in high-quality scholarship in space science, broadly defined to include astronomy, astrophysics, heliophysics, gravitational waves, planetary science, sol