ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR/SENIOR LECTURER (PHYSICS)
SCHOOL OF CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS WESTVILLE CAMPUS
REF NO.:CP11/2018

The School offers a vibrant educational and research environment in Chemistry and Physics. The South African Research Chair in Quantum Information Processing and Communication hosted by the University of KwaZulu-Natal, funded by the DST and administered by the NRF resides in the School. Currently, the research of the Chair is focused around open quantum systems, quantum information processing, cold atoms, and quantum optics.

In order to enhance the teaching and research capabilities of the Chair, the School seeks to appoint a suitably qualified candidate to the permanent staff with experimental expertise in one of the current focus areas or a closely related field.
The incumbent will be expected to conduct independent, externally funded research in one or more of the above focus areas, and to participate actively in teaching at undergraduate and post-graduate levels.
The incumbent will report to the Academic Leader: Physics.

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