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DEPARTMENT NEWS AND NOTICES
Coverage of mission milestones begins at 3:30 a.m. Thursday, November 27, on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and YouTube, as final Soyuz MS-28 launch preparations unfold at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Leading up to his launch, @astro_chrisw has also shared pre-flight highlights on his Instagram page including the excitement ahead of the second capsule fit check and traditional tree planting in Cosmonauts Alley.
Latest Physics news
UPCOMING COLLOQUIA & SEMINARS
Monday, December 1, 2025 at 12:00pm ET in Duboc Room (4-331)
"Interaction-Induced Flat Bands and Index Theorems"
Victor Galitski, University of Maryland
Monday, December 1, 2025 at 2:00pm ET - Cosman Room (6C-442)
"Towards Scalable Quantum Simulations for Lattice Gauge Theories"
Marc Illa, University of Washington, PNNL
Monday, December 1, 2025 at 4:00pm ET - Kolker Room (26-414)
"Precision Neutrino Mixing Measurements with DUNE to Stress Test the Three Flavor Neutrino Mixing Paradigm"
Brooke Russell, MIT
Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 12:00pm ET - Kolker Room (26-414)
"Collins-Soper Kernel from Lattice QCD"
Yang Fu
Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 2:30pm ET at Tufts
TBA
Jonathan Blazek, Northeastern
Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 4:00pm ET at Marlar Lounge (37-252) and Zoom
"Stress-Testing the Standard Cosmological Model"
Priya Natarajan, Yale University
Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 4:00pm ET - Harvard Ory Forum (301 A/B)
"Quantum metrology with optical-clock qubit arrays"
Nelson Darkwah-Oppong, CalTech
Ten Minute Talk: "Pseudogap in a Fermi Hubbard simulator" by Anant Kale, Harvard
Monday, December 1, 2025 at 10:00am ET in Duboc Room (4-331)
"Microbial billiards"
Roberto Di Leonardo, University of Rome
Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at 10:00am ET - Duboc Room (4-331)
"Controlling and designing nonequilibrium steady states with generative machine learning"
Grant Rotskoff, Stanford University
Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at 3:45pm to 5:15pm ET - Zoom
TBD
Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 12:00pm ET - CUA Room (26-214)
No seminar
Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 4:00pm ET - 10-250
TBA
Tien-Tien Yu, University of Oregon
Refreshments at 3:30pm in 4-349 (Pappalardo Community Room)*
*There cannot be any eating or drinking in 10-250, so please plan to finish your food/drink in 4-349
Friday, December 5, 2025 at 2:00pm ET - Kolker Room (26-414)
No seminar
Friday, December 5, 2025 at 2:00pm ET - NW17-218 or Zoom
TBA
Sophia Henneberg, MIT
UPCOMING COURSE ANNOUNCEMENTS
Introduction to Passamaquoddy
Who: All Students
When: IAP: January 5–16, 2026, 5:00–6:30 PM
Where: Zoom
Global Languages will continue its IAP tradition of spotlighting indigenous languages and cultures with a non-credit offering, Introduction to Passamaquoddy, scheduled for IAP 2026. The course will meet virtually via Zoom from January 5–16, 2026, 5:00–6:30 PM.
This course introduces students to interactive communication in Wabanaki dialects, specifically Passamaquoddy. Participants will explore foundational speaking, writing systems, and online language portals. Through a blend of lectures and discussions, students will practice greetings, conversation, and questioning in a Wabanaki dialect, while gaining insight into how words and sentences are constructed.
The course culminates in a final project, where each student delivers a brief self-introduction in Passamaquoddy—fostering both language proficiency and cultural engagement.
Instructor: Roger Paul
Enrollment: Limited to 20 participants, with the expectation of attendance at all sessions. Open to all members of the MIT community.
Registration Details:
- Opens: Monday, November 24, 2025, at 2:00 PM
- Notifications: By December 15, applicants will receive confirmation of enrollment or placement on a waitlist (in the event of over-enrollment).
Please visit the Global Languages website to register (Kerberos credentials required)
IAP26: Introduction to American Sign Language (ASL)
Who: All Students
When: IAP: January 6–20, 2026, with ten sessions held via Zoom from 10:00–11:30 AM (ET)
Posted: 11/14/2025
Global Languages is offering a non-credit IAP activity: Introduction to American Sign Language. This virtual course will run from January 6–20, 2026, with ten sessions held via Zoom from 10:00–11:30 AM (ET).
Designed for beginners with no prior experience, the class introduces the fundamentals of ASL and Deaf culture. Participants will develop basic signing skills and explore topics such as ASL's role in Deaf history and contemporary culture. The course provides a strong foundation for future ASL study.
Sessions will be led by Andrew Bottoms, a native ASL user born into a Deaf family in North Carolina. He holds dual bachelor's degrees in American Sign Language and Deaf Studies from Gallaudet University.
- Enrollment: Limited to 20 participants
- Attendance: Full participation in all ten sessions is required
- Eligibility: Open to all members of the MIT community
Registration Timeline
- Opens: Monday, November 24 at 2:00 PM
- Closes: December 8 (or earlier if capacity is reached)
- Notifications: All applicants will be informed of their enrollment status by December 15
Due to high demand, seats will only be offered to those who can commit to attending all ten sessions—no exceptions.
For more details and to access the online application form, please visit the Global Languages website (Kerberos credentials required).
UPCOMING EVENTS
MIT Nuclear Reactor Lab's Lunch and Learn
Who: All Students
When: Tuesday, December 2, 2025 11:45am to 1:00pm EST
Where: NW12-222 Conference room
The MITR is a highly capable machine designed for the testing needs of the '70s era nuclear industry.
A new reactor, MITR-III, is needed to support the future development of advanced reactor technologies. In this talk hear from Sara Hauptman about optimization of the core, Mary Foxen about design of the housing and structural components, and Faris Fakhry about predictive neural network modelling of in-core experimental facility characteristics.
We hope to see you there! This is open to the MIT community, feel free to invite friends/colleagues from other parts of campus. There will be pizza!
Coffee Social & Holiday Wreath Making
Who: All Students
When: Wednesday, December 3, 2025 9:30am to 11:00am EST
Where: W20: Stratton Student Center, 401
Join us for coffee, delicious bakery items and to help us to creates the large holiday wreaths that hang at the entrance to 77 Mass Ave.
Let's decorate MIT for the holidays! Every year, the Women's League creates the large holiday wreaths that hang at the entrance to 77 Mass Ave. We provide the greenery, the glitter, the ribbons and the guidance - just come along and help out as we get into the holiday spirit. RSVP to let us know you're coming.
Drop in any time and stay as long as you like!
Thank you to our co-sponsors, the International Scholars Office.
This event is open the MIT Community only.
Winterfest 2025
Who: All Students
When: Wednesday, December 3, 2025 4:00pm to 5:30pm ET
Where: Stata Center and Stratton Student Center
Take a break and join the MIT community for Winterfest on Wednesday, December 3, from 4 to 5:30 p.m., featuring seasonal beverages, sweet treats, and good cheer at both the Stata Center and the Stratton Student Center. Celebrate the semester's end with colleagues, classmates, and friends—no registration required!
Faculty Job Search Series (FJSS): Negotiating your job offer
Who: Graduate Students and Postdocs
When: Thursday, December 4, 2025 12:00pm to 1:30pm ET
Where: ONLINE
You've got the offer! Learn what are common components of a faculty job offer and reflect on what elements you might consider negotiating. Determine how to quantify and explain your needs when you provide a counter-offer, and we will leave time for Q&A to answer your questions.
This CAPD event is open to MIT PhD & postdoctoral scholars. Registration is required for this event. Please register here.
The Shape of Time: A Creative Journey Through the Universe
Who: All Students
When: Saturday, December 6, 2025 3:00pm to 4:30pm ET
Where: MIT Museum ($30 general public; $10 for MIT ID Holders)
Step into a workshop like no other: an imaginative voyage across the cosmos, where physics meets poetry and science becomes a canvas for wonder.
Led by Michele Reilly—an applied physicist and quantum information scientist at MIT with a gift for storytelling—this 90-minute experience invites you to explore time in all its guises: from the Big Bang's first glimmer to far future possibilities.
Through vivid narratives and hands on creative exercises, you'll craft your own "time souvenirs": small works of art, writing, or design inspired by cosmology, entropy, and quantum mechanics. Along the way, Michele will connect your discoveries to real scientific concepts, illuminating how physics shapes our understanding of past, present, and future.
Accessible to curious teens and adults alike, The Shape of Time blends rigorous thinking with playful exploration. Join us to reimagine time itself—leave with a new perspective on the universe and a creative artifact uniquely your own.
QMIT Launch Event
Who: All Students
When: Monday, December 8, 2025 9:00am to late afternoon ET
Where: MIT Museum ($30 general public; $10 for MIT ID Holders)
The event will feature:
- MIT quantum luminaries, from Nobel Laureates Moungi Bawendi and Wolfgang Ketterle to Peter Shor, Nergis Mavalvala, Pablo Jarillo-Herrero, Paola Cappellaro, Ike Chuang, Will Oliver, Vladan Vuletić and many others
- Industry leaders including Jay M. Gambetta (Director of Research, IBM), Hartmut Neven (Founder and Lead, Google Quantum AI) – and a range of MIT startups
- Eric Lander, Broad Institute founding director emeritus, offering reflections on the early adoption of innovative technology
- A lunchtime poster session highlighting student research in quantum science and engineering
As space is limited, please register now to secure your place. We look forward to seeing you there.
SpaceTime TeaTime
Who: All Students
When: Saturday, February 28, 2026 from 1:00pm to 2:30pm ET
Where: MIT Museum ($15 General Admission, $5 for MIT ID Holders)
Explore the weird and wonderful qualities of time travel and black hole physics with MIT physics professor Scott Hughes and his students.
Using movies and TV shows as the serving platter, you'll nosh upon different facets of astrophysical relativity and chat about their intersection with history, technology, pop culture, and the universe as we know it today.
This special afternoon "relativi-tea" includes a delicious traditional afternoon tea, offering a selection of teas, pastries, and finger sandwiches to enjoy while you ponder the conundrums of time and space around a black hole. Food for thought has never been so tasty!
If you have dietary restrictions, please email kswilson@mit.edu
FELLOWSHIPS/GRANTS
Summer undergraduate research at Caltech
Who: Undergraduate Students
Deadline: January 9, 2026
Posted: 11/7/2025
Caltech recognizes that differences of perspective, experience, and thought is essential to achieving and maintaining scientific excellence. The WAVE Fellows program supports this goal by increasing visibility and accessibility to our PhD programs to undergraduates in STEM fields who are seriously considering attending graduate school.
WAVE Fellows is a 10-week undergraduate research program that provides robust programming in the areas of academic and professional development.
Eligibility: Students must be current sophomores through non-graduating seniors and must be U.S. citizens, U.S. permanent residents, or students with DACA status. A minimum GPA of 3.4 is required.
Competitive applicants will have completed sophomore-level courses in desired research field, have demonstrated through academic and/or co-curricular activities a passion for research, and can articulate how their interests align with Caltech's research areas. The most competitive applicants will have prior research experience.
The WAVE Fellows program is open to anyone regardless of race, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual identity, and/or any other protected characteristic.
Support: WAVE Fellows will receive a $6,000 award for the 10-week period, plus campus housing, and a dining and travel supplement of ~$1,000.
Application: Online applications are due January 9, 2026.
Program information session will be held throughout November. Register now!
Click here for more information or reach out to Carol Casey, casey@caltech.edu, with questions.
2026-2027 Tayebati Postdoctoral Fellows Program
Who: Graduate Students
Deadline: December 1, 2025
Posted: 9/5/2025
The MIT Schwarzman College of Computing is seeking outstanding candidates for the 2026-2027 cohort of Tayebati Fellows.
The interdisciplinary AI program, which launched last year, will support multiple postdocs across MIT whose work combines AI and one of the following six areas: Biology/Bioengineering, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Chemistry/Chemical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Music, or Physics.
Fellows that are accepted into the program will be awarded a stipend starting at $75,000 annually, plus MIT benefits. Travel grants for academic conferences as well as computer access and support for various programmatic activities will also be provided.
Application details are at https://computing.mit.edu/tayebati. The deadline to apply is December 1, 2025.
Ed Jaynes Post-Doctoral Fellowship at WashU
Who: Graduate Students
Deadline: December 15, 2025
Posted: 11/14/2025
The Department of Physics at Washington University in St. Louis invites applications for the Edwin Thompson Jaynes Fellowship.
We welcome applicants with interests in the research areas of the Department of Physics (Nuclear and Particle Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Quantum Information, Biophysics, and Astrophysics and Cosmology). The Fellowship is a prize fellowship managed by the Department of Physics. Successful candidates are expected to propose a tentative research program, and to further develop and refine that program during their fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis. The aim of the fellowship is to prepare the candidate(s) in the best possible way for faculty positions at research institutions or staff scientist positions at national laboratories. The awardees will pursue an independent research program, collaborating with one or several faculty members from the Department of Physics, as well as with other postdoctoral and graduate researchers in the department.
Jaynes Fellowships are anticipated to continue for three years, conditional to satisfactory yearly performance evaluations. Fellows will be assigned a faculty mentor or mentoring committee, as appropriate, to facilitate their scientific growth. Residence at the Department of Physics at Washington University in St. Louis is required. Successful applicants will be initially appointed as postdoctoral fellows and employment in this role is anticipated to begin July 1, 2026. Apply
Washington University - McDonnell Center Postdoctoral Fellowship
Who: Graduate Students
Deadline: December 20, 2025
Posted: 11/7/2025
Washington University in St. Louis invites applicants to conduct independent research as a postdoctoral fellow of the McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences (MCSS) in the broad field of space sciences. We welcome applicants with interests in Astromaterials, Cosmochemistry, or Meteoritics; Experimental, Theoretical, or Observational Astrophysics; Planetary Science; Particle and Nuclear Physics, Cosmology and Gravitation; and Earth as a Planet. In their application materials, the candidate should describe their research interests and list potential collaborators from among the faculty fellows of the MCSS.
Employment in this fellowship is planned to begin in July 2026 for an anticipated initial one-year term, with the possibility of renewal for a second year. Additional information about the postdoctoral program at Washington University is available at https://postdoc.wustl.edu and https://artsci.washu.edu/postdoctoral-appointments-arts-sciences.
Qualifications
Candidates must have a PhD or be a May 2026 degree candidate specializing in one of the fields listed above and have a record of excellent scholarship. Ideal candidates will have demonstrated expertise in relevant observational, lab-based, theoretical, and computational methodologies.
Application Instructions
Applications should include a curriculum vitae and a 2-page statement of interest or research proposal, and the names and contact information for three professional references. Applicants are responsible for contacting referees. Referees will need to have their letters uploaded to the link provided by the application site. Applications and reference letters are due December 20, 2025, and should be submitted (along with reference letters) to apply.interfolio.com/176796. Questions related to the search or application process may be directed to Vickie Gee at spacesciences@wustl.edu.
OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
MIT's 2nd Annual IAP Quantum Winter School
Who: All Students
Deadline: Sunday, December 14, 2025 by 11:59PM ET
Posted: 11/26/2025
MIT's 2nd Annual Quantum Winter School –– a four-day intensive introduction to quantum computing –– is happening January 20-23 (in-person at MIT)! This course is open to all students in the Boston area. Apply here! Applications are due by December 14th. (The program is listed here as IAP Quantum Winter School, under IAP 2026 Activities.)
Quantum computation is a growing field at the intersection of physics, computer science, electrical engineering, and applied math. This intensive, hands-on program provides an introduction to the basics of quantum computation, using foundational concepts from quantum mechanics -- superposition, interference, and entanglement -- to guide the learning. Over the course of four days, students will master the fundamentals of quantum mechanics and linear algebra and learn how to construct their own quantum algorithms. Students will also learn how to code quantum circuits using quantum SDKs. There are no prerequisites. This course is self-contained and does not require any prior knowledge of quantum mechanics.
Deadline to apply: By 11:59PM 12/14/2025 (Sunday). Decisions will be sent out by 12/21/2025 (Sunday).
Program dates: 01/20/2025 (Tuesday) - 01/23/2025 (Friday), 10am (EST) - 4pm (EST).
One of the primary goals of the program is to prepare students for the iQuHACK quantum hackathon hosted by iQuISE at the end of IAP. The program will take place in-person only. The first three days will consist of lectures in the morning followed by a problem solving session in the afternoon. The final day will include talks from industry sponsors.
Three exciting science policy opportunities with the MIT Science Policy Initiative (SPI)
Who: All Students
Deadline: See below
Posted: 11/26/2025
The MIT Science Policy Initiative (SPI) has THREE exciting science policy opportunities with applications now open: the IAP Bootcamp (open to all), the SESPA Certificate Program (MIT undergraduates), and the Alumni Mentorship Program (students and postdocs).
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1) The MIT Science Policy Initiative (SPI) is excited to offer the "Fundamentals of Science and Technology Public Policymaking" course for IAP 2026 ("the IAP Bootcamp"), designed to introduce scientists to the dynamics of science and technology policymaking. Students will gain insights into economic drivers, innovation systems, and strategic frameworks essential for shaping impactful public policies.
Apply here! Applications are due Monday December 15th.
Instructor: William Boone Bonvillian
When: Monday, January 26 - Friday, January 30
Who: All MIT affiliates and members of the academic community in Boston
Where: In person at MIT
Options: Offered for credit (3 points) or not for credit
Contact: spi-bootcamp@mit.edu
For more details about the bootcamp, visit https://mitspi.squarespace.com/bootcamp.
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2 - Undergrads only) For the second time, the MIT Science Policy Initiative (SPI) is offering the SPI Experiential Science Policy Advocacy (SESPA) Certificate program. The SESPA certificate program is designed to empower students from STEM backgrounds with the knowledge, tools, and skills necessary to advocate for science in the public policy realm. It achieves this through a multidisciplinary curriculumthroughout Spring 2026 that integrates education on the structure of federal/state government, communication workshops, and an intensive, two-day experiential advocacy trip to either Washington D.C. or the Massachusetts State House.
*Note that this is not an academic certificate, it is administered by SPI.
Who: This certificate program is open to current undergraduate students registered full time at MIT, with a graduation date no earlier than May 2026. We welcome students from any major to apply. Because all travels costs associated with this program will be covered by SPI, participation in the 2025-2026 program will be limited to 6 undergraduate students.
SESPA Application: Apply here by December 15, 2025
Contact: either Mallory Kastner (kastnerm@mit.edu) or Julian Ufert (ufert@mit.edu).
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3) The MIT Science Policy initiative is once again accepting applications for its alumni mentorship program. This program is an opportunity for you to connect with and learn from MIT alumni in the science policy space about potential career paths as well as current policy issues. You will be matched with alumni participants based on your mutual backgrounds and interests. You are then encouraged to meet or communicate in ways that are most fruitful to you.
Alumni Mentorship program application: Apply by December 15, 2025.
Contact: Spencer Sindhusen (spence27@mit.edu)
Fusion and Fission Undergraduate Scholars (FFUSars) Application Now Open
Who: Undergraduate Students
Deadline: Sunday, Dec. 14, 11:59PM
Posted: 11/14/2025
Are you interested in a summer UROP experience that will let you
- contribute to fighting the climate crisis f
- connect you with a cohort of other passionate students
- work with a mentor who is especially interested in mentoring you
- take a class that teaches all that stuff about research that everyone else seems to just expect you to figure out on your own?
If the answer is yes, please consider applying to Fusion and Fission Undergraduate Scholars. No previous experience is necessary, and first year students are especially encouraged to apply (tho all are welcome). All majors are welcome, too.
The basics of the program are as follows:
- undergrads do research full time over the summer (~400 hours in total)
- undergrads enroll in 22.001 in the spring and 22.002 in the fall. You'll write a literature review in the spring to prepare you for your summer research, and in the fall, you'll learn how to write a short paper for submission to a peer-reviewed journal. All FFUSars are expected to submit such an article
- FFUSars pays not only for the UROP, but also provides some funding for lab equipment and conference travel ($2k-4K, depending on available funds)
- housing subsidy up to $3k available for those students who qualify
Note: the project page will continue to be updated as late as next week. Shoot me a quick email if you'd like to be alerted when updates occur.
Questions? Need help finding a project to apply for? Set up a meeting with Rachel Shulman.
Funded MSc-Internship positions in Physics at the University of Vienna
Who: Undergraduate Students
Deadline: Monday December 15, 2025
Posted: 10/31/2025
Are you eager to
- Work in a unique research environment, in teams of highly renowned physicists?
- Tackle challenges at the forefront of physics?
- Benefit from a broad international network?
- Hone your transferrable professional skills?
- Enjoy the City of Vienna, famous for leading the Quality of Living Ranks?
The Vienna Doctoral School in Physics (VDSP) at the University of Vienna is a vibrant community
- of more than 190 capable, creative and critical young researcher personalities,
- embedded in over 50 scientific teams,
- with innovative experimental, theoretical and computational capabilities.
We are offering Master-Internship positions in following fields:
- Computational Materials Physics (Cesare Franchini)
- Computational and Soft Matter Physics (Roberto Cerbino, Christos Likos, Andreas Zöttl)
- Electronic Properties of Materials (Thomas Pichler, Hidetsugu Shiozawa)
- Nanomagnetism & Magnonics (Luca Banszerus)
- Molecular Quantum Optics & Quantum Nanophysics (Markus Arndt)
- Particle Physics (Josef Pradler)
- Physics of Functional Materials (Claas Abert, Dieter Süss)
- Physics of Nanostructured Materials (Toma Susi)
- Quantum Optics and Microscopy (Thomas Juffmann)
For detailed information about projects, procedures and application, please see: https://vds-physics.univie.ac.at/open-calls/
Now accepting applications to the Applied Physics Graduate Program at Northwestern University
Who: Undergraduate Students
Deadline: January 8, 2026
Posted: 10/17/2025
Wake Forest University offers MS and PhD degrees in Physics. Beginning Fall 2026, we will also offer an MS and a certificate in Quantum Information Sciences (QIS). Our program combines the resources of a research university with close faculty–student mentoring.
Research areas: computational and experimental biophysics; condensed matter (including organic electronics); quantum computing, quantum materials, and quantum optics; and astrophysics.
Key details
- Applications for Fall 2026 are open. Deadline: January 8, 2026. (GRE not required.)
- Faculty & students: 16 tenured/tenure-track faculty; 37 PhD students.
- Outcomes: alumni in academia, industry, finance, and national labs.
- Support: PhD students receive full tuition & fees scholarship plus a stipend (projected $31,236 for AY 2026–27) via RA/TA. MS students receive a 75% tuition waiver.
- Facilities: state-of-the-art experimental labs and the DEAC high-performance computing cluster.
- Interdisciplinary connections: Center for Nanotechnology & Quantum Technologies; Center for Molecular Signaling; Center for Functional Materials (Reynolda Campus); Center for Structural Biology; Comprehensive Cancer Center; Center for Redox Biology in Medicine (Health Sciences Campus).
TSMC Summer DNA Internship in Arizona or Taiwan
Who: Undergraduate Students
Deadline: ASAP
Posted: 11/21/2025
Program Benefits
- Obtain practical work experience in your field of interest
- Network with other interns and industry professionals
- Receive personalized coaching and mentorship
- Participate in training and development sessions
- Work on real projects and initiatives
- Earn a competative salary
Application periods:
- TSMC Headquarters (Taiwan): Now - Feb 2026
- TSMC Arizona: Now - Mar 2026
Internship periods:
- TSMC Headquarters (Taiwan): May - Sep 2026 (Flex start/end dates)
- TSMC Arizona: Jun - Aug 2026
More info:
(Entry-level role) Software Engineer at Dyneti
Who: Graduate Students
Deadline: ASAP
Posted: 11/26/2025
Join Dyneti as part of the founding engineering team. You will have the opportunity to work closely with the CEO to build new features and roll out new products - all in the deep learning space. Dyneti's core product is a software library that allows digital merchants to prevent fraud and improve conversion by taking a photo of a credit card. We've processed hundreds of millions of credit card scans around the world, and our customers include Fortune 100 companies and some of the fastest growing tech unicorns. We're backed by an exceptional lineup of investors, including Y Combinator, the co-founder of Coinbase, Gmail Creator - Paul Buchheit, Ashton Kutcher, & many more.
For more details, see: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/dyneti/b7c7a01c-cc55-431c-87cc-6bcf2581ebae
Assistant Professor, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Physics
Who: Graduate Students
Deadline: December 1, 2025 by 11:59PM ET
Posted: 11/26/2025
We are hiring for a joint faculty position with the @MIT Schwarzman College of Computing! At the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Physics, this tenure-track Assistant Professor role will involve doing relevant research on any aspect of AI and Physics, broadly defined, including using Physics principles and methodologies to understand and develop AI models and algorithms, and using AI to help solve problems in Physics. We particularly welcome candidates who would strengthen connections between AI, Physics, Computer Science, Mathematics, and/or Statistics. Deadline for applications: December 1, 2025 https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30892
Grad Teaching Development Tracks
Who: Graduate Students
Deadline: See below
Posted: 11/26/2025
If you are looking for shorter, more focused programs or a more flexible pathway to a certificate, or just want to practice your teaching skills, check out Grad Teaching Development Tracks.
Spring 2026 Upcoming Tracks
Subject Design Track (January)
Application window: Monday, Dec 1-11:59 pm, Sunday, Dec 7
Remote workshop dates:
- Thursday, January 15, 2:00-4:00 pm
- Thursday, January 22, 2:00-4:00 pm
- Thursday, January 29, 2:00-4:00 pm
Inclusive Teaching Track (April)
Application window: Monday, March 2-11:59 Sunday, March 8
In-person workshop dates:
- Thursday, April 2, 1:00-3:00 pm
- Thursday, April 16, 1:00-3:00 pm
Lesson Planning Track (April/May)
Application window: Monday, April 6-11:59 Sunday, April 12
In-person workshop dates:
- Monday, April 20, 10:00 am-12:00 pm
- Thursday, April 30, 10:00 am-12:00 pm
- Tuesday, May 5, 10:00 am-12:00 pm
Microteaching Track(May/June)
Application window: Monday, May 4-11:59 Sunday, May 10
In-person workshop dates:
- Session 1: Weeks of May 25 and June 1
- Session 2: Weeks of June 8 and 15
Kaufman Teaching Certificate Program
Who: Graduate Students
Deadline: Friday, December 19, 2025 by 11:59 PM ET
Posted: 11/26/2025
Applications for the spring 2026 session of the Teaching + Learning Lab's Kaufman Teaching Certificate Program will be open from Monday, December 1 through Friday, December 19. Anyone interested in improving their teaching practice is encouraged to apply!
This engaging and interactive workshop series is intended for graduate students and postdocs interested in careers in the academy or looking to develop skills to support their teaching at MIT. Upon completion of all remote workshops, associated homework assignments, and two microteaching sessions, participants will receive a certificate and letter of completion from Vice Chancellor David Darmofal. To learn more, review the program schedule and find answers to frequently asked questions, please visit our dedicated KTCP page.
Submit your application HERE. Applications must be received by 11:59 PM on Friday, December 19.
2026 NASA Heliophysics Summer School
Who: Graduate Students
Deadline: January 31, 2026 by 5:00pm MT
Posted: 11/26/2025
The Summer School will take place in Boulder, Colorado on UCAR's campus from July 21 - 29, 2026. Admission is competitive; up to 28 students are selected to attend this year. The deadline for applications is January 31, 2026. Learn more here
The 2026 Theme: Data Driven Heliophysics
UCAR Cooperative Programs for the Advancement of Earth System Science (CPAESS) is now accepting applications for this unique summer school focusing on the physics of space weather events that start at the Sun and influence atmospheres, ionospheres, and magnetospheres throughout the solar system.
The focus of the 2026 Summer School will be on the connection between our understanding of fundamental physical processes throughout all domains of the heliosphere and the observational methods and subsequent data analysis to uncover those principles. Processes across the heliosphere - such as solar wind evolution and interactions with planetary bodies, solar EUV emissions, or atmospheric outflows from planets - are described by the evolutions of physical parameters - e.g. temperature, magnetic field, energetic particle, or UV spectra. Spacecraft and ground-based observations generate a tremendous amount of data that can be used to further our understanding of heliophysics. Emerging approaches and algorithms that extract information from data produced by physical sensors, discover patterns and causations, make predictions, and advance foundational understanding using a variety of tools including artificial intelligence and machine learning will be explored.
Through expert lectures and interactive experiences, participants will explore the fundamental observation strategies and emerging data analysis used to infer the physical parameters and how they are used to address scientific questions throughout the domains of heliophysics.
Find Out More and Learn How to Apply by January 31, 2026 by 5:00pm MT. |
