The Department of Physics at the University of Michigan invites applications for its next Department Chair and a Professor of Physics. This is a full-time, on-site leadership role, ideally starting July 1, 2025, that includes a five-year (renewable) term as department chair (50% effort) as well as an ongoing tenured faculty appointment. The department chair is responsible for leading the faculty in carrying out the shared mission of the college and the unit through teaching, scholarly work, leadership, governance, and professional activities, with support from a departmental chief administrator and an executive assistant. A successful candidate must be an accomplished scholar with an established, externally funded research program, a record of effective a