Bethe/Wilkins/KIC Postdoctoral Fellowship in Theoretical Condensed-Matter Physics

About this position

• Cornell University's Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics is
• soliciting applications for the Bethe/Wilkins/KIC Postdoctoral
• Fellowship in Theoretical Condensed-Matter Physics. This prize
• fellowship is designed to attract the best and brightest theoretical
• physicists (no further than three years' past PhD completion) to work
• with theorists and experimentalists in the Department of Physics and
• the larger Cornell community.
• Our group has broad interests in hard and soft condensed-matter
• physics, including (but not limited to): biophysics, cold atom
• physics, electronic structure theory, hydrodynamics, machine learning,
• materials science, statistical physics, strongly correlated electrons,
• and quantum information.
• Theorists who wish to be considered for sponsorship as a Klarman
• Fellowship applicant must first apply for the Bethe/Wilkins/KIC
• Fellowship. In the first stage, applications will be considered by the
• theory group. Leading candidates will then be nominated for
• consideration by a college-wide selection committee. The Klarman
• Fellowship is a distinguished postdoctoral program in the College of
• Arts and Sciences at Cornell. (Please note: the Klarman Fellowship is
• administrated separately, and a further application will be required.)
• Kavli Fellowships are made as 12-month appointments with an
• anticipated total duration of two years. Fellowships pay $80,000
• annually and carry a discretionary research expense account. All
• Fellows agree to put the KIC byline on all publications and
• presentations during their appointment.
• Criteria for Selection Applications will be judged on candidate
• qualifications, the quality and originality of the proposed research,
• and its suitability to the KIC mission. Applicants should hold a PhD
• in one of the listed fields of theoretical physics by the time of
• appointment and be no further than three years past their PhD
• completion date.
• A complete application includes the following materials:

• Curriculum Vitae

• Publication List

• Research Statement (2 pages)

• Three letters of reference, one of which should be from the candidate's PhD advisor

• The submission deadline is October 1, 2026, which will allow us to
• nominate the strongest candidates to Klarman. However, we will
• continue to search for the Bethe-KIC and Wilkins-KIC postdoctoral
• fellows until the positions are filled. Moreover, applicants will be
• automatically considered for any project-funded postdoctoral
• positions.
• This position is supported in part by the Hans Bethe Postdoctoral
• Fellowship, the John Wilkins Postdoctoral Fellowship, and by the Kavli
• Institute at Cornell.

How to apply

1. Read the full advert on the source site — it carries the authoritative terms.
2. Prepare your SOP, CV, transcripts and referees before the deadline.
3. Apply through the university's own portal. Never pay a fee to a third party.