Physics of Music Professor

A physics professor is responsible for many different roles within a university or college setting and is equally involved in education as the sciences. As a professor, you would have the opportunity to create your own related coursework, work with undergraduate, graduate, and/or doctoral students, and conduct your own research.

A physics professor may have the opportunity to teach a class on the physics of music, but they would also be expected to teach courses on other related topics. This would be a great role for someone who is self-sufficient, organized, interested in working with college students, interested in conducting research, and is looking for something related to music with the option to branch out to other topics in science. (If you are NOT interested in branching out outside of the physics of music/sound, see acoustician.)

A physics professor is expected to have a doctorate degree in physics or a related field, but a post-doctoral degree and research experience is often encouraged. Physics professors work mainly in a university or college setting. However, research may be conducted in a laboratory or a variety of other settings.