Assistant Professor
- Employer
- University of Chicago
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, US
- Salary
- Unspecified
- Posting live until
- 13 Dec 2024
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- Discipline
- Astronomy, cosmology & space science
- Job type
- Academic: faculty
Job Details
The University of Chicago invites applications at the rank of tenure-track Assistant Professor in the area of experimental cosmology. Appointments may be made in either the Department of Physics or the Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics, or jointly between Physics and Astronomy & Astrophysics as well as the Enrico Fermi Institute.
Department and Institute members play leading roles in a wide range of research projects in cosmology and related fields, including the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT), the Magellan Telescopes, Dark Energy Survey (DES), Rubin Observatory's Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST), DESI and other spectroscopic surveys, South Pole Telescope (SPT), Simons Observatory (SO), CMB-S4, and many others, as described on the Institute and Department websites (https://efi.uchicago.edu/, https://physics.uchicago.edu, and https://astrophysics.uchicago.edu/). Faculty in these units at The University of Chicago are also involved in the Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab), and Argonne National Laboratory.
Qualifications
Completion of all requirements for a Ph.D. in Physics, Astrophysics, or a closely related field at the time of hire.
Application Instructions
Applicants must apply online through the University of Chicago Academic Careers website at apply.interfolio.com/157148 and upload the following required materials:
- A cover letter.
- A curriculum vitae.
- A list of publications.
- A research statement.
- A teaching statement.
- Applicants are required to request three confidential letters of recommendation via Interfolio.
Consideration of applications will begin on December 1, 2024.
All University departments and institutes are charged with building a faculty from a diversity of backgrounds and with diverse viewpoints; with cultivating an inclusive community that values freedom of expression; and with welcoming and supporting all their members.
We seek a diverse pool of applicants who wish to join an academic community that places the highest value on rigorous inquiry and encourages diverse perspectives, experiences, groups of individuals, and ideas to inform and stimulate intellectual challenge, engagement, and exchange. The University’s Statements on Diversity are at https://provost.uchicago.edu/statements-diversity.
The University of Chicago is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity/Disabled/Veterans Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, status as an individual with a disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or other protected classes under the law. For additional information please see the University's Notice of Nondiscrimination.
Job seekers in need of a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process should call 773-834-3988 or email equalopportunity@uchicago.edu with their request.
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- Website
- https://www.uchicago.edu/en
- Telephone
- 7737953664
- Location
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5720 South Ellis Avenue
Room 201
Chicago
IL
60637
United States
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