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Junior Faculty Position in Astrophysics - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
No. 24904
Position/Title: Junior Faculty Position in Astrophysics
Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Submit Resumes To:
Attention: Professor Deepto Chakrabarty
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue, Building 37-626A
Cambridge, MA
02139
USA
URL1: http://web.mit.edu/physics/fyi/facsearch-astro.html
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The closing date for receipt of applications: 12/01/2008 (Application date has passed)
Job Description:
The MIT Physics Department invites applications for a junior faculty position in astrophysics. Applications are sought from individuals working in any area of astrophysics including: optical/IR astronomy, radio astronomy, high-energy astrophysics, cosmology, gravitational, and theoretical astrophysics. Current astrophysics faculty are active in optical, radio, X-ray, and gravitational wave astronomy; in broad areas of theoretical astrophysics and cosmology; in the understanding of dark matter and dark energy; in studies of exoplanets and brown dwarfs; and in space plasma physics. MIT hosts the Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research, whose faculty and research staff contribute instrumentation for and conduct research using several facilities including the Chandra X-ray Observatory, the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer, the Murchison Widefield Array, the Magellan telescopes in Chile, and LIGO.Faculty members at MIT conduct research, teach undergraduate and graduate physics courses, and supervise graduate and undergraduate participation in research. Candidates must show promise in teaching as well as in research. Preference will be given to applicants at the assistant professor level. More senior appointments will be considered only in exceptional cases. Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, and a brief description of research interests and goals by regular mail to: Professor Deepto Chakrabarty, Department of Physics, MIT, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Building 37-626A, Cambridge, MA 02139. The application deadline is December 1, 2008. Applicants must also arrange for three letters of reference to be sent by the deadline. In addition, all applicants must submit an applicant information form available at the following link:
http://web.mit.edu/physics/fyi/facsearch-astro.html .
MIT is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. MIT does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, veteran status, age, or national or ethnic origin in the administration of its employment policies and practices. Women and minority candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. MIT is a non-smoking environment.
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