Astrophysics Faculty Position-Yale University

No. 23868


Astrophysics Faculty Position
Yale University
Physics Department
P. O. Box 208120
New Haven, CT 06520-8120
USA
Tel: 203-432-3651
FAX: 203-432-8552
URL1: http://www.yale.edu/physics
URL2: http://www.yale.edu/ycaa
URL3: http://www.astro.yale.edu/
Email Submission Address: pamela.bosward@yale.edu
Email Inquiries: thomas.appelquist@yale.edu
The closing date for receipt of applications: 12/01/2007

Attention: Pamela Bosward, Executive Assistant to the Chair


Astrophysics


Faculty Position at Yale University

The Department of Physics invites applications for one or more tenure-track junior faculty positions in astrophysics or cosmology. In exceptional circumstances, an appointment at the tenured level may also be possible. The successful candidate's research program should complement current research at Yale, which includes high-energy astrophysics, cosmology, gravitational lensing, and the interface of particle physics and astrophysics. Experimentalists (instrumentalists, observers) and theorists are all encouraged to apply. Yale offers a world-class intellectual environment; competitive salary, benefits, and research funds; and access to front-line astronomical facilities, including the WIYN telescope, the SMARTS telescopes, major telescopes in Chile (through collaboration with the Univ. de Chile), and the Palomar-QUEST survey. The successful candidate is expected to participate actively and effectively in teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Interested applicants should send a letter (pdf format), curriculum vita, publication list, and a brief description of proposed research to the Chair’s office at pamela.bosward@yale.edu, or by mail, to Ms. Pamela Bosward, Department of Physics, Office of the Chair, YaleUniversityP.O. Box 208120New HavenCT06520-8120. Applicants should also arrange for 3 letters of recommendation to be sent to the same address (email preferred). For further information about the position, contact Professor Meg Urry, Chair of the Physics Department and Director of the YaleCenter for Astronomy and Astrophysics (meg.urry@yale.edu), or Professor Thomas Appelquist, Chair of the Astrophysics Search Committee (thomas.appelquist@yale.edu). Applications that are complete by December 1, 2007, will be assured of full consideration. Yale is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer, and applications from women and minorities are strongly encouraged.