Astrophysics
Company: Tufts University
Location: Medford
Posted on: January 22, 2023
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Job Description:
Tufts University: School of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering: School
of Arts & Sciences: Physics & Astronomy
Location
Medford, MA
Open Date
Oct 19, 2022
Description
The Department of Physics and Astronomy at Tufts University
(Medford, MA, https://as.tufts.edu/physics) invites qualified
candidates to apply for a tenure-track position in Astrophysics
starting September 1, 2023. The Tufts Physics and Astronomy
Department consists of seventeen tenured or tenure-track faculty
and has strong research programs in high energy physics, condensed
matter, cosmology and astrophysics. The Astrophysics group
currently consists of two faculty who, as observational
extragalactic astronomers, conduct an active and well-funded
research program that provides research opportunities to 5-10
undergraduates and graduate students each year. The Tufts
Astrophysics group has successful observing programs with
ground-based and space-based facilities such as JWST. They are
members of multiple international collaborations, especially the
HyperSupremeCam Prime Focus Spectrograph legacy survey
collaboration, whose primary goals involve questions in galaxy
evolution, galactic archaeology and cosmology. We encourage
candidates who demonstrate outstanding research and commitment to
teaching, mentoring and community development to apply.
Qualifications
Candidates are required to have a PhD in Astrophysics at the time
of application. They should have a strong promise/experience in
research and an interest in teaching and involving undergraduate
students in research. They are expected to develop a vibrant,
funded research program that involves undergraduate and graduate
students and postdocs. They would contribute to departmental
teaching at all levels including developing new courses to
complement existing offerings in Astrophysics. We are primarily
interested in candidates with research expertise that will
complement our existing research in observational extragalactic
astronomy, as well as potentially strengthen inter-disciplinary
ties within the department. This includes but is not limited to the
following areas: stellar astrophysics, exoplanets, high-energy
astrophysics, multi-messenger astrophysics, time-domain astronomy,
computational astrophysics, observational cosmology.
We are committed to increasing the diversity of the faculty of the
Physics & Astronomy Department at Tufts. Therefore, members of
under-represented groups are strongly encouraged to apply. We are
committed to follow the best practices that help combat the
traditional biases that stand in the way of hiring candidates from
under-represented groups.
Application Instructions
All applications are submitted via Interfolio, at
apply.interfolio.com/116021. Applicants should submit a cover
letter, a curriculum vitae with a publication list, a research
plan, a statement of teaching and mentoring philosophy, a statement
of diversity, equity and inclusion, and three confidential letters
of recommendation. Please arrange for the letters of recommendation
to be directly uploaded through the Interfolio portal. The research
plan and the statements should each not exceed 4 pages. The
statement of diversity, equity and inclusion should describe the
applicant's efforts and aspirations to promote equity, inclusion
and diversity through teaching, mentoring, research and
service.
For full consideration, applications should be submitted by
December 15, 2022; there is no guarantee that applications received
after that date will be considered.
Please contact the department manager, Elizabeth Hammond (email:
Elizabeth.Hammond@tufts.edu), with any questions.
Keywords: Tufts University, Medford , Astrophysics, Other , Medford, Massachusetts
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