Assistant Professor – Theoretical Astrophysicist
1 week ago
About UMass Amherst
UMass Amherst is a leading public research university offering a wide range of undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees. Our scenic campus in Western Massachusetts provides a rich cultural environment and a bucolic setting. We are strategically located near major academic centers in the New England region, within a 2-3 hour drive from Boston and New York City. As part of the Five Colleges, we are part of a vibrant intellectual community that includes Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College, and Smith College.
Job Opportunity
The Department of Astronomy at UMass Amherst seeks a tenure-track faculty member in theory, covering areas such as Time Domain Astronomy, Multi-messenger Astrophysics, and related fields. We are looking for talented applicants qualified for this assistant professor position. Exceptional candidates at other ranks may also be considered. We welcome applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds.
About the Department
The Astronomy department at UMass Amherst is a dynamic and collaborative community that is part of the Five Colleges Astronomy Department (FCAD). We offer PhD degrees as well as BS and BA in Astronomy. Our department shares teaching, research, and other resources with our partner institutions for the benefit of our students, postdocs, and faculty. We cover various fields of study, including the solar system, exoplanets, star formation, the interstellar and intergalactic medium, galaxy dynamics and evolution, high-energy astrophysics, and time-domain and multi-wavelength astronomy. We use observations, theory, and experimental approaches, including two on-site instrument laboratories. Our department is a partner with the Country of Mexico in the Large Millimeter Telescope, the largest millimeter antenna currently in existence. Our faculty are members of many international collaborations using state-of-the-art space and ground facilities. In addition, UMass Amherst is one of the consortium members of the Massachusetts High Performance Computing Center (MGHPCC), a world-class facility that offers computing and storage resources to more than 20,000 faculty and students.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
We are deeply committed to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment for every member to thrive. Initiatives towards this goal have included a departmental code of conduct, department-wide training workshops, paid research internships for undergraduate students from traditionally underrepresented groups, a formalized mentoring structure for junior faculty, and journal club offerings dedicated to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
What We Offer
We are an R1 research university with strong grant funding and a baseline teaching load of two semester courses per year. It is common for new faculty to teach a one-semester course in their first year. Our tenure system faculty teach all levels of undergraduate and graduate courses in astronomy and astrophysics, with flexibility to create courses of their choosing. The Pioneer Valley is a wonderful place to live. UMass is also interested in helping to resolve two-body problems. We have excellent benefits, including a generous state pension system and parental leave program. Faculty contracts are collectively bargained via a union that is part of the Massachusetts Society of Professors.
Essential Functions
- As principal investigator, independently supervise a growing and productive research group that contributes to basic and applied knowledge in the area of astronomy and astrophysics.
- Effectively teach and co-teach existing and new courses of the Astronomy Department.
- Serve on departmental, college, and university committees.
- Advise graduate and undergraduate students.
- Write proposals and manage externally funded research projects.
- Collaborate in research with faculty members at other departments and universities.
- Make research contributions that gain national and international attention and improve the quality of life in the Commonwealth and beyond.
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