Astrophysics Research Professor

7 days ago

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Full time

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a world-renowned institution for higher education, innovation, and public service. As a leading public university, we consistently rank among the top institutions in the nation.

Located in one of the best college towns and most desirable places to live in the United States, Chapel Hill offers diverse social, cultural, recreational, and professional opportunities that span our campus and community.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, paid leave, and a range of health, life, and retirement plans, as well as additional programs to support a healthy work-life balance.

The Department of Physics and Astronomy seeks a tenure-track faculty member to design and carry out cutting-edge research programs utilizing our unique observational facilities. This hire is part of a broader effort to build strength in our astronomy program.

We are looking for leading candidates at either the Assistant- or Associate-professor level in all areas of observational astrophysics and/or telescope instrumentation. Candidates who leverage SOAR's capabilities, in combination with other internal and external facilities, will be given priority.

Successful applicants will have the opportunity to collaborate with our groups in general observational astronomy, exoplanets and stars, experimental astrophysics, computational astrophysics and gravity, high-energy and cosmology theory, and neutrino and nuclear astrophysics.

Our instrumentation labs feature holographic-spectrograph-grating manufacturing capabilities and an extensive machine shop with full-time machinists. UNC Chapel Hill also boasts significant high-performance computing resources, including the 17,000-core Longleaf cluster optimized for I/O intensive workloads with dedicated GPU and large-memory partitions.

A PhD in astrophysics, astronomy, or a related field is required, along with postdoctoral experience in observational and/or instrumental astrophysics.

The salary for this position is estimated to be around $120,000 per year, commensurate with experience and qualifications.

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