Tenure Track Faculty Positions in the Department of Physics and Astronomy

The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Rochester is pleased to announce that we expect to fill a series of faculty positions over the next few years with four searches now underway. Applicants should have a Ph.D., an outstanding record of research, and a commitment to excellence in teaching at both the undergraduate and the graduate level. The positions are anticipated to be junior, tenure track appointments; however, applicants at a more senior level will also be considered.

We are especially interested in candidates whose research interests overlap one of the following areas:

• Theoretical and Experimental Biological Physics, particularly candidates with interest in neuroscience or optical approaches.

• Experimental High Energy Physics, especially candidates whose interests complement our existing strengths in the field, which include programs within the CDF, D0, CLEO, Minerva and CMS (LHC) experiments.

• Observational or Experimental Astrophysics, particularly candidates with interests in astrophysical disks, star and planet formation and protoplanetary-disk evolution, and/or in the development of detector arrays and instrumentation.

• Experimental Condensed Matter Physics, especially those with interest in quantum coherence phenomena.

• Experimental High Energy Density Laser-Plasma Physics, with a preference for candidates whose interests synergize with the unique opportunities offered through the Laboratory for Laser Energetics.

Each candidate should submit a letter of application, a curriculum vitae including a list of publications, and a description of research and teaching plans. The candidate should arrange for at least four letters of recommendation to be sent to:

Faculty Search Committee
c/o Ms. Shirley Brignall
Department of Physics and Astronomy
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York 14627-0171, USA

Applications may also be submitted by email sent to shirl@pas.rochester.edu.

Applications will be considered on an ongoing basis. The University of Rochester has a strong commitment to diversity and actively encourages applications from candidates from groups underrepresented in higher education. The University of Rochester is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and encourages applicants from members of minority groups and women. All applications are considered without regard to race, sex, age, religion or national origin. Salary will be competitive.

Programmer/Analyst

This position serves as a key player of the S.W. Barnes Computing Center within the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Rochester campus. As one of the largest research units on River Campus, this position interacts with professors, staff and students on resolution of computer related problems on multiple platforms including Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. The primary duties will center on administration of several Linux servers offering key department services (mail server, web mail server, Apache web server, DNS, DHCP, LDAP, list server, storage services including Samba windows file sharing, database services, centralized logging server, firewall, and computation server). Network administration is also a key responsibility. Knowledge of some flavor of UNIX administration is critical with a Linux background preferred. Under general direction and with latitude for independent judgment, evaluate, install, test, and maintain programming languages, operation systems, and application packages relative to software and equipment. Consult with users to assess computer purchasing needs; select packages and use systems, software, and equipment. Provide consultation support on installed systems; provide system software and hardware support; write administrative scripts as needed. Other skills that would be beneficial are: shell scripting with knowledge of perl, python, and php; and understanding of video conferencing; database skills with an emphasis on MySQL, or PostgreSQL are desirable.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Requires a Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related discipline and two to three years experience in the field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Additional information on the department is found at www.pas.rochester.edu.

This is a full time position, 40 hours per week. The hours are 8:30AM-5PM; with weekends and/or holidays as needed.

HOW TO APPLY

Submit your letter of application and resume to S. Brignall, University of Rochester, Physics and Astronomy, P.O. Box 270171, Rochester, NY 14627-0171.

Graduate Assistantships

Students admitted to the Department's graduate program usually receive financial support either from the Department or from external foundations. For further information, go here.

Undergraduate Summer Research Positions

Through its NSF funded REU Program (Research Experiences for Undergraduates), the Department has summer positions available for undergraduate research assistants. For further information about the REU program, go here.

Undergraduate Teaching Internship Positions

The Department has positions during the academic year for undergraduate students to serve as teaching interns in introductory physics and astronomy courses. Interns typically work as teaching assistants in laboratory or recitation sections, or serve as workshop leaders. The internship program is open to all undergraduate science majors. For further information, go here.

Postdoctoral Positions

The Marshak Fellowship in Particle and Nuclear Physics has been established to offer young scientists the opportunity to pursue innovative research at the University of Rochester in the fields of particle and nuclear physics, plasma astrophysics, and plasma physics and controlled fusion. For further information, go here.

The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Rochester expects to have openings from time to time for postdoctoral positions. The Ph.D. degree or the equivalent is required for any postdoctoral appointment. Interested persons are invited to write directly to a faculty member of the corresponding field of research, as indicated below, or to the department chair. A vita, a list of publications, a statement of research interests, and the names of two or three physicists and/or astronomers capable of evaluating the candidate's qualifications and experience for such a position should be included. It should be understood that vacancies might not actually exist in all of the following fields at all times.

• Experimental particle physics: Profs. R. Demina, K.S. McFarland, or E.H. Thorndike
• Theoretical particle physics and phenomenology: Profs. L.H. Orr or S.G. Rajeev
• Experimental nuclear structure/heavy ion physics: Profs. D. Cline, S.L. Manly, or F.L.H. Wolfs
• Experimental quantum optics: Profs. N.P. Bigelow or J. Howell
• Theoretical quantum optics: Profs. J.H. Eberly, A.N. Jordan, or E. Wolf
• Observational or experimental astronomy: Profs. J.L. Pipher or D.M. Watson
• Theoretical astrophysics or plasma physics: Profs. R. Betti, E.G. Blackman or A. Frank
• Experimental laser and plasma Physics Prof. D. Meyerhofer
• Experimental condensed matter Physics: Prof. Y. Gao
• Theoretical condensed matter Physics: Profs. A.N. Jordan, Y. Shapir or S.L. Teitel
• Theoretical biological physics: Prof. R.S. Knox
• Experimental biological physics: Prof. T.H. Foster

The University of Rochester is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and encourages applicants from members of minority groups and women. All applications are considered without regard to race, sex, age, religion or national origin. Salary will be competitive.