Assistant Professor
The University of Chicago
Description The University of Chicago invites applications at the rank of tenure-track Assistant Professor in the area of experimental cosmology. Appointments may be made in either the Department of Physics or the Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics, or jointly between Physics and Astronomy & Astrophysics as well as the Enrico Fermi Institute. Department and Institute members play leading roles in a wide range of research projects in cosmology and related fields, including the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT), the Magellan Telescopes, Dark Energy Survey (DES), Rubin Observatory's Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST), DESI and other spectroscopic surveys, South Pole Telescope (SPT), Simons Observatory (SO), CMB-S4, and many others, as described on the Institute and Department websites ( and Faculty in these units at The University of Chicago are also involved in the Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab), and Argonne National Laboratory. Qualifications Completion of all requirements for a Ph.D. in Physics, Astrophysics, or a closely related field at the time of hire. Application Instructions Applicants must apply online through the University of Chicago Academic Careers website at apply.interfolio.com/157148 and upload the following required materials:
Consideration of applications will begin on December 1, 2024. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement The University of Chicago is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, national or ethnic origin, shared ancestry, age, status as an individual with a disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or other protected classes under the law. For additional information please see the University's Notice of Nondiscrimination. Job seekers in need of a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process should call View phone number on click.appcast.io or email View email address on click.appcast.io with their request.
- A cover letter.
- A curriculum vitae.
- A list of publications.
- A research statement.
- A teaching statement
- Applicants are required to request three confidential letters of recommendation via Interfolio.
Consideration of applications will begin on December 1, 2024. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement The University of Chicago is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, national or ethnic origin, shared ancestry, age, status as an individual with a disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or other protected classes under the law. For additional information please see the University's Notice of Nondiscrimination. Job seekers in need of a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process should call View phone number on click.appcast.io or email View email address on click.appcast.io with their request.
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