Associate Professor, Astrophysics Research

The Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics at The University of Chicago invites applications for an Associate Professor in observational astrophysics relevant to the Origins of Life broadly defined. The Department is seeking candidates who would strengthen the Departments connection to the Chicago Center for the Origins of Life which supports multidisciplinary research focused on understanding how life developed on Earth and the potential for life elsewhere. The Center brings together scientists across the Physical Sciences Division of the University of Chicago primarily from the Departments of Astronomy and Astrophysics Chemistry the Geophysical Sciences and Physics to promote encourage and support fundamental research in this area train early-career scientists in cross-disciplinary scientific exploration and foster a community of innovative thinkers that will push traditional disciplinary boundaries in studying the history and future of life in the universe.

The University of Chicago is a founding partner of the Giant Magellan Telescope and members of the Department have access to the twin 6.5-m Magellan Telescopes. Computational astrophysics is supported by access to high-performance computing through the Research Computing Center at the University and through connections to Argonne National Laboratory and Fermilab. The University of Chicago has an inherently crosscutting and interdisciplinary structure that is very supportive of newly emerging research opportunities and is open to the possibility of appointments with other departments. Department members are also involved in the Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics the Enrico Fermi Institute Fermilab and Argonne National Laboratory.

The successful candidate will conduct an independent research program and teach and advise undergraduate and graduate students.

The salary range for this position is $135000-$150000. This base pay range is for a nine-month academic appointment. Individuals may be eligible for summer salary. This position may be eligible for housing support and a taxable moving allowance.

This position is benefits-eligible. The University of Chicago offers a wide range of benefits programs and resources for eligible employees including health retirement and paid time off. Information about the benefit offerings can be found in the Benefits Guidebook.

A Ph.D. in Astrophysics or a closely related field is required. Additionally evidence of leadership in the field and a successful independent research record is required.

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