Assistant Professor-Tenure System
- Employer
- Michigan State University
- Location
- East Lansing, Michigan, United States
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- Position Type
- Tenured & Tenure-Track
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
- East Lansing, Michigan, United States
- Physics-Astronomy 10032666
- Area of Interest: Research/Scientific Full Time/Part Time: Full Time (90-100%) Group: Tenure System Faculty Union/Non-Union: Non-Union
- Faculty/Academic Staff
- Opening on: Oct 9 2024 Closing at: Oct 9 2026 - 23:55 EDT
- Salary Commensurate with Experience
- College Of Natural Science 995948
The Department of Physics and Astronomy at Michigan State University (MSU) invites applications for a tenure-system junior faculty position in theoretical high energy physics (HEP) to enhance the existing theoretical and experimental efforts in the HEP group. The candidate should have a Ph.D in physics, and be an demonstrate expertise in higher-order calculations in quantum chromodynamics/electroweak physics, and/or in the implementation of these calculations in parton-shower Monte-Carlo programs that can be more directly compared to data. The successful candidate will have demonstrated the ability to carry out forefront research and a commitment to building an equitable and diverse scholarly environment while fulfilling teaching and service responsibilities at MSU.
Equal Employment Opportunity StatementAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.
Required DegreeDoctorate -High Energy Physics and related field
Minimum RequirementsThe candidate should have a Ph.D in physics and related field
Required Application MaterialsIn the application, the candidate should provide (1) a cover letter discussing the candidate’s interests and experience, (2) a curriculum vitae with academic appointments, professional experience, publications and funded grants, (3) a research statement (maximum of 3 pages) describing research accomplishments and future plans for independent research and (4) a teaching statement (maximum of 3 pages), describing instructional experience and pedagogical approaches to instructional excellence. The statements should reflect the candidate’s experience/commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and how the DEI activities have been integrated in the scholarly work. The candidate should be prepared to provide contact information for four (or more) references. Letters of recommendation will only be requested for the top applicants.
Special InstructionsApplications should be received preferably by Nov.14 to receive full consideration. Applications will start being reviewed Nov. 15, 2024. Late submissions will be considered if suitable candidates are not identified by the deadline.
For more information, please contact the search committee chair, Prof. Joey Huston, at email huston@msu.edu.
Review of Applications Begins On11/15/2024
Websitehttps://pa.msu.edu/
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