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The
TAC Fellowship
The Theoretical Astrophysics Center (TAC) at the University
of
California, Berkeley, invites applications for the TAC
Postdoctoral
Fellowships, starting in the summer or fall of 2012. The
Fellows are
expected to carry out independent research on topics of
their choosing
in theoretical astrophysics, cosmology or planetary
science. The
positions are for three years. In addition to being
considered
for the TAC Fellowship, applicants will also be considered
for the Berkeley-Taiwan ASIAA postdoctoral positions and
for grant-supported postdoctoral positions with TAC members.Current senior members of the TAC include Jonathan Arons, Eugene Chiang, Joanne Cohn, Marc Davis, Al Glassgold, Daniel Kasen, Richard Klein, Chung-Pei Ma, Philip Marcus, Christopher McKee, Burkhard Militzer, Eliot Quataert, Uros Seljak, and Martin White. Further information on the TAC's current membership and former Fellows may be found at the TAC's main website. Successful candidates will also have the opportunity to interact and work with the broad spectrum of researchers in the Berkeley Astronomy Department and with other experimental and theoretical programs in the neighboring Physics Department (dark matter detection, infrared astrophysics, CMB), Space Sciences Laboratory (hard X-ray astronomy, cosmic rays, solar system astrophysics), and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (supernovae, BOSS, DES, weak lensing, nuclear astrophysics). Candidates should have obtained their Ph.D. in astrophysics or a related field. Required application materials include a CV, bibliography, and statement of research interests and plans. Submit applications electronically below by December 1, 2011. Please make sure that three letters of reference are uploaded by Dec. 1 2011 to the URL provided to you in the confirmation email message. The University of California, Berkeley is committed to affirmative action by actively recruiting qualified women and minorities for employment opportunities: Affirmative Action Employer/Equal Opportunity Employer. Included Benefits: Medical and dental insurance are included. In addition, UC Berkeley has a number of policies specifically geared towards helping academics with families. Application
Deadline:
Dec.
1, 2011
Submit a single file below
containing your CV, bibliography, and statement of
research interests
and plans. A single PDF or text file or a
tar file
containing multiple files is fine. Please make
sure that three
letters of reference are uploaded by Dec. 1 2011 to the
URL provided to
you in the confirmation email message.
If you have any questions, contact
tacjob@astro.berkeley.edu.
This year's submission deadline has passed. |