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    The James Franck Institute is a Research Institute within the Physical Science Division of the University of Chicago. The Division includes several other such institutes. Each brings together faculty from several academic disciplines in the Physical Sciences. These disciplines are Astronomy and Astrophysics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Geophysical Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics.

    Faculty Position in Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics The University of Chicago.
    August 2, 2011

    The Department of Physics and the James Franck Institute at the University of Chicago invite applications for a tenure-track faculty position in all areas of condensed matter theory (CMT). The appointment will start in the Fall of 2012. We encourage applications from candidates with an outstanding record of research in hard or soft CMT. The successful candidate must have a doctoral degree in physics or related fields, and is expected to establish an independent research program while effectively contributing to the Department’s undergraduate and graduate teaching programs. The appointment is expected to be at the Assistant Professor level; however, an Associate or Full Professor appointment is possible for exceptionally well qualified candidates.

    Applicants must apply online at The University of Chicago academic jobs website http://tinyurl.com/6hlh2qg and upload a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, and a brief research statement. Applicants must also arrange for three recommendation letters to be sent to:

    CMT Search Committee,
    c/o Ms. Rosemary Garrison,
    The University of Chicago,
    The James Franck Institute, GCIS E145,
    929 E. 57th St.,
    Chicago, IL 60637

    or via email to rg-garrison@uchicago.edu.

    Review of completed applications will begin on November 1, 2011. To ensure full consideration, applications and recommendation letters should be received no later than that date.

    The University of Chicago is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.


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