[FLASH-USERS] Open faculty position at Alabama in astrophysical transients

[Dean Townsley]

Hello,

I wanted to point out our open junior faculty position at Alabama this 
year.  While much of our astronomy group works on galaxies, the search 
is more general.  There is particular interest in transients, including 
galaxy, stellar, and planetary-related ones.  See details below and at 
the link and forward if you know someone who might be interested.

Thanks for your time,

Dean


https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/3fcf6c9b

The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Alabama 
invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of 
assistant professor in astronomy and astrophysics. The successful 
candidate will be engaged in observational and/or theoretical studies 
which are aligned with and extend current research in the group. These 
fields include formation of galaxies and large-scale structure, 
formation of the first stars, structure and evolution of galaxies, 
stellar explosions, variable stars, active galactic nuclei, and 
high-energy emission from black holes, neutron stars, galaxies, and 
clusters of galaxies. We are particularly interested in applicants 
working in time-domain astronomy (such as supernovae, gamma-ray bursts, 
accretion phenomena around massive black holes, exoplanet observations, 
and new types of astrophysical transients). The appointment will begin 
August 16, 2020.  In addition to faculty working in observational and 
theoretical astrophysics, we have related research groups in 
astroparticle physics (IceCube, VERITAS, CTA), experimental particle 
physics (dark matter detection, CERN), experimental nuclear physics and 
theoretical particle physics. The UA astronomy group is part of the SARA 
consortium, remotely operating 1-meter telescopes at 3 sites, and 
operates its own well-equipped 0.4m telescope locally.  More information 
about the department can be found on the department's website 
physics.ua.edu.