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Tenure Track Faculty Position in Space Weather at George Mason University
The School of Computational Sciences (SCS) and Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Arts and Sciences at George Mason University announce the opening of a tenure track position at the assistant professor level in Solar/Geospace science (Space Weather). The program, leading to PhD and MS degrees emphasizes a systems approach to Sun-Earth connections, with a strong research focus on (1) accessible and extensive empirical data on the behavior of the system and (2) models that can reliably characterize and ultimately predict the behavior of the system.
The tenure-track position is in magnetospheric physics and includes an attractive startup package, including summer salary and graduate student support. Applicants should submit statements of research interests, teaching interests, and curriculum vita to:
Search Committee Chair: Dr. John Wallin
c/o Rickee Mahoney
Department of Physics and Astronomy
George Mason University
4400 University Drive
MS 3F3
Fairfax VA 22030
Rickee Mahoney rhanks@gmu.edu
Phone 703-993-1280
Candidates for the position should have a PhD in magnetospheric or plasma physics and at least several years post-doctoral experience or equivalent.
The School of Computational Sciences (www.scs.gmu.edu) and the Department of Physics and Astronomy (physics.gmu.edu/old) work together to provide dynamic graduate programs in either computational physics or physical sciences. George Mason University, Virginia's largest public university, is located just 15 miles from the US Capitol, close to laboratories ranging from the National Institutes of Health, NASA, Naval Research Laboratory, and the Goddard Space Flight Center, to the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's new Janelia Farms facility. George Mason is one of the fastest growing research universities in the country. The School of Computational Sciences and the Department of Physics and Astronomy thus provide an ideal site for faculty with an applied, collaborative orientation and an interest in preparing professionals for the challenges of the evolving national space weather effort. For further information on the program and current faculty, see http://www.scs.gmu.edu/spaceweather/ and http://physics.gmu.edu/old.
-- Revised 04 Mar 2005 by emery@ucar.edu
