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Tenure Track Position in Aeronomy/Atmospheric Physics at Utah State University - Screening starts 1 November
The Physics Department at Utah State University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in the physics of the middle/upper atmosphere or ionosphere/magnetosphere at the assistant or associate professor level. The successful candidate's research will be associated with the Center for Atmospheric and Space Sciences (CASS). A Ph.D. in Physics or a closely related field is required. Applicants are expected to already have ongoing research projects supported by extramural funding. The candidate will be expected to complement and enhance existing research efforts within CASS. Applicants are expected to be able to teach undergraduate and graduate physics courses and to supervise M.S. and Ph.D. students. Competitive start-up funding is available. USU offers an impressive suite of fringe benefits. CASS has been actively involved in numerous rocket, satellite, and Space Shuttle experiments that involved both in situ and remote sensing of the upper atmosphere, ionosphere, and magnetosphere. Ground-based atmospheric and ionospheric observations are made from the Atmospheric Lidar Observatory and the Bear Lake Observatory, which are affiliated with CASS, and from a number of remote sites worldwide. Instrumentation at these observatories includes Rayleigh and resonance lidars, low-light-level all-sky cameras, ionosondes, magnetometers, and GPS receivers. Engineering backup for experimental programs is available via USU's Space Dynamics Laboratory. In addition, in CASS, there is a very extensive theoretical modeling program, which involves global models of the ionosphere, plasmasphere, polar wind, thermosphere, and magnetosphere-ionosphere electrodynamic coupling. Also, state-of-the-art Kalman filter data assimilation models of the global ionosphere-plasmasphere-polar wind system are being developed for space weather applications. Model predictions are extensively compared to data from satellites, incoherent-scatter radars, and ground-based networks.
Applicants should submit: (1) a brief letter indicating how their qualifications and experience are relevant to this position, (2) a complete vita, (3) a description of their teaching experience and/or interest, and (4) the names of three scientists from whom recommendation letters can be solicited. This information should be sent to Robert W. Schunk, Chair, Faculty Search Committee, Physics Department, Utah State University, 4405 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322-4405 (Telephone: 435-797-2962, FAX: 435-797-2992, e-mail: schunk@cc.usu.edu; websites: http://www.physics.usu.edu, http://www.usu.edu/alo). Screening of applications will begin in November, 2005, and will continue until the position is filled.
USU Supports AA/EO/ADA/Veterans Preference. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
-- Revised 04 Oct 2005 by emery@ucar.edu
