Job opportunities at IPMU

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Masahiro Takada
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Job opportunities at IPMU

Post by Masahiro Takada » October 16 2008

The "Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe" (IPMU; http://www.ipmu.jp/) is a new international research institute with English as its official language. It celebrated its first anniversary this October. The goal of the institute is to discover the fundamental laws of nature and to understand the universe from the synergistic perspectives of mathematics, statistics, theoretical and experimental physics, and astronomy. We are particularly interested in candidates with broad interests to interact with people from other subfields.

We would like to draw your attention to several positions (post-doc, faculty, visiting professor) available at IPMU. We seek to build a diverse, highly interactive membership, and strongly encourage female and international applicants.

The initial focus of IPMU includes but is not limited to: all areas of mathematics (e.g. algebra, geometry, analysis, and statistics); string theory and mathematical physics; particle theory, collider phenomenology, beyond the standard model physics phenomenology; cosmology and astrophysics theory; astronomy and observational cosmology; and underground experiments. We are leading efforts on the XMASS dark matter experiment, the HyperSuprimeCam project for weak lensing surveys at the Subaru telescope, GADZOOKS! at Super-Kamiokande, the Xe-based double beta-decay search in KamLAND, and R&D for future large neutrino detectors. IPMU is a full institutional member in SDSS-III.

IPMU is on the Kashiwa campus of the University of Tokyo. More than half of its full-time scientific members come from outside Japan. Its annual budget is approximately $13M. IPMU has a satellite in Kamioka to maintain close connection with experimental groups.

The applications should include a CV, research statement, publication list, and letters of recommendation. They should be uploaded at

http://www.ipmu.jp/info/Job.html#scientificstaffs

The search is open until filled, but for full considerations please submit the applications and letters by Dec 1, 2008.

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