Senior Professorship in Physics (Astrophysics, Geophysics or Theoretical Physics)

Applications are invited for a Senior Professorship in Physics (Astrophysics, Geophysics or Theoretical Physics) at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (www.dias.ie). Applications are sought in line with the requirements set out in Ireland’s Higher Education Authority 2019 Senior Academic Leadership Initiative (SALI). The post of Senior Professor is the most senior academic position in DIAS.

DIAS has been awarded this post to help address female under-representation at the most senior academic level in the above areas. This senior academic leadership role will enable the successful candidate to play a key role in shaping their School and the Institute. The successful candidate will be operating at the forefront of their field and will have a proven capacity for providing leadership within their discipline. 

DIAS, as the world’s second institute for advanced studies, has for 80 years pushed the boundaries of discovery and, today, it is a globally-embedded institution that attracts the highest calibre researchers from around the world.

In line with the objectives of the HEA SALI Call 2019, applications from highly qualified female candidates will be prioritised within the boundary of what is legally permissible, in order to address their underrepresentation. However, preferential consideration of female candidates is excluded if other reasons worthy of legal protection prevail. In exceptional circumstances, applications from candidates who are in a minority or protected under Irish social legislation, or who also belong to an underrepresented minority in academic posts may be considered, where they clearly articulate in a separate eligibility statement, as part of their application, reasons worthy of legal protection as to why they should be considered.