Three Assistant Professors at Universidad de Atacama

Submission Information
Publish Date: 
Monday, May 2, 2022
Archive Date: 
Monday, June 6, 2022
Job Summary
Job Category: 
Faculty Positions (tenure and tenure-track)
Institution Classification/Type: 
Large Academic
Institution/Company: 
Universidad de Atacama
Department Name: 
Instituto de Astronomía y Ciencias Planetarias
Street Line 1: 
Av. Copayapu 485
City: 
Copiapó
State/Province: 
Atacama
Country: 
Chile
Announcement
Job Announcement Text: 

The Instituto de Astronomía y Ciencias Planetarias (INCT) at Universidad de Atacama (UDA) in Copiapó, Chile, invites applications for three assistant professor positions from enthusiastic candidates who are currently working within Planetary Science in the fields of Exoplanets, Protoplanetary Disks, Solar System or Planetary Geology. Successful candidates are expected to be able to teach effectively at postgraduate level in English (in Spanish after a year) and supervise PhD theses. Applicants should have a PhD in Astronomy, Planetary Science, or closely related areas and a minimum of 10 publications (in Q1 or Q2 in WOS related Astronomy & Astrophysics JCR category) between the years 2016-2020. Successful applicants will have access to the 10% of time guaranteed to Chilean institutions on all international observatories based in the country (ESO/Paranal, ALMA, APEX, CTA-South, Las Campanas, ESO/La Silla, LSST, CTIO, Gemini, etc.) and participation in SDSS-V.

The INCT offers a competitive salary plus incentives for productivity. Complete applications must include in a single PDF file: a CV with a list of publications, cover letter (1 page), a research statement (including future research plans; max 3 pages), a teaching experience description (max 1 page) and the names and contact details of three references aware of the candidate work experience. All documents should be sent by e-mail to [email protected] by deadline 10th of June 2022. Position will stay open until filled. Inquiries should be addressed to Director professor Mario Soto at [email protected].

Application Deadline: 
Friday, June 10, 2022
Selection Deadline: 
Friday, July 1, 2022
Current Status of Position: 
Accepting Applicants
Apply to Job
Attention To: 
Mario Soto Vicencio
Institution/Company: 
Universidad de Atacama
Department Name: 
Instituto de Astronomía y Ciencias Planetarias
Street Line 1: 
Av. Copayapu 485
City: 
Copiapó
State/Province: 
Atacama
Country: 
Chile
Inquiries About Job
Attention To: 
Mario Soto Vicencio
Subject: 
Open Faculty Positions INCT