Postdoc, Visiting Professor, or Sabbatical Visitor

Submission Information
Publish Date: 
Wednesday, September 1, 2021
Archive Date: 
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Job Summary
Job Category: 
Post-doctoral Positions and Fellowships
Institution Classification/Type: 
Small Academic
Institution/Company: 
Institute for Advanced Study
Department Name: 
School of Natural Sciences
Street Line 1: 
Einstein Drive
City: 
Princeton
State/Province: 
New Jersey
Zip/Postal: 
08540
Country: 
United States of America
Announcement
Job Announcement Text: 

The School of Natural Sciences at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, will have several openings for members in theoretical and computational astrophysics, observational astronomy, and cosmology for the academic year 2022-2023. Postdoctoral members are selected on their ability to freely conduct independent research but they frequently collaborate with each other, with faculty members at the Institute or Princeton University, and with researchers at other institutions. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

Postdoctoral member appointments range from three to five years. Long-term members have five-year appointments with a stipend that is above post-doctoral level. In addition to exceptional qualifications for pursuing his or her individual research, the successful candidate for a long-term membership should be interested in mentoring, and possibly collaborating with, other post-doctoral members. Long-term members in astrophysics are designated Bahcall fellows. All applicants for postdoctoral membership will also be considered for long-term membership and vice versa.

We will also have openings for Visiting Professors. Applicants for these openings should hold a faculty or equivalent position and normally should be within ten years of receiving their Ph.D. Support will be provided to spend a period between one term and one year at the Institute while the faculty is on sabbatical or other leave from their home institution. Visiting Professors are expected to conduct their own research and to help make the research environment at the IAS stimulating to the other members of the School.

A small number of senior scientists can usually be accommodated on Sabbatical leave. Appointments range from a few months to a full academic year. Stipend support varies with the length of the visit and the amount of support being provided by the visitor's home institution, or by an outside fellowship.

For information about the Institute, current research activities, and previous postdoctoral fellows see our web site: https://www.ias.edu/

All members are normally eligible for subsidized housing on the Institute campus.

Astrophysics applicants must apply through AcademicJobsOnline (click on this link for application). Required materials are: CV including a publications list, research statement, three PDF files of recently written papers, and three letters of recommendation. The research statement should be limited to three pages. All materials should be uploaded directly through the AJO website. Visiting Professor and Sabbatical applications do not require reference letters. Applications must be received by November 15.

Application Deadline: 
Monday, November 15, 2021
Selection Deadline: 
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Current Status of Position: 
Accepting Applicants
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Attention To: 
Michelle Sage
Title: 
Administrative Officer, School of Natural Sciences
Institution/Company: 
Institute for Advanced Study
Street Line 1: 
Street Line 2: 
City: 
Princeton
State/Province: 
NJ
Zip/Postal Code: 
08540
Country: 
United States of America
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