Application Deadline: October 31, 2019
Selection Deadline: November 29, 2019
The Department of Physics at Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María (UTFSM), Chile,
invites applications to fill two faculty positions at the assistant or associate professor level,
beginning as early as January 2020. One position is at the Valparaíso campus, and the other
position is at San Joaquin (Santiago) campus. The applicant must have a Ph.D. degree in
Astronomy or Astrophysics, with commitment to research as well as teaching at the
undergraduate and graduate level. The position is open to all areas of Astrophysics
research and instrumentation. UTFSM has a leading group in Particle and High Energy
Experimental Physics in the country, and affinity with these activities is desired. The
Department has well established undergraduate and PhD. programs in Physics, with a
tradition in research in Condensed Matter and Particle Physics, and is starting the new area
of Astrophysics.
The successful candidates are expected to have a commitment to excellence in research
and to join the recently open undergraduate program in Astrophysics, interacting closely
with students. Applicants working in all areas of Astrophysics are welcome to apply. Our
Department is an active research center in the country with an active visitor program and a
research collaboration network worldwide. Our University is mainly focused on Science and
Engineering, with multidisciplinary activities and collaborations and attracts some of the
most brilliant students in these disciplines. It also hosts powerful computer clusters, being
the first site in the country to reach the status of Tier-2 in the ATLAS grid. The selected
candidates are expected to be able to teach in Spanish within approximately a year.
Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, a short statement of research interests and
teaching philosophy, two letters of reference that should be sent directly from the referee
to the address below, and a copy of title or degree certificates. The documents should be
sent by October 31th, 2019, to Dirección RRHH (postulaciones.ddrrhhad@usm.cl) or to the
Head of the Physics Department, Prof. Claudio Dib (claudio.dib@usm.cl). Late applications
may be considered until the position is filled. Further information can be obtained at the
same addresses.
UNIVERSIDAD TECNICA FEDERICO SANTA MARIA
Departamento de Física
Avenida España 1680, Valparaíso, Chile Tel. +56-32-2654152