34577BR

Extended Job Title:

Professor - The Endowed Bucy Chair in Experimental Particle Physics

Organization:

Texas Tech University

Position Description:

Contributes to the university’s mission through teaching, research and service, some variation by academic unit.

Requisition ID:

34577BR

Travel Required:

Up to 25%

Major/Essential Functions:

Establish, develop, and lead an internationally recognized and visionary research program in non-collider experimental particle physics that tackles the most pressing questions in neutrino physics, dark matter, dark energy, or similarly defined areas. Developing curricula and delivering course material. Participate in committee, departmental and faculty meetings.

Grant Funded?:

Yes

Pay Basis:

Monthly

Department:

Physics

Job Type:

Full Time

Job Group:

Full Professor

Occasional Duties:

Candidates are expected to continue garnering extramural funding to support their research for which detector R&D is a significant component. Service to the department, college, and university is also expected.

Required Qualifications:

Ph.D. in physics or closely related field. Demonstrated record of effectiveness as a teacher, a record of peer reviewed publication and/or peer-reviewed creative activity which has contributed to the discipline or field of study, to the candidate’s intellectual and artistic development, and to the quality of the academic enterprise; a record of professional service appropriate to the discipline; promise of growth in teaching and research or artistic and creative activity

Salary Grade:

800

Does this position work in a research laboratory?:

No

Special Instructions to Applicants:

Each applicant should submit a vita, list of publications, statement of research interests and plans, teaching philosophy, and contact information for at least three references. Applications and all required attachments should be submitted through workattexastech.com

Inquiries should be directed to the search committee chair, Nural Akchurin (Nural.Akchurin@ttu.edu). Review of applications will start November 1, 2023 and will continue until the position is filled.

Safety Information:

Adherence to robust safety practices and compliance with all applicable health and safety regulations are responsibilities of all TTU employees.

Pay Statement:

Compensation is commensurate upon the qualifications of the individual selected and budgetary guidelines of the hiring department, as well as the institutional pay plan. For additional information, please reference the institutional pay plan by visiting www.depts.ttu.edu/hr/payplan.

EEO Statement:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information or status as a protected veteran.

About the College:

http://tinyurl.com/5n6wa3mh

About the Department/School/Area:

http://tinyurl.com/2333e5wj

Faculty Qualifications:

Candidates must have earned a Ph.D. in physics or closely related field, established an outstanding track record of significant external funding to support their research, and demonstrated excellent teaching at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Candidates are expected to continue garnering extramural funding to support their research for which detector R&D is a significant component. Service to the department, college, and university is also expected.

Duty Point:

TTU Lubbock, main campus and affiliated facilities