FACULTY POSITIONS (PART TIME LECTURER) - GENERAL

Fall 2008 & Spring 2009

APPLICATION DEADLINES
ACADEMIC YEAR POSITION: Any time up to April 25, 2008
FALL 08 POSITIONS: Any time up to April 25, 2008
SPRING 09 POSITIONS: Any time up to November 21, 2008

Applicants should submit the following materials by mail:

• A letter to the Chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy indicating an interest in working as a part time instructor in the department. The letter should also address the applicant's interest in teaching lecture classes, laboratory sections, in Physics and/or in Astronomy.
  
  
• A complete resume showing colleges attended, degrees earned, dates of degrees and work experience to date.
  
  
• Class evaluations from other institutions if available.
  
  
• Two letters of recommendation and three additional references from employers or previous departments at which you have taught similar classes.
  
  
• Applicants with a Ph.D. in Physics or Astronomy are preferred. Ph.D. candidates just about to graduate are also encouraged.

Submit above materials by the appropriate deadlines to:

Dr. Ana Cristina Cadavid
Chair, Department of Physics and Astronomy
California State University, Northridge
18111 Nordhoff St. Northridge
California 91330-8268

Benefits:

You may be eligible for full benefits pending on the number of units you teach. The benefits that the CSU offers can be viewed at www-hrs.csun.edu and a general profile of the campus can be found at chronicle.com/jobs/profiles/247.htm. The applicant is expected to demonstrate a commitment to working with a racially, ethnically, and culturally diverse student population. California State University, Northridge is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action, Title IX, Section 504 Employer.

APPLICATION STEPS:

Submit an original set of above materials to the Department by the application deadlines by USPS. The Department will mail you statistical forms to be COMPLETED BY YOU AND RETURNED. Based on your qualifications, the Department will assign you to the POOL OF QUALIFIED APPLICANTS for the appropriate semester(s). A personal interview with the Department Chair is required prior to any appointment. If the Department needs your services, the Department will contact you BEFORE THE SEMESTER BEGINS.



POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE

SUPRAMOLECULAR STUDIES
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE

A two-year research associateship is immediately available in bio-physical chemistry. A Ph. D in physics or physical chemistry, or biochemistry with interests and some knowledge and experience in phospholipase kinetics and physicochemical characterization of micelles and vesicles is required. Please direct enquiries and application, including your curriculum vitae and names of two references, to Dr. Radha Ranganathan, Department of Physics, California State University Northridge, CA 91330. Email: radha.ranganathan@csun.edu.



COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS THEORY
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE

Several postdoctoral positions are available in the Computational Materials Theory Center at California State University Northridge for research in multiscale modeling of materials, ranging from electronic structure and atomistic processes to transport phenomena. We are looking for candidates having a strong background in at least one of the following fields: strongly correlated electron systems, computational materials physics, first-principles electronic structure theory, molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo simulations, and non-equilibrium transport.

The selected candidates will work in one of the following projects according to their qualifications, experience and motivation: 1) Dislocation core properties in metals and intermetallics; 2) the effect of solutes on dislocation motion in metallic alloys; 3) dislocation core properties in bimetallic interfaces; 4) Strongly Correlated Electron Systems; 5) Electron and spin transport in quantum dots and molecular electronics; and 6) Electronic and optical properties of defects and defects reactions in Hydrogen -Bonded Molecular Crystals.

In some cases, the positions are available immediately, while others will become available in the September 2003. Initial appointment is for one year, renewable for a second and/or third year (based upon satisfactory performance). Interested applicants should submit a curriculum vita, list of publications, and arrange to have two letters of reference sent to: Prof. Nicholas Kioussis, Department of Physics, California State University Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA 91330-8268 or via e-mail to: nick.kioussis@csun.edu. Applications will be reviewed as received until the position is filled. California State University Northridge is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer.