Assistant to Associate Professor tenure track position at IRyA, UNAM, Mexico

The Institute of Radio Astronomy & Astrophysics (IRyA) of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM, Morelia Campus) invites applications for a tenure track position in astrophysics at a level from ASSISTANT to ASSOCIATE Professor (Profesor Asociado C to Profesor Titular B), depending on the qualifications of the selected candidate. Applicants should hold a Ph.D. degree in Astrophysics or a related discipline, and for the lowest level, they should have at least two years of postdoctoral experience.

Candidates from all subfields of astronomy and astrophysics will be considered. Current institute faculty have a broad range of interests, with particularly active research groups in extragalactic astronomy, star formation, late stages of stellar evolution, high energy astrophysics, and interstellar turbulence and numerical simulations of gas dynamics.

The main selection criteria will be outstanding research accomplishments and promise of future achievement. Faculty members are expected to carry out original research, collaborate with faculty members, and must teach Astronomy and/or Physics courses at graduate or undergraduate levels, as well as mentor students. The courses may be taught in Spanish or English.

Astronomers at Mexican institutions can compete for the Mexican share of observing time at the 10.4-m Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) and the Large Millimeter Telescope (LMT, Puebla). The institute provides limited funds for publishing, and limited support for observing and traveling; further funding is available by competing for UNAM and/or other national grants.

Candidates should send a complete curriculum vitae including a full list of publications, as well as a statement of previous experience and current and future professional interests, a description of research and teaching plans, and arrange for at least three signed letters of recommendation to be sent directly to the Academic Secretary of the Institute (at [email protected], attention to Gustavo Bruzual) by August 21, 2023.

Review of applications will begin on August 22. The anticipated start date is no later than January 2024. Inquiries can be made by email to the academic secretary