Theoretical Particle Physics Jobs Rumor Mill

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The following information is based on rumors submitted by our correspondents from around the world. Since many physics departments will not verify this (in principle) public information, we cannot guarantee that any information is accurate. This information is provided as a public service, no warranty is expressed or implied. Your mileage may vary.

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1999 Junior Faculty Jobs:

Arizona
Short List:
Mark Alford
Gabriela Barenboim
Tom Blum
Nora Brambilla
Keith Dienes
Petr Horava
John Terning
...

Offered to:
Petr Horava (declined)
Keith Dienes (accepted)






Berkeley
Short List:
Nima Arkani-Hamed
Eva Silverstein

Offered to:
Nima Arkani-Hamed (accepted)
Eva Silverstein (declined)

Cal Tech
Short List:


Offered to:
cosmologist/astrophysicist

Chicago
Short List:
Sean Carroll
Savdeep Sethi
...

Offered to:
Sean Carroll (accepted)
Savdeep Sethi (accepted)


Columbia
Short List:
Katrin Becker
Oren Bergman
Bogdan Dobrescu
Clifford Johnson
Dan Kabat
Anton Kapustin
Misha Stephanov
Dam Son
Piljin Yi
...

Offered to:
Dam Son (accepted)
Dan Kabat (accepted)









Cornell
Short List:


Offered to:
see faculty shuffle below

Fermilab
Short List:
Keith Dienes
Yuval Grossman
Anton Kapustin
Steve Mrenna
Amanda Peet
Nir Polonsky
...

Offered to:
Yuval Grossman (declined)
search postponed






Florida International
Short List:
Colin Morningstar
...

Offered to:
Colin Morningstar (accepted)


Harvard
Short List:
Nima Arkani-Hamed

Offered to:
Nima Arkani-Hamed (declined)

Irvine
Short List:
Petr Horava
...

Offered to:
Petr Horava (accepted)


Los Alamos
(Oppenheimer Fellow)
Short List:
Csaba Csaki

Offered to:
Csaba Csaki (accepted)

UC Los Angeles
Short List:
Ofer Aharony
Amanda Peet
Savdeep Sethi
...

Offered to:
search postponed




UC Los Angeles
(RIKEN)
Short List:
Mark Alford
Alex Kusenko
Colin Morningstar
Dam Son
...

Offered to:
Alex Kusenko (accepted)





Maryland
Short List:
Melanie Becker
Keith Dienes
Alon Faraggi
Clifford Johnson
Daniel Kabat
Martin Schmaltz
Raman Sundrum
...

Offered to:
Melanie Becker (accepted)








Michigan
Short List:
Zurab Kakushadze
James Liu
Amanda Peet
...

Offered to:
James Liu (accepted)




Ohio State
Short List:

Offered to:
see faculty shuffle below

Princeton
Short List:
Steven Gubser

Offered to:
Steven Gubser (accepted)

Rutgers
Short List:
Sean Carroll
Jonathan Feng
Chris Kolda
Nir Polonsky
Antonio Riotto
Jim Wells
...

Offered to:
Jim Wells (declined)
Antonio Riotto






Santa Barbara
Short List:

Offered to:


Stanford
Short List:
Shamit Kachru
Offered to:
Shamit Kachru (accepted)

Stony Brook
Short List:
Zurab Kakushadze
...

Offered to:
Zurab Kakushadze (accepted)


Yale
Short List:


Offered to:


1999 Faculty Shuffle:

Tom Banks: will split his time between Rutgers and Santa Cruz
Michael J. Duff: Texas A-M U. of Michigan
Clifford Johnson: Kentucky Durham U.
Samir Mathur: MIT Ohio State
Greg Moore: Yale Rutgers
Matthias Neubert: CERN (via SLAC) Cornell
Arkady Tseytlin: Imperial College Ohio State


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