Assistant or Associate Professor of Physics

University of Missouri-St. Louis

The Department of Physics & Astronomy, UM-St. Louis, seeks applications for a tenured or tenure-track faculty appointment as Associate or Assistant Professor of Physics. The candidate must have a Ph.D. in physics or a closely related field. He/she will be expected to teach physics at the introductory and advanced levels and conduct an active research program in computational/theoretical physics, preferably in an area that overlaps with existing research programs in astrophysics, biophysics, or materials physics (http://www.umsl.edu/~physics/). The candidate will have the opportunity for collaboration with the campus' Center for Molecular Electronics (nanoscience) and Center for Neurodynamics (nonlinear dynamics in neural systems). Applicants should have a strong track record of research and scholarly activities and will be expected to direct research projects at the Ph.D., M.S., and undergraduate levels. Submit curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy, research plan, and arrange for three letters of recommendation to be sent to:

Prof. Bruce Wilking, Chair, 
Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, 
University of Missouri-St. Louis, 
One University Blvd., St. Louis, MO  63121, 
FAX : (314) 516-6152, 
email: bwilking@umsl.edu.  

Consideration of applications will begin November 15, 2006 and continue until the position is filled. The University of Missouri-St. Louis is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity employer committed to excellence through diversity.