La Dirección y el Consejo Interno del IA-UNAM han decidido anunciar dos nuevas plazas de investigación, una en Ensenada en el área de Astrofísica Extragaláctica y otra en la CDMX (CU) en cualquiera de las áreas de investigación que se desarrollen en el IA.  Para mayor información, ver la convocatoria adjunta que aparecerá también en el AAS Job Register.  Difundan por favor entre sus colegas.

TWO TENURE-TRACK POSITIONS
Instituto de Astronomía, UNAM
DEADLINE: 31th January
START DATE: Fall 2024

JOB DESCRIPTION
The Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) announces two tenure track positions at the Instituto de Astronomía (IA) to begin in the fall of 2024, one in Ensenada, Baja California, and another in Mexico City. Applicants should hold a Ph.D. degree in astronomy or physics and have at least two years of postdoctoral experience. For the position in the Ensenada Campus, the applicants are expected to work in one of the areas of Extragalactic Astrophysics, either from the theoretical or observational (or both) perspective. For the position in the Mexico City Campus, applicants must be at most 37 (men) or 39 (women) years old by the starting date of the position and are expected to work in one of the areas of astrophysics that are currently being developed at IA, i.e., Star and Planet Formation, Stellar Evolution, Solar System and Exoplanets, Interstellar medium, Galactic Astronomy, Extragalactic Astrophysics, Cosmology, Computational Astrophysics, and Data Science. The main selection criteria will be outstanding research accomplishments and promise of future achievement. Expertise in using and/or developing big-data science, as well as advanced observational techniques will be considered assets. Faculty members are expected to carry out original research, collaborate with other faculty members, teach astronomy and/or physics courses at the graduate and/or undergraduate level, serve as mentors to students, and participate in outreach activities.