Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Mathematics and Physics

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Mathematics and Physics with Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN) 

The tenure-track Assistant Professor position is affiliated with Vanderbilt University’s newly formed “Initiative for Gravity, Waves, and Fluids” – a collaborative, interdisciplinary venture. Appointment can be within the Department of Mathematics, the Department of Physics and Astronomy, or joint, depending on a candidate’s expertise. The initiative for Gravity, Waves, and Fluids is a research-focused enterprise that cuts across traditional discipline boundaries by providing mathematicians, physicists, and astrophysicists with the resources and space to connect and collaborate on projects of outstanding scientific merit. The Initiative welcomes applications from researchers working in all areas of mathematics and physics connected with: 

-General relativity: theoretical, mathematical, numerical, or experimental, including, but not restricted to, black holes, gravitational radiation, and multimessenger astrophysics.

-Fluid mechanics: theoretical, mathematical, numerical, or experimental, including, but not restricted to, relativistic fluids far from equilibrium.

-Evolution of partial differential equations related to fluid and gravity, including, but not restricted to, the geometric analysis of waves and fluids.

-The physics and mathematics of neutron star mergers and nuclear collisions. 

This position will be responsible for teaching courses, including, but not limited to, the following:

-PHYS 1111: First-Year Writing Seminar;

-PHYS 2275: Classical Mechanics;

-PHYS 3200: Statistical Physics;

-PHYS 3600: Seminar in Presenting Physics Research;

-PHYS 3660: Introduction to Particle Physics;

-PHYS 3790: Computational Physics; and

-PHYS 4005: Mathematical Methods for Physicists. 

Requirements: Requires a Ph.D. in Mathematics, Physics, Astrophysics, or a closely related field. 

Contact: To apply, send resume and cover letter to: OIS, ois@vanderbilt.edu, 110 21st Avenue South, Suite 1100, Nashville, TN 37203.