[Cuga] Postdoc in Nuclear Reaction Theory at MSU---a message from Filomena Nunes

[Rachel Harris]

Postdoc: Nuclear reaction theory at Michigan State University - Fall 2010

Contact: Prof. Filomena Nunes E-mail: nunes at nscl.msu.edu
Fax: 517.353.5967 Address: 1 Cyclotron East Lansing MI 48824-1321

Job description:
Nuclear Theory Group of the National Superconducting Cyclotron 
Laboratory (NSCL) at Michigan State University (MSU) anticipates a 
postdoctoral research associate nuclear-reaction theory opening starting 
in the fall of 2010. The successful candidate will conduct research in 
nuclear reaction theory. An earlier start date in summer 2010 can be 
negotiated. We expect the successful candidate to contribute to our 
research efforts in direct nuclear reaction or few-hadron theory. 
Applicants should have a strong research record and display significant 
initiative to complement their research skills. NSCL offers an excellent 
research environment, housing a forefront exotic-beam user facility and 
yielding access to the MSU High Performance Computing Center.

The initial appointment is for one year, with renewal up to 4 years 
contingent on job performance and available funding.

Required Education:
Applicants must have a Ph.D. in physics, or anticipate Ph.D. completion 
by September 2010.

Benefits:
MSU employees receive excellent benefits including health/dental plans.
MSU is committed to achieving excellence through cultural diversity. The 
university actively encourages applications and/or nominations of women, 
persons of color, veterans and person with disabilities.

About MSU, FRIB and NSCL:
MSU, located in East Lansing Michigan, is the nations eighth-largest 
university and has been selected by the US Department of Energy (DOE) to 
design and establish the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB), a 
future DOE Office of Science national user facility. FRIB will take 
about a decade to build, cost approximately $550 million dollars and 
adjoins the current National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory 
(NSCL). NSCL is funded under a cooperative agreement with the U.S. 
National Science Foundation and will continue its mission over the next 
decade. NSCL/FRIB currently has over 300 employees. MSU is committed to 
achieving excellence through cultural diversity. The university actively 
encourages applications and/or nominations of women, persons of color, 
veterans and person with disabilities.

More information on the NSCL Theory Group and NSCL can be found at 
http://www.nscl.msu.edu/~brown/theory-group/theory-group.html/
MSU is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer.

To apply:
Interested candidates should send a curriculum vitae and a statement of 
research interest and should arrange for three letters of recommendation 
to be sent to contact.