Senior Research Physicist

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,484 full-time undergraduates and 5,250 graduate and professional students.  Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 888 full-time and 1,281 FTE faculty, 2,711 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.5 billion.

Job Description

The Boston College Institute of Scientific Research (ISR) seeks applicants for a part-time Research Physicist with broad background that includes theory, modeling, data analysis and interpretation.  The position will support research related to magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere coupling and requires a strong background in plasma physics, wave-wave and wave-particle interactions and nonlinear processes in the upper atmosphere.

The applicant should have a strong record of independent research as evidenced by a solid publication record commensurate with their experience in the field. In addition to conducting independent research, the candidate is expected to interact with an active and growing research team at Boston College and contribute to the growth and development of junior members of the group.
Good technical writing skills and the ability to develop proposals and seek external funding for quality research projects are highly desired.

Requirements

- Applicants holding a PhD degree (or equivalent) in the physical sciences, engineering or applied mathematics are encouraged to apply.

- Experience or knowledge in one or more scientific programming languages (e.g., C, C++, Fortran, python, Matlab) is desired.

- The location for this position is Boston College in Newton, MA. US citizenship is required. This opportunity is an externally funded position.

Closing Statement

Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility:

• Tuition remission for Employees
• Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements
• Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Low-Cost Life Insurance
• Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored 403b Retirement Plans
• Paid Holidays Annually
• Generous Sick and Vacation Pay
• Additional benefits can be found on https://www.bc.edu/employeehandbook

Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process.

Boston College is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. In concert with our Jesuit, Catholic mission, Boston College is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications for women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and covered veterans. To learn more about how BC supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university please visit the Office for Institutional Diversity at https://www.bc.edu/diversity .

Boston College's Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed at https://www.bc.edu/nondiscrimination .