Background: Loyola University Chicago (LUC), College of Arts and Sciences,
Department of Physics invites applications for a three-year postdoc appointment in
the Department of Physics with Prof. Rasha Abbasi, Review of applications will
begin August 2021 and will continue until the position is filled.
Duties and Responsibilities: : Prof. Abbasi is recruiting a Post-Doctoral Research
Associate to specialize in lightning research, observations, and applications. The
selected applicant will work closely with Prof. Abbasi and the Telescope Array
collaboration on observing the optical emission from Terrestrial Gamma-ray
Flashes (TGFs) using a high-speed video camera and a photometer system. The
selected applicant will also work closely with the Physics Department at Loyola
University Chicago on teaching classes during the spring semester of their
appointment. Thus, this position will allow the Post-Doctoral Research
Associate the unique opportunity to develop both their research and teaching skills.
The main responsibilities would be 1) analyzing the collected data from the highspeed
video camera and the photometers in correlation with the TGFs observed by
the Telescope Array Surface Detector (TASD) and lighting observed by the
(INTerFerometer) INTF at the TASD site. 2) Maintaining and collecting data
from the optical instruments at the TASD site. 3) simulation of the optical
component of TGFs and lighting. 4) Teaching undergraduate courses and labs
(corresponding to a teaching load of 3) during the spring semester. This position
will require the presentation and publication of research findings at scientific
conferences and in academic journals. It also requires travel to Utah multiple times
a year.
Minimum Qualifications: The successful applicant will have a Ph.D. Candidates
for the position must clearly demonstrate the potential for excellent in research and
have a record of excellent scholarship. This position requires familiarity with
lightning observations and TGFs, along with fluency in at least one programming
language (e.g., Python, C++, Jave). Preference will be given to applicants with
knowledge of high-speed video camera and photometer observations
Special Instructions to Applicants: Applicants should submit a current Curriculum
Vitae, official or unofficial transcripts, a list of at least 3 professional references,
and a cover letter explaining how your qualifications meet the requirements for this
position to to www.careers.luc.edu
Rasha Abbasi , Ph.D.
Department of Physics
Loyola University Chicago is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer
with a strong commitment to hiring for our mission and diversifying our faculty. The
University seeks to increase the diversity of its professoriate, workforce and
undergraduate and graduate student populations because broad diversity - including
a wide range of individuals who contribute to a robust academic environment - is
critical to achieving the University's mission of excellence in education, research,
educational access and services in an increasingly diverse society. Therefore, in
holistically accessing the many qualifications of each applicant, we would factor
favorably an individual's record of conduct that includes experience with an array of
diverse perspectives, as well as a wide variety of different educational, research or
other work activities. Among other qualifications, we would also factor favorably
experience overcoming or helping others overcome barriers to an academic career
or degrees.
Location: Loyola University Chicago, Chicago U.S.A.
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