Assistant Professor

The Institute for Astronomy (IfA) at the University of Hawai'i invites applications for a tenure-track, Assistant Professor faculty position.

This position is located at the IfA facility in Hilo.  Applicants with expertise in all fields of astronomy and astronomical instrumentation will be considered.  We especially encourage applicants whose research is relevant to current efforts at our Hilo facility (see https://go.hawaii.edu/air), as well as the burgeoning space science initiative at the University of Hawai'i (see https://go.hawaii.edu/8Xn).  The Hilo facility is well equipped for instrumentation programs, including active development related to adaptive optics, near-infrared detectors, the automated UH 2.2-meter telescope, the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility, and instrumentation for other Maunakea telescope facilities.

The IfA faculty are sited at three facilities on the islands of O'ahu (in Honolulu), Hawai'i (in Hilo), and Maui (in Pukalani). All faculty regardless of location participate equally in the teaching program, research, and academic life at the IfA.  The IfA has strong research groups in most areas of astrophysics, supported in part by access to all observational facilities on Maunakea and Haleakala, with significant expertise in extragalactic, time domain, stellar, exoplanetary, planetary, and solar astronomy, as well as astronomical instrumentation and wide-field sky surveys.

In 2024-2025 the IfA seeks to fill four positions starting Fall 2025, three in Honolulu and one in Hilo, as part of an ongoing faculty hiring plan through the 2020’s. To be considered for the position in Hilo, you must apply to this job posting. If you wish to be considered for positions at both locations, you must submit two applications, one to each of the postings.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Undertaking a program of astronomical research.
2. Teaching at least one graduate or undergraduate (3 credits) course per year.
3. Contributing to and enhancing the intellectual environment of the IfA.

Minimum Qualifications

12. A Ph.D. in astronomy, astrophysics, or a closely related discipline, awarded by the time of the appointment.
13. A strong research record, as demonstrated by accomplishments, publications and letters of recommendation
14. Ability to teach effectively at the undergraduate and graduate level

Desired Qualifications

12. Ability to lead a research program involving students and post-docs
13. Ability to contribute effectively to the intellectual environment of the IfA