Subject: [SLR-Mail] No. 1926: Vacation at AIUB: Full professorship in fundamental Astronomy/Space From: AIUB > ******************************************************************************** SLR Electronic Mail 2010-11-10 16:33:00 UTC Message No. 1926 ******************************************************************************** Author: AIUB Subject: Vacation at AIUB: Full professorship in fundamental Astronomy/Space University of Bern Faculty of Science Applications are invited for a full professorship in Fundamental Astronomy/Space Geodesy including the Directorate of the Astronomical Institute, opening August, 1, 2011, at the Astronomical Institute, University of Bern, Switzerland (http://www.aiub.unibe.ch). Candidates should have a strong research record in fundamental astronomy, e.g., space geodesy and astrodynamics in the broadest sense. Current research activities of the institute include space geodesy using GNSS and satellite laser ranging, gravity field determination and optical surveys for natural and artificial bodies in the solar system. Future research might be extended towards the study of the orbital and rotational motion of planets including their natural and artificial satellites, and to other planetary system bodies such as asteroids, and comets. The institute develops and operates the Zimmerwald Observatory. The successful candidate is expected to direct the institute´s research activities, to attract external funding, and to actively participate in the teaching and supervision of Bachelor and Master students, as well as Ph.D. students. The University of Bern particularly encourages women to apply for this position. Applications including a curriculum vitae, a publication list, copies of the five most important publications, a brief outline of past and future research, and a list of external funds raised, should be sent either as a hard copy to Prof. S. Decurtins, Dean of the Faculty of Science, University of Bern, Sidlerstrasse 5. CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland, or as a single PDF-file via e-mail to: dekan@natdek.unibe.ch, by 31 January 2011. From: Sekretariat AIUB ********************************************************************************