[bananas] [forwarded from ZADEH at OSSENU.ASTRO.NWU.EDU] job ad

[Patrick P. Murphy]

Forwarded by request.
				- Pat

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From: ZADEH at OSSENU.ASTRO.NWU.EDU
To: pmurphy at NRAO.EDU
Subject: job ad
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 1999 12:05:42 -0600 (CST)
Message-Id: <990312120542.6020642c at OSSENU.ASTRO.NWU.EDU>

Lecturer and Public Outreach Coordinator
Dearborn Observatory
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL 60208-2900
and
Department of Astronomy
Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum
Chicago, IL 60605



Attention: Secretary, Adler/Northwestern Committee



Northwestern University (NU) and the Adler Planetarium announce a new
three-year position in teaching and public outreach for an observational
astronomer.  Start date: fall of 1999.  Responsibilities include teaching
and developing new astronomy courses at Adler and NU for the benefit of NU
undergraduates as well as the development and promotion of an Adler/NU
public observing program with the recently restored Dearborn telescope (an
18.5-inch Clark refractor) and the Doane Observatory (0.5 m Cassegrain
reflector). Experience with CCD camera operation and image processing is
also required. The successful candidate will serve as a liaison between
the two institutions, drawing on the scientific and instructional
resources of each.  Applicants should have a Ph.D. in astronomy,
experience teaching astronomy in a university setting, and an interest in
curricular innovation and public outreach activities.  Information about
the Department of Physics and Astronomy at NU and the Adler Planetarium
can be found at http://www.physics.nwu.edu or http://www.astro.nwu.edu or
http://www.adlerplanetarium.org.  Application materials (a resume and 3
letters of recommendation and evidence of excellence in teaching) are due
by May 20, 1999 and should be mailed to both NU and the Adler planetarium.
Fax (number 847-491-3135) but not electronic applications will be
accepted.  For further information contact F. Yusef-Zadeh (zadeh at nwu.edu)
or Dr. Evalyn Gates (Evalyn_Gates at orbit.adler.uchicago.edu). Women and
members of minority groups are encouraged to apply. AAE/EOE


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