University of California, Berkeley

and

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Helios Project

The University of California, Berkeley and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) seek applicants for an assistant professor, tenure-track faculty position in experimental physical chemistry beginning in the fall of 2010. This position is jointly funded through the Berkeley campus and the Helios Project at LBNL (for more information see: http://www.lbl.gov/msd/helios_site/index_helios.html). Creative candidates who show extraordinary promise or accomplishment in research and teaching in experimental physical chemistry are specifically sought. Research plans with a focus broadly on solar energy, including topics such as solar fuel, photocatalysis, and artificial photosynthesis is essential. 

Applicants should send a curriculum vitae and a proposed research program, and arrange to have three letters of recommendation sent to:

Chair, Helios Search Committee

Department of Chemistry

419 Latimer Hall

University of California, Berkeley, CA  94720-1460.

or

chemdept.recruit@berkeley.edu

or

Electronic submissions preferred via Candidate self-registration at http://chem-dept.berkeley.edu:80/sReg.php?i=59

The link above allows candidates to register and upload application material. Once application materials have been uploaded, candidates will be given a URL where their referees may upload PDFs of their letters. Please refer references to the UC statement on confidentiality: http://www.chance.berkeley.edu/apo/evalltr.htm. Application material must be received by December 15, 2009.  Interviewing will begin in January 2010, early application is encouraged.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. UC Berkeley is committed to diversity in all aspects of our mission and to addressing the family needs of faculty, including dual career couples and single parents.