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Job Opening: Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Biophysics at Texas Christian University

The Department of Physics and Astronomy at Texas Christian University invites applicants for a tenure-track faculty position in the area of Biophysics at the Assistant Professor level.

The successful candidate will be expected to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in physics and biophysics, advise Ph.D. candidates and conduct an independent and vigorous research program. We expect the new faculty member will strengthen our undergraduate and graduate programs in physics with emphasis on theoretical/computational biophysics. The research interests of the applicant should be compatible with the current biophysics research program that includes optical spectroscopy, macromolecular interactions and macromolecular dynamics, preferably with modern nanophotonics approaches.

Applicants should have a PhD degree in Physics, Chemical Physics, or Biophysics, a strong record of achievement in biophysics related research, a commitment to excellence in undergraduate and graduate teaching and outreach.

Applicants must attach a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a list of publications, a research statement, a statement on teaching philosophy, and complete contact information for at least three professional references. Applications must be submitted through the TCU Human Resources website at: https://tcu.igreentree.com/CSS_Faculty

Review of applications will begin May 1 and continue until the position is filled. TCU is an equal opportunity employer. Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply.

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Dr. Peter Frinchaboy leads a new Milky Way survey the SDSS-III/APOGEE survey.

Dr. Doug Ingram, in recognition of his outstanding teaching over many years at TCU, won the Deans’ 2011 Teaching Award, which was presented to him at the December Commencement.

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Friday, February 10th at 1:30 p.m. in SWR 357

The Phase Diagram of the High Temperature Superconductor YBa₂Cu₃O_7-δ with Point and Columnar Defects.

Andra Troncalli

Physics Department

Austin College

Abstract

The high temperature superconductor YBa₂Cu₃O_7-δ still holds a lot of interests for researchers, although it was discovered more than twenty years ago. Clean single crystals of YBa₂Cu₃O_7-δ display a first-order phase transition from a vortex solid state to a vortex liquid state. In the presence of disorder, the transition is second order, and the solid state is either a vortex glass in the presence of random point defects, or a Bose-glass in the presence of correlated defects. The order of the phase transition and the nature of the vortex solid are not the only ones changing upon the introduction of defects: the pinning anisotropy of the material may change too.

Sponsor: Dr. Strzhemechny