Tenured or Tenure-track Faculty Position in Astronomical InstrumentationApply now DescriptionThe Department of Astronomy at the University of Texas at Austin invites applications for an open rank (assistant, associate, or full professor) faculty position in Astronomical Instrumentation. We welcome applications from candidates with an emphasis on Instrumentation in any field of astronomy, however we will favor
applicants planning to contribute to our resources at McDonald Observatory (including the GMT). The search will begin with a target start as early as August 2027 but will continue until the position is filled. Information on departmental and McDonald Observatory resources and research programs can be found at: https://astronomy.utexas.edu. UT Austin is a major founding partner in the consortium for the
next-generation 25-m Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT: http://www.gmto.org). Major new facilities are also being developed at the West Texas McDonald Observatory site. UT Austin faculty members have access to the 10-m Hobby-Eberly Telescope equipped with instruments such as the VIRUS wide-field integral field spectrograph, the Low Resolution Spectrograph (LRS2), and the Habitable-zone Planet Finder (HPF) precision-RV
spectrograph. McDonald also hosts the HJST 2.7-m telescope with high and low resolution spectroscopic capability spanning the optical (including integral field units) to near infrared; the 2.1-m and 0.8-m telescopes; and a node for the Las Cumbres Observatory (LCO) network. The UT Astronomy Program provides vibrant collaborative opportunities on large astronomical surveys taking place at McDonald Observatory, and
many staff play leading roles in surveys using JWST, Roman, HST, TESS, and other national/international facilities. For instrument/technology development, MDO offers easy access on the Austin campus to machine shops, Class-100 clean room spaces, electronics benches, mechanical assembly areas, and optical/photonic test facilities including fiber IFU labs. The in-house large machine shops are equipped with multiple CNC
and manual machines and a wire-EDM machine for complex part fabrication, aided by several precision metrology machines. 3D printing machines are available to aid rapid prototyping. MDO's highly experienced Austin-based instrument scientists/engineers are available for collaboration and support for instrument projects. Campus-wide, UT Austin hosts micro-photonics/electronics fabrication/metrology facilities at the
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