Director of Cosmology & AI-Driven Astrophysics (Tenured)

CMU group; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Carnegie Mellon University invites applications for a senior faculty position and the role of Director of the McWilliams Center for Cosmology & Astrophysics.

The appointment will be at the rank of Full or Associate Professor, with tenure, with a primary appointment in the Department of Physics and a joint appointment in either the Machine Learning Department or the Department of Statistics & Data Science, according to the successful applicant's expertise and research program.

Qualifications

• Distinguished record of research in physics/astronomy/astrophysics.
• Strong leadership with external funding and grants track record.
• Excellence in teaching and mentoring; vision for graduate training.

Responsibilities

• Set ambitious scientific direction for the McWilliams Center for Cosmology & Astrophysics.
• Strengthen connections between physics, data science, and AI across CMU.
• Build major collaborative research efforts and expand partnerships with industry.
• Mentor researchers across career stages and provide strategic leadership.

Job description

Carnegie Mellon University invites applications for a senior faculty position and the role of Director of the McWilliams Center for Cosmology & Astrophysics.

The appointment will be at the rank of Full or Associate Professor, with tenure, with a primary appointment in the Department of Physics and a joint appointment in either the Machine Learning Department or the Department of Statistics & Data Science, according to the successful applicant's expertise and research program.