<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail-OutlineElement gmail-Ltr gmail-SCXW47574294 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p class="gmail-Paragraph gmail-SCXW47574294 gmail-BCX0" style="text-align:left;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><br></p><p class="gmail-Paragraph gmail-SCXW47574294 gmail-BCX0" style="text-align:left;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-MacChromeBold gmail-SCXW47574294 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:16pt;line-height:28.75px;font-family:"Times New Roman","Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont","Times New Roman_MSFontService",serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW47574294 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif">I want to advertise a joint position of physics/computer science at American University, Washington DC. </span></span></span></p><p class="gmail-Paragraph gmail-SCXW47574294 gmail-BCX0" style="text-align:left;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-MacChromeBold gmail-SCXW47574294 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:16pt;line-height:28.75px;font-family:"Times New Roman","Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont","Times New Roman_MSFontService",serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW47574294 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif"><br></span></span></span></p><p class="gmail-Paragraph gmail-SCXW47574294 gmail-BCX0" style="text-align:left;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-MacChromeBold gmail-SCXW47574294 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:16pt;line-height:28.75px;font-family:"Times New Roman","Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont","Times New Roman_MSFontService",serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW47574294 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif">The position might be good for folks who work in areas such as computational neuroscience, theoretical neuroscience, nonlinear systems, application of AI in physical sciences (e.g. climate science), physics-informed computer vision and computer graphics.  Faculty in all ranks are encouraged to apply. </span><b><br></b></span></span></p><p class="gmail-Paragraph gmail-SCXW47574294 gmail-BCX0" style="text-align:left;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><br></p><p class="gmail-Paragraph gmail-SCXW47574294 gmail-BCX0" style="text-align:left;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-MacChromeBold gmail-SCXW47574294 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:16pt;line-height:28.75px;font-family:"Times New Roman","Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont","Times New Roman_MSFontService",serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW47574294 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif"><br></span></span></span></p><p class="gmail-Paragraph gmail-SCXW47574294 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;text-align:center"><span lang="EN" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-MacChromeBold gmail-SCXW47574294 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:16pt;line-height:28.75px;font-family:"Times New Roman","Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont","Times New Roman_MSFontService",serif;font-weight:bold;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW47574294 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><br></span></span></p><p class="gmail-Paragraph gmail-SCXW47574294 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;text-align:center"><span lang="EN" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-MacChromeBold gmail-SCXW47574294 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:16pt;line-height:28.75px;font-family:"Times New Roman","Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont","Times New Roman_MSFontService",serif;font-weight:bold;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW47574294 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Position Announcement:</span></span><span class="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n class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW47574294 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">interdisciplinary collaborations in adjacent fields</span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW47574294 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">.</span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW47574294 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> Tenure-</span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW47574294 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">track</span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW47574294 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> faculty </span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW47574294 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">teach a maximum of two courses per semester</span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW47574294 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">.</span></span><span class="gmail-EOP gmail-SCXW47574294 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:21.85px;font-family:"Times New Roman","Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont","Times New Roman_MSFontService",serif"> </span></p></div><div class="gmail-OutlineElement gmail-Ltr gmail-SCXW47574294 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p class="gmail-Paragraph gmail-SCXW47574294 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px 0px 13.3333px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW47574294 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:21.85px;font-family:"Times New Roman","Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont","Times New Roman_MSFontService",serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW47574294 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">The annual salary range</span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW47574294 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">s </span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW47574294 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">based on rank are as follows</span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW47574294 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">: Assistant Professor $90,000-101,000; Associate Professor $1</span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW47574294 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">1</span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW47574294 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">1,000-150,000; Professor $15</span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW47574294 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">1</span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW47574294 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">,000-220,000.</span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW47574294 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span></span><span lang="EN" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW47574294 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:21.85px;font-family:"Times New Roman","Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont","Times New Roman_MSFontService",serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW47574294 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Review of applications will begin </span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW47574294 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">November 1st</span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW47574294 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> and will continue until the position is filled, subject to ongoing budgetary approval. P</span></span><span lang="EN" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW47574294 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:21.85px;font-family:"Times New Roman","Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont","Times New Roman_MSFontService",serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW47574294 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">lease </span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW47574294 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">submit</span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW47574294 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> applications via: </span></span><a class="gmail-Hyperlink gmail-SCXW47574294 gmail-BCX0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:inherit"><span lang="EN" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-Underlined gmail-SCXW47574294 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,255);font-size:12pt;text-decoration-line:underline;line-height:21.85px;font-family:"Times New Roman","Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont","Times New Roman_MSFontService",serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW47574294 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">[INSERT</span></span></a><span lang="EN" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-Underlined gmail-SCXW47574294 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,255);font-size:12pt;text-decoration-line:underline;line-height:21.85px;font-family:"Times New Roman","Times New Ro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