Theoretical Particle Physics Jobs Rumor Mill

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last modified Fri. Aug. 24, 2001
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2001 Junior Faculty Jobs:
Austin (U. Texas)

Short List:
Raphael Bousso
Albion Lawrence
Nir Polonsky
...

Offered To:

Berkeley

Short List:
more senior string theorists

Offered To:
two more senior
string theorists (accepted)
see below

Boston

Short List:
Csaba Csaki
Bogdan Dobrescu
Jonathan Feng
Leonardo Giusti
Nir Polonsky
Yuri Shirman
more senior person
...

Offered To:
more senior person

British Columbia

Short List:
Hsin-Chia Cheng
Akikazu Hashimoto
Nissan Itzhaki
Albion Lawrence
Moshe Rozali

Offered To:
Moshe Rozali (accepted)

British Columbia (Canada Research Chair)

Short List:
Mark van Raamsdonk

Offered To:
Mark van Raamsdonk (accepted)

Cincinnati

Short List:
Philip Argyres
Nemanja Kaloper
...

Offered To:
Philip Argyres (accepted)

Columbia

Short List:
Robert Mawhinney

Offered To:
Robert Mawhinney
(promotion to tenure)

Cornell

Short List:
Csaba Csaki
Moshe Rozali
...

Offered To:
Csaba Csaki (accepted)

Davis

Short List:

Offered To:

Duke

Short List:
Jinn-Wei Chen
Hans-Werner Hammer
Thomas Mehen

Offered To:

Fermilab

Short List:
Gustavo Burdman
Csaba Csaki
Ulrich Nierste
Alexey Petrov
Nir Polonsky
Witold Skiba
Iain Stewart
...

Offered To:
Csaba Csaki (declined)
Ulrich Nierste (accepted)

Florida

Short List:
Daniel Chung
Akikazu Hashimoto
Gail McLaughlin
Stephen Mrenna
Konstantin Matchev
Yael Shadmi
...

Offered To:
Konstantin Matchev (accepted)

Florida International

Short List:
Weon Jong Lee

Offered To:
Weon Jong Lee

Harvard

Short List:
Shiraz Minwalla

Offered To:
Shiraz Minwalla (accepted)

Irvine (phenomenology)

Short List:
Gustavo Burdman
Jonathan Feng
Nemanja Kaloper
...

Offered To:
Jonathan Feng (accepted)

Irvine (String)

Short List:
Arvind Rajaraman
Moshe Rozali
...

Offered To:
Arvind Rajaraman (accepted)

Kentucky

Short List:
senior person

Offered To:
senior person

Los Alamos

Short List:
John Terning

Offered To:
John Terning (accepted)

Michigan, U. of

Short List:
Leopoldo Pando-Zayas

Offered To:
Leopoldo Pando-Zayas (accepted)

Minnesota

Short List:
Karim Benakli
Csaba Csaki
Gregory Gabadadze
Tony Gherghetta
Nissan Itzhaki
Moshe Rozali
...

Offered To:
Tony Gherghetta (accepted)

MIT

Short List:
Raphael Bousso
Csaba Csaki
Bogdan Dobrescu
Jonathan Feng
Yuri Shirman
Witold Skiba
...

Offered To:
Csaba Csaki (declined)

Notre Dame

Short List:
non-particle people
...

Offered To:
astronomer

Perimeter Institute

Short List:
senior people
...

Offered To:
see below

Pittsburgh

Short List:
Ravi Sheth
...

Offered To:
Ravi Sheth (accepted)

Princeton

Short List:
Akikazu Hashimoto
Nissan Itzhaki
Kostas Skenderis
...

Offered To:
Kostas Skenderis (accepted)
Nissan Itzhaki (accepted)

Rutgers

Short List:
Duiliu-Emanuel Diaconescu

Offered To:
Duiliu-Emanuel Diaconescu
(accepted)

SLAC

Short List:
3 more senior people

Offered To:

Stony Brook

Short List:
Herman Boos
Gregory Gabadadze
Michael Gutperle
Kentaro Hori
Concha Gonzalez-Garcia

Offered To:
Concha Gonzalez-Garcia (accepted)

Toronto

Short List:
Hsin-Chia Cheng
Erich Poppitz
Yuri Shirman
Witold Skiba

Offered To:
Erich Poppitz (accepted)

Toronto (joint appointment with Math)

Short List:
Duiliu-Emanuel Diaconescu
Kentaro Hori
Albion Lawrence
...

Offered To:
Duiliu-Emanuel Diaconescu
(declined)

Urbana-Champaign

Short List:
Yael Shadmi
...

Offered To:
Search Cancelled

Utah

Short List:
Katrin Becker
Hsin-Chia Cheng
Gail McLaughlin
Yuri Shirman
...

Offered To:
Katrin Becker

Victoria

Short List:
Sacha Davidson
Nemanja Kaloper
Graham Kribs
Maxim Pospelov
...

Offered To:
Nemanja Kaloper

Virginia Tech (two positions)

Short List:
Aaron Grant
Gail McLaughlin
Djordje Minic
Yuri Shirman
Doreen Wackeroth
...

Offered To:
Djordje Minic (accepted)
Gail McLaughlin (declined)

Washington

Short List:
Andreas Karch
+ people in other fields

Offered To:
Andreas Karch (accepted)

Wayne State

Short List:
Aaron Grant
Alexey Petrov
...

Offered To:
Alexey Petrov (accepted)
Faculty Shuffle:

Ian Affleck: U. British Columbia ---> Boston U.

Philip Argyres: Cornell ---> Cincinnati

Csaba Csaki: LANL ---> Cornell

Ori Ganor: Princeton ---> Berkeley

Paul Ginsparg: LANL ---> Cornell

Petr Horava: Rutgers ---> Berkeley

Greg Moore: Yale ---> Rutgers

Rob Myers: McGill ---> Perimeter/Waterloo

Chiara Nappi: USC ---> Princeton U.

Erich Poppitz: Yale ---> Toronto

Lee Smolin: Penn. State ---> Perimeter/Waterloo
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Austin (U. Texas)
Short List: Raphael Bousso Albion Lawrence Nir Polonsky ...	Offered To:

Berkeley
Short List: more senior string theorists	Offered To: two more senior string theorists (accepted) see below

Boston
Short List: Csaba Csaki Bogdan Dobrescu Jonathan Feng Leonardo Giusti Nir Polonsky Yuri Shirman more senior person ...	Offered To: more senior person

British Columbia
Short List: Hsin-Chia Cheng Akikazu Hashimoto Nissan Itzhaki Albion Lawrence Moshe Rozali	Offered To: Moshe Rozali (accepted)

British Columbia (Canada Research Chair)
Short List: Mark van Raamsdonk	Offered To: Mark van Raamsdonk (accepted)

Cincinnati
Short List: Philip Argyres Nemanja Kaloper ...	Offered To: Philip Argyres (accepted)

Columbia
Short List: Robert Mawhinney	Offered To: Robert Mawhinney (promotion to tenure)

Cornell
Short List: Csaba Csaki Moshe Rozali ...	Offered To: Csaba Csaki (accepted)

Davis
Short List:	Offered To:

Duke
Short List: Jinn-Wei Chen Hans-Werner Hammer Thomas Mehen	Offered To:

Fermilab
Short List: Gustavo Burdman Csaba Csaki Ulrich Nierste Alexey Petrov Nir Polonsky Witold Skiba Iain Stewart ...	Offered To: Csaba Csaki (declined) Ulrich Nierste (accepted)

Florida
Short List: Daniel Chung Akikazu Hashimoto Gail McLaughlin Stephen Mrenna Konstantin Matchev Yael Shadmi ...	Offered To: Konstantin Matchev (accepted)

Florida International
Short List: Weon Jong Lee	Offered To: Weon Jong Lee

Harvard
Short List: Shiraz Minwalla	Offered To: Shiraz Minwalla (accepted)

Irvine (phenomenology)
Short List: Gustavo Burdman Jonathan Feng Nemanja Kaloper ...	Offered To: Jonathan Feng (accepted)

Irvine (String)
Short List: Arvind Rajaraman Moshe Rozali ...	Offered To: Arvind Rajaraman (accepted)

Kentucky
Short List: senior person	Offered To: senior person

Los Alamos
Short List: John Terning	Offered To: John Terning (accepted)

Michigan, U. of
Short List: Leopoldo Pando-Zayas	Offered To: Leopoldo Pando-Zayas (accepted)

Minnesota
Short List: Karim Benakli Csaba Csaki Gregory Gabadadze Tony Gherghetta Nissan Itzhaki Moshe Rozali ...	Offered To: Tony Gherghetta (accepted)

MIT
Short List: Raphael Bousso Csaba Csaki Bogdan Dobrescu Jonathan Feng Yuri Shirman Witold Skiba ...	Offered To: Csaba Csaki (declined)

Notre Dame
Short List: non-particle people ...	Offered To: astronomer

Perimeter Institute
Short List: senior people ...	Offered To: see below

Pittsburgh
Short List: Ravi Sheth ...	Offered To: Ravi Sheth (accepted)

Princeton
Short List: Akikazu Hashimoto Nissan Itzhaki Kostas Skenderis ...	Offered To: Kostas Skenderis (accepted) Nissan Itzhaki (accepted)

Rutgers
Short List: Duiliu-Emanuel Diaconescu	Offered To: Duiliu-Emanuel Diaconescu (accepted)

SLAC
Short List: 3 more senior people	Offered To:

Stony Brook
Short List: Herman Boos Gregory Gabadadze Michael Gutperle Kentaro Hori Concha Gonzalez-Garcia	Offered To: Concha Gonzalez-Garcia (accepted)

Toronto
Short List: Hsin-Chia Cheng Erich Poppitz Yuri Shirman Witold Skiba	Offered To: Erich Poppitz (accepted)

Toronto (joint appointment with Math)
Short List: Duiliu-Emanuel Diaconescu Kentaro Hori Albion Lawrence ...	Offered To: Duiliu-Emanuel Diaconescu (declined)

Urbana-Champaign
Short List: Yael Shadmi ...	Offered To: Search Cancelled

Utah
Short List: Katrin Becker Hsin-Chia Cheng Gail McLaughlin Yuri Shirman ...	Offered To: Katrin Becker

Victoria
Short List: Sacha Davidson Nemanja Kaloper Graham Kribs Maxim Pospelov ...	Offered To: Nemanja Kaloper

Virginia Tech (two positions)
Short List: Aaron Grant Gail McLaughlin Djordje Minic Yuri Shirman Doreen Wackeroth ...	Offered To: Djordje Minic (accepted) Gail McLaughlin (declined)

Washington
Short List: Andreas Karch + people in other fields	Offered To: Andreas Karch (accepted)

Wayne State
Short List: Aaron Grant Alexey Petrov ...	Offered To: Alexey Petrov (accepted)

Ian Affleck:	U. British Columbia	--->	Boston U.
Philip Argyres:	Cornell	--->	Cincinnati
Csaba Csaki:	LANL	--->	Cornell
Ori Ganor:	Princeton	--->	Berkeley
Paul Ginsparg:	LANL	--->	Cornell
Petr Horava:	Rutgers	--->	Berkeley
Greg Moore:	Yale	--->	Rutgers
Rob Myers:	McGill	--->	Perimeter/Waterloo
Chiara Nappi:	USC	--->	Princeton U.
Erich Poppitz:	Yale	--->	Toronto
Lee Smolin:	Penn. State	--->	Perimeter/Waterloo