Theoretical Particle Physics Jobs Rumor Mill

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last modified Fri. Aug 13, 1999
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1999 Junior Faculty Jobs:
Arizona

Short List:
Mark Alford
Gabriela Barenboim
Tom Blum
Nora Brambilla
Keith Dienes
Petr Horava
John Terning
...

Offered to:
Petr Horava (declined)
Keith Dienes (accepted)

Berkeley

Short List:
Nima Arkani-Hamed
Eva Silverstein

Offered to:
Nima Arkani-Hamed (accepted)
Eva Silverstein (declined)

Cal Tech

Short List:

Offered to:
cosmologist/astrophysicist

Chicago

Short List:
Sean Carroll
Savdeep Sethi
...

Offered to:
Sean Carroll (accepted)
Savdeep Sethi (accepted)

Columbia

Short List:
Katrin Becker
Oren Bergman
Bogdan Dobrescu
Clifford Johnson
Dan Kabat
Anton Kapustin
Misha Stephanov
Dam Son
Piljin Yi
...

Offered to:
Dam Son (accepted)
Dan Kabat (accepted)

Cornell

Short List:

Offered to:
see faculty shuffle below

Fermilab

Short List:
Keith Dienes
Yuval Grossman
Anton Kapustin
Steve Mrenna
Amanda Peet
Nir Polonsky
...

Offered to:
Yuval Grossman (declined)
search postponed

Florida International

Short List:
Colin Morningstar
...

Offered to:
Colin Morningstar (accepted)

Harvard

Short List:
Nima Arkani-Hamed

Offered to:
Nima Arkani-Hamed (declined)

Irvine

Short List:
Petr Horava
...

Offered to:
Petr Horava (accepted)

Los Alamos (Oppenheimer Fellow)

Short List:
Csaba Csaki

Offered to:
Csaba Csaki (accepted)

UC Los Angeles

Short List:
Ofer Aharony
Amanda Peet
Savdeep Sethi
...

Offered to:
search postponed

UC Los Angeles (RIKEN)

Short List:
Mark Alford
Alex Kusenko
Colin Morningstar
Dam Son
...

Offered to:
Alex Kusenko (accepted)

Maryland

Short List:
Melanie Becker
Keith Dienes
Alon Faraggi
Clifford Johnson
Daniel Kabat
Martin Schmaltz
Raman Sundrum
...

Offered to:
Melanie Becker (accepted)

Michigan

Short List:
Zurab Kakushadze
James Liu
Amanda Peet
...

Offered to:
James Liu (accepted)

Ohio State

Short List:

Offered to:
see faculty shuffle below

Princeton

Short List:
Steven Gubser

Offered to:
Steven Gubser (accepted)

Rutgers

Short List:
Sean Carroll
Jonathan Feng
Chris Kolda
Nir Polonsky
Antonio Riotto
Jim Wells
...

Offered to:
Jim Wells (declined)
Antonio Riotto

Santa Barbara

Short List:

Offered to:

Stanford

Short List:
Shamit Kachru

Offered to:
Shamit Kachru (accepted)

Stony Brook

Short List:
Zurab Kakushadze
...

Offered to:
Zurab Kakushadze (accepted)

Yale

Short List:

Offered to:

1999 Faculty Shuffle:

Tom Banks: will split his time between Rutgers and Santa Cruz

Michael J. Duff: Texas A-M ---> U. of Michigan

Clifford Johnson: Kentucky ---> Durham U.

Samir Mathur: MIT ---> Ohio State

Greg Moore: Yale ---> Rutgers

Matthias Neubert: CERN (via SLAC) ---> Cornell

Arkady Tseytlin: Imperial College ---> Ohio State
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Arizona
Short List: Mark Alford Gabriela Barenboim Tom Blum Nora Brambilla Keith Dienes Petr Horava John Terning ...	Offered to: Petr Horava (declined) Keith Dienes (accepted)

Berkeley
Short List: Nima Arkani-Hamed Eva Silverstein	Offered to: Nima Arkani-Hamed (accepted) Eva Silverstein (declined)

Cal Tech
Short List:	Offered to: cosmologist/astrophysicist

Chicago
Short List: Sean Carroll Savdeep Sethi ...	Offered to: Sean Carroll (accepted) Savdeep Sethi (accepted)

Columbia
Short List: Katrin Becker Oren Bergman Bogdan Dobrescu Clifford Johnson Dan Kabat Anton Kapustin Misha Stephanov Dam Son Piljin Yi ...	Offered to: Dam Son (accepted) Dan Kabat (accepted)

Cornell
Short List:	Offered to: see faculty shuffle below

Fermilab
Short List: Keith Dienes Yuval Grossman Anton Kapustin Steve Mrenna Amanda Peet Nir Polonsky ...	Offered to: Yuval Grossman (declined) search postponed

Florida International
Short List: Colin Morningstar ...	Offered to: Colin Morningstar (accepted)

Harvard
Short List: Nima Arkani-Hamed	Offered to: Nima Arkani-Hamed (declined)

Irvine
Short List: Petr Horava ...	Offered to: Petr Horava (accepted)

Los Alamos (Oppenheimer Fellow)
Short List: Csaba Csaki	Offered to: Csaba Csaki (accepted)

UC Los Angeles
Short List: Ofer Aharony Amanda Peet Savdeep Sethi ...	Offered to: search postponed

UC Los Angeles (RIKEN)
Short List: Mark Alford Alex Kusenko Colin Morningstar Dam Son ...	Offered to: Alex Kusenko (accepted)

Maryland
Short List: Melanie Becker Keith Dienes Alon Faraggi Clifford Johnson Daniel Kabat Martin Schmaltz Raman Sundrum ...	Offered to: Melanie Becker (accepted)

Michigan
Short List: Zurab Kakushadze James Liu Amanda Peet ...	Offered to: James Liu (accepted)

Ohio State
Short List:	Offered to: see faculty shuffle below

Princeton
Short List: Steven Gubser	Offered to: Steven Gubser (accepted)

Rutgers
Short List: Sean Carroll Jonathan Feng Chris Kolda Nir Polonsky Antonio Riotto Jim Wells ...	Offered to: Jim Wells (declined) Antonio Riotto

Santa Barbara
Short List:	Offered to:

Stanford
Short List: Shamit Kachru	Offered to: Shamit Kachru (accepted)

Stony Brook
Short List: Zurab Kakushadze ...	Offered to: Zurab Kakushadze (accepted)

Yale
Short List:	Offered to:

Tom Banks:	will split his time between	Rutgers	and Santa Cruz
Michael J. Duff:	Texas A-M	--->	U. of Michigan
Clifford Johnson:	Kentucky	--->	Durham U.
Samir Mathur:	MIT	--->	Ohio State
Greg Moore:	Yale	--->	Rutgers
Matthias Neubert:	CERN (via SLAC)	--->	Cornell
Arkady Tseytlin:	Imperial College	--->	Ohio State