Theoretical Particle Physics Jobs Rumor Mill

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The following information is based on rumors submitted by our correspondents from around the world. Since many physics departments will not verify this (in principle) public information, we cannot guarantee that any information is accurate. This information is provided as a public service, no warranty is expressed or implied. Your mileage may vary.

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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)



2001 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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