====== Theoretical Particle Physics Jobs Rumor Mill ====== [[http://www.eff.org/blueribbon.html|{{ wiki:ribbon.gif }}]] **Disclaimer:** 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. The [[http://www.physics.ucdavis.edu/|UC Davis Physics Department]] disavows any responsibility for the information contained herein. ====== 2002 Junior Faculty Jobs: ======
Austin (U. Texas)
Short List:
Raphael Bousso
Nemanja Kaloper
2 more senior people

Offered To:
Raphael Bousso (declined)



Berkeley
Short List:
Raphael Bousso
Andrew Chamblin
Jaume Gomis
Albion Lawrence

Offered To:
Raphael Bousso (accepted)




Boston
(cont. from 2001)
Short List:
Csaba Csaki
Bogdan Dobrescu
Jonathan Feng
Leonardo Giusti
Nir Polonsky
Yuri Shirman
more senior person
...

Offered To:
Martin Schmaltz (accepted)








Boulder
Short List:
Per Berglund
Michael Gutperle
Nemanja Kaloper
Gary Shiu
...

Offered To:
Gary Shiu (declined)
search postponed




Brandeis
Short List:
Mina Aganagic
Jaume Gomis
Michael Gutperle
Nemanja Kaloper
Albion Lawrence
Sanjaye Ramgoolam

Offered To:
Albion Lawrence (accepted)






British Columbia
Short List:
four candidates
in other fields

Offered To:
astronomer (declined)
search postponed

Buffalo
Short List:
Sanjaye Ramgoolam
Kirill Melnikov
Doreen Wackeroth
Yuri Shirman
Ren-Jie Zhang
...

Offered To:
Doreen Wackeroth (accepted)






Davis
Short List:
Daniel Chung
Nemanja Kaloper
...

Offered To:
Nemanja Kaloper (accepted)



Duke
(cont. from 2001)
Short List:
Jinn-Wei Chen
Hans-Werner Hammer
Thomas Mehen
more senior person

Offered To:
more senior person (declined)
Thomas Mehen (accepted)



Fermilab
(two jobs)
Short List:
Tom Blum
Hsin-Chia Cheng
Bogdan Dobrescu
Gregory Gabadadze
Yasunori Nomura
Kirill Melnikov
Tilman Plehn
Ren-Jie Zhang
...

Offered To:
Yasunori Nomura (accepted)
Bogdan Dobrescu (accepted)








Florida International
(cont. from 2001)
Short List:
Weon Jong Lee

Offered To:
Weon Jong Lee (declined)

Florida International
Short List:
Rajamani Narayanan

Offered To:
Rajamani Narayanan

Hawaii
Short List:
Gustavo Burdman
David E. Kaplan
Graham Kribs
Kirill Melnikov
Yuri Shirman
Ren-Jie Zhang
...

Offered To:
David E. Kaplan (declined)
Kirill Melnikov (accepted)






Illinois
Short List:
Jing Wang
...

Offered To:
search cancelled


Johns Hopkins
Short List:
Michael Gutperle
David E. Kaplan
Albion Lawrence
Iain Stewart
Neal Weiner
...

Offered To:
Iain Stewart (declined)
David E. Kaplan (accepted)





Kentucky
(cont. from 2001)
Short List:
senior person

Offered To:
Sumit Das (accepted)

Los Alamos
(2 Feynman Fellowships)
Short List:
Yuri Shirman
Alex Friedland

Offered To:
Yuri Shirman (accepted)
Alex Friedland (accepted)

Maryland
(two jobs, no deadline)
Short List:
Gunnar Bali
Gabriela Barenboim
Tom Blum
Zacharia Chacko
Bogdan Dobrescu
David E. Kaplan
Yuri Shirman
a more senior person
...

Offered To:
David E. Kaplan (declined)
search cancelled








Massachusetts (Amherst)
Short List:


Offered To:
search cancelled

McGill
Short List:
Mina Aganagic
Zacharia Chacko
Andrew Chamblin
Guy Moore
Gary Shiu
Ren-Jie Zhang
...

Offered To:
Gary Shiu (declined)
Guy Moore (accepted)






Michigan
Short List:
Tobias Hurth
Yuri Shirman
Iain Stewart
Neal Weiner
more senior people
...

Offered To:
James Wells (accepted)






Middlebury College
Short List:
Noah Graham
...

Offered To:
Noah Graham (accepted)


MIT
Short List:
Silas Beane
Raphael Bousso
Bogdan Dobrescu
David E. Kaplan
Kirill Melnikov
Guy Moore
Yasunori Nomura
Witold Skiba
Iain Stewart
Doreen Wackeroth
...

Offered To:
Raphael Bousso (declined)
Iain Stewart (accepted)










Notre Dame
Short List:
Gabriela Barenboim
Daniel Chung
...

Offered To:
search postponed



Northeastern
Short List:
Gabriela Barenboim
Gregory Gabadadze
Michael Gutperle
Yuri Shirman
Ren-Jie Zhang
...

Offered To:
experimentalist (accepted)






Pittsburgh
Short List:
Bogdan Dobrescu
Sean Fleming
Paolo Gondolo
Adam Leibovich
Kirill Melnikov
Dan Pirjol
Witold Skiba
...

Offered To:
Bogdan Dobrescu (declined)
Adam Leibovich (accepted)







Princeton
Short List:
Leonardo Rastelli
...

Offered To:
Leonardo Rastelli (accepted)


Regina
Short List:
Gunnar Bali
Andrei Belistky
Jinn-Wei Chen
Bhaskar Dutta
Kirill Melnikov

Offered To:
Bhaskar Dutta (accepted)





Simon Fraser
Short List:
Gary Shiu
Guy Moore
Ken Olum
people in other fields
...

Offered To:
Gary Shiu (declined)
people in other fields (accepted)




SLAC
(cont. from 2001)
Short List:
3 more senior people

Offered To:
Nima Arkani-Hamed

Texas A&M
Short List:
Bhaskar Dutta
Ren-Jie Zhang
...

Offered To:





Texas, Pan American
Short List:
Alakabha Datta
...

Offered To:
search cancelled


Toronto
Short List:
Mina Aganagic
Kentaro Hori
Albion Lawrence
Calin Lazaroiu
...

Offered To:
Kentaro Hori (accepted)





UCLA
Short List:
Michael Gutperle
Albion Lawrence
Leonardo Rastelli
...

Offered To:
Michael Gutperle (accepted)




Victoria
(cont. from 2001)
Short List:
Sacha Davidson
Nemanja Kaloper
Graham Kribs
Maxim Pospelov
...

Offered To:
Nemanja Kaloper (declined)
Maxim Pospelov (accepted)




Waterloo
Short List:

Offered To:

Washington
Short List:
Mina Aganagic
Michael Gutperle
Nemanja Kaloper
Matt Strassler
...

Offered To:
Matt Strassler (accepted)
Mina Aganagic (accepted)




Washington
Short List:

Offered To:

Washington U. (St. Louis)
Short List:
Tom Blum
Daniel Chung
Bogdan Dobrescu
Guy Moore
Mark Alford
...

Offered To:
Mark Alford (accepted)
Daniel Chung (declined)





Wisconsin
Short List:
Mina Aganagic
Arthur Hebecker
Nemanja Kaloper
Albion Lawrence
Yuri Shirman
Gary Shiu
...

Offered To:
more senior person
Mina Aganagic (declined)
Gary Shiu (accepted)





Wisconsin
(astro)
Short List:
Ted Baltz
John Beacom
Daniel Chung
Chris Fryer
Tomislav Prokopec
...

Offered To:
more senior person (declined)
Daniel Chung (accepted)





Yale
(three jobs)
Short List:
Raphael Bousso
Gustavo Burdman
Hsin-Chia Cheng
Bogdan Dobrescu
Michael Gutperle
Nemanja Kaloper
Albion Lawrence
Hong Liu
Witek Skiba
Vijay Balasubramanian
more senior person
...

Offered To:
Vijay Balasubramanian (declined)
Raphael Bousso (declined)
Witek Skiba (accepted)
more senior person (declined)










====== 2002 Faculty Shuffle: ======
Mark Alford: Glasgow Washington U.
Sumit Das: on leave from Tata Kentucky
Boris Kayser: NSF Fermilab
Raymond Laflamme: LANL Perimeter
Juan Maldacena: Harvard IAS Princeton
Lisa Randall: MIT Harvard
Martin Schmaltz: Fermilab Boston U.
Dam Thanh Son: Columbia INT (Seattle)
Matt Strassler: U. Pennsylvania U. Washington (Seattle)
James Wells: Davis Michigan
Uwe-Jens Wiese: on leave from MIT Bern
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