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Fellowships
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP / RESEARCH SCIENTIST
- HOBBY-EBERLY TELESCOPE DARK ENERGY EXPERIMENT
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Astronomy
2511 Speedway, RLM 16.218
Austin, TX 78712
Attention: Karl Gebhardt, Professor
Email inquiries: gebhardt@astro.as.utexas.edu, hill@astro.as.utexas.edu
McDonald Observatory and the HETDEX project seek two experienced researchers for Postdoctoral or Research Associate/Scientist
positions in extragalactic observational astronomy and instrumentation with the McDonald Observatory, University of Texas at Austin.
The positions are based in Austin and are associated with the Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment (HETDEX) which will
outfit the 9.2-m HET with a new wide field of view and 150 copies of a unit integral field spectrograph called VIRUS. See
http://www.as.utexas.edu/hetdex/. Information on research and McDonald
facilities is available at http://www.as.utexas.edu/.
The positions may be at the postdoctoral or Research Associate/Scientist level, depending on experience. Postdoctoral positions have
an initial tenure of three years, with expectation of extension and promotion to Research Associate following satisfactory performance.
Research Associates are on the parallel Research track at UT Austin.
We seek one researcher experienced in handlng large datasets, preferably with experience in integral field spectroscopy, to lead the
execution of the extensive HETDEX pilot survey studying the properties of Lyman-alpha emitters. The other position requires
experience in astronomical instrumentation, and offers the opportunity to be involved with the design and construction of the
world's largest integral field spectrograph, as well as the many other technical aspects of the project.
Appointment will begin as soon as possible, and certainly before June 2008. Candidates are expected to hold a Ph.D. upon arrival
and to reside in Austin. Applicants should submit a resume, a statement of research experience, and letters of recommendation
from three scientists familiar with the applicant's research by December 15, 2007. We encourage those interested to contact
Karl Gebhardt and Gary Hill for more details.
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW IN THEORETICAL COSMOLOGY AND ASTROPHYSICS
Department of Astronomy
The University of Texas at Austin
1 University Station, C1400
2511 Speedway
Austin, Texas 78712
USA
Tel: 512-471-9422
FAX: 512-471-6016
Email Submission & Inquiries: shapiro@astro.as.utexas.edu
The closing date for receipt of applications: 12/01/2007
Attention: Prof. Paul Shapiro
Applications are invited for a postdoctoral fellowship in theoretical cosmology and astrophysics. A background
in cosmology, computational cosmology, and related areas would be useful, including galaxy and large-scale
structure formation, cosmic reionization, intergalactic medium, high-redshift star formation, gas and gravitational
dynamics, radiative processes and radiative transfer, and numerical simulation. This position will be for up to three
years, subject to satisfactory performance. Renewal beyond this is also possible, for a particularly successful fellow,
subject to the availability of funds. Candidates should submit a curriculum vitae, a summary of past research
accomplishments and current research interests and plans, and arrange for at least three letters of reference to be
sent by December 1, 2007. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. EOE/AAE
http://members.aas.org/JobReg/JobDetailPage.cfm?JobID=23951
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