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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