Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Astrophysics

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Reference:  UOH-TA-0154
Campus:  Hull
School/Space:  School of Science and Engineering
Faculty/Division:  Faculty of Pure Sciences
Topic Group/Crew:  Physics
Wage: 
£31,396 to £37,099
Publish Kind:  Full Time
Closing Date:  Tuesday 16 April 2024

Candidates are required to submit a present CV.

The E.A. Milne Centre for Astrophysics on the College of Hull invitations functions for a postdoctoral analysis affiliate to work on evaluation and observations of pulsars and quick radio bursts. It is a full-time three-year appointment on the College’s Band 6 stage and is on the market from as early as April 2024. The profitable candidate will work on the STFC-funded challenge EMO-GP: Emission Mechanisms of Big Pulses below the route of Dr. James McKee and in partnership with the College of Toronto and the Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics.

The profitable candidate will lead the event of an enormous pulse monitoring marketing campaign with the CHIME radio telescope and perform evaluation of current massive knowledge units taken with the Parkes Murriyang, Big Metre-Wave Radio Telescope, and Inexperienced Financial institution Radio Telescopes. The candidate may also be inspired to develop their very own analysis tasks in pulsars and quick radio transients in collaboration with the challenge companions. Candidates ought to have a PhD in physics, astronomy, or a intently associated area. Demonstrable experience in evaluation of pulsar and/or quick radio burst observational knowledge (e.g., PSRCHIVE, dspsr, sigproc) might be required, and expertise with radio telescope software program backends is very fascinating.

As a part of the appliance, please embrace your CV, a abstract of your pursuits and potential collaborative analysis plans for the approaching 2-3 years in your software. Present additionally the way you meet the factors of the given particular person specification. You possibly can be taught extra about this place and apply on-line at www.hull.ac.uk/jobs . To debate this position informally, please contact Dr. James McKee at [email protected]

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