- Department/Location: Department of Physics, Kavli Institute for Cosmology Cambridge
- Salary: £26,243-£30,395 or £32,236-£39,609
- Reference: KA20355
- Category: Research
- Published: 2 September 2019
- Closing date: 21 October 2019
The Kavli Institute for Cosmology represents a single site at which the University's cosmologists and astrophysicists from different academic departments can share knowledge and work together on major projects. In particular, KICC brings together scientists from three different departments, the University's Institute of Astronomy (IoA), the Cavendish Laboratory (the Department of Physics) and the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP).
The Kavli Institute for Cosmology, University of Cambridge (Located at the West Cambridge Site), is offering one Newton-Kavli Junior Fellowships in Cosmology and Astrophysics for three years starting in October 2020. The Fellowship programme is jointly supported by the Isaac Newton Trust and by the Kavli Foundation.
Applicants must have a PhD in Astronomy or a related field, or have submitted by the start date of the fellowship. Applicants must be at an early stage of their research career. We welcome applicants from observers and theorists with interests relevant to one or more of the scientific themes of the Kavli Institute for Cosmology (see http://www.kicc.cam.ac.uk), i.e. the Cosmic Microwave Background and the early Universe, the formation and evolution of galaxies and of supermassive black holes, the Epoch of Cosmic Reionization, the intergalactic medium, large scale structures and precision cosmology, and Gravitational Waves.
The successful applicant will work within the Kavli Institute for Cosmology and will be expected to develop research objectives and conduct collaborative scientific research, write up research work for publication and presentations, and may be involved in one of more of the various research projects associated with the Kavli Institute. The successful applicant may be requested to assist with the supervision of graduate students and outreach activities as requested by the Director of the Kavli Institute. Applicants must have excellent communication and computing skills.
Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 3 years in the first instance.
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Salary will be on the Postdoctoral scale (Grade 5 or Grade 7), within the range £26,243 to £30,395 (Grade 5) - £32,236 to £39,609 (Grade 7) depending on experience plus superannuation benefit. A research allowance of £6,000 pa will be provided. Further benefits of University employment are outlined at http://www.induction.admin.cam.ac.uk/
If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact Clare Bates - HR Administrator, who is responsible for recruitment to this position by email hr(at)phy.cam.ac.uk Further information on the Kavli Institute and the fellowship can be obtained from Professor Roberto Maiolino, email director(at)kicc.cam.ac.uk. Please quote reference KA20355 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
Please quote reference KA20355 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.
The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
The department is committed to providing a family friendly environment for researchers and is ensuring that should parental leave be needed during the course of employment, there is provision for extension to contract to compensate for the parental leave taken (http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/postdoc).
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