- DEPARTMENT/LOCATION : Department of Physics
- SALARY : £34,308-£42,155
- REFERENCE : KA33675
- CATEGORY : Research
- PUBLISHED : 19 October 2022
- CLOSING DATE : 7 December 2022
Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 3 years in the first instance.
The Astrophysics Group of the Department of Physics and the Kavli Institute for Cosmology, University of Cambridge, invite applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to work in support of activities related to the group's programme on the formation and evolution of galaxies and black holes. Within this framework, the team led by Prof Roberto Maiolino and Dr Sandro Tacchella exploits a variety of multi-band data on nearby and distant galaxies, obtained from various observing facilities and surveys (including ALMA, ESO-VLT, SDSS4-MANGA), is heavily involved in the JWST NIRSpec and NIRCam GTO programmes, and also in the preparation of the observing programmes some of the major forthcoming observational facilities, such as MOONS@VLT. The group also uses extensive cosmological simulations and theoretical models for comparison with observational data.
The successful applicant is expected to work in collaboration with the team led by Prof. Roberto Maiolino and Dr Sandro Tacchella on the analysis and interpretation of observational data (especially from some of the facilities discussed above) to investigate the physical processes driving galaxy evolution, also through comparison with cosmological simulations.
Further information on the research activities of the Kavli Institute and of the team can be found at:
https://www.kicc.cam.ac.uk https://www.robertomaiolino.net https://www.tacchella.space
Applicants should have a PhD in Astronomy or Astrophysics or a closely related discipline (or should have a PhD in these areas by the time they start the job). They should have a proven track record in research in astrophysics. The candidate must be experienced with astronomical data analysis and interpretation and familiar with software packages for data analysis. Familiarity with cosmological simulations is also desirable.
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Ensure that you upload your Curriculum Vitae (CV), a covering letter and Statement of Research Interests (two pages maximum) in the upload section of the online application. If you upload any additional documents which have not been requested, we will not be able to consider these as part of your application. Please submit your application by midnight on the closing date, 7th December 2022.
The names and contact details of two referees are a necessary part of the submission. Referees will be contacted automatically following an application but applicants are strongly advised to prepare nominated referees for the need to provide references by 19th December 2022.
If you have any questions about this vacancy please contact Professor Roberto Maiolino (rm665@cam.ac.uk). If you have any questions about the application process, please contact mott.hub@phy.cam.ac.uk.
Please quote reference KA33675 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
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