The Astronomy Unit (AU) at Queen Mary University of London has a vacancy for a Postdoctoral Research Assistant to work on the Leverhulme Trust Research Grant entitled “Advanced model of solar radio bursts via plasma kinetic simulation”.
The post is full time and fixed term, available from 1 March 2012 or as soon as possible thereafter until 28 February 2015 (36 months). It is funded by the Leverhulme Trust Research Grant. Starting salary will be in the range £30,500 (year 1), £32,173 (year 2), £33,944 (year 3) per annum inclusive of London Allowance.
Informal enquiries should be addressed to the Leverhulme Grant Principal Investigator, Dr David Tsiklauri by email to d.tsiklauri@qmul.ac.uk or on +44 (0)20 7882 5898. Further details about the AU can be found at astro.qmul.ac.uk. Further details/application form can be found at http://webapps.qmul.ac.uk/hr/vacancies/jobs.php?id=2799.
Completed application forms, covering letter, CV (which should include the list of publications) and 3 academic references, quoting 12004/NL, should be returned to the Recruitment Administrator, School of Physics and Astronomy, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, or by e-mail to ph-recruit@qmul.ac.uk The closing date for applications is 9 March 2012 by which ALL materials, including references, should be received. It is anticipated that interviews will be held during the week of 19-23 March 2012.
