The INAF/Astronomical Observatory of Rome (http://www.oa-roma.inaf.it/) seeks to appoint one Postdoctoral fellow to work on the development of algorithms for the study of large scale structures within the Euclid mission survey. The research project will be focused on the following research activities: 1) Development of algorithms for the analysis of the spatial distribution of galaxies (correlation functions,
power spectra and higher order statistics); 2) application of these algorithms to existing spectroscopic and photometric surveys and to "mock" Euclid surveys.
The research program will be carried out at the Department of Physics, University Roma TRE (http://www.fis.uniroma3.it/) Staff members interested in this research project include: E. Branchini (Department of Physics, University Roma TRE) and R. Scaramella (INAF/Astronomical Observatory of Rome).
The grant is for one year, with possible extension to 3 years depending on the favorable opinion of the scientific leader of the project and on funding availability. The grant is worth 28,000 Euros gross per year.
The official text for the call is available at http://www.oa-roma.inaf.it/localinfo/job/index.php?lang=en (noticed issued on 2012-11-29). It includes the application form (Attachment 1). Applications should include a CV, a list of publications,copies of the University degree(s)
with final marks and list of exams, any other qualifications with their list, a personal self-certification along the format specified in Attachment 2, and two recommendation letters.
Applications must be sent by express courier or registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt to the Director of INAF-Osservatorio
Astronomico di Roma, Via di Frascati, 33 00040 Monte Porzio Catone Italy Recommendation letters can be sent to the same address or by email to branchin@fis.uniroma3.it.
