POSTDOCTORAL CONTRACT CLUSTERS II 2016

Submission Information
Publish Date: 
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
Archive Date: 
Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Job Summary
Job Category: 
Post-doctoral Positions and Fellowships
Institution Classification/Type: 
Government Agency
Institution/Company: 
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias
City: 
La Laguna
State/Province: 
Country: 
Spain
Announcement
Job Announcement Text: 

The IAC (Tenerife) invites applications for ONE postdoctoral contract to work on topics within the “Precision cosmology with PLANCK, QUIJOTE and SDSS” (AYA2014-60438-P) project, led by Dr. José Alberto Rubiño Martín.

Research topics at the IAC include most areas of astrophysics: solar physics, planetary systems, stellar and interstellar physics, galactic formation and evolution, and cosmology and astroparticles. These research lines are supported by an ambitious instrumentation program. The IAC has been selected as a Severo Ochoa Center of Excellence by the Spanish Government in 2015, a prestigious recognition awarded for the second time to the IAC as a leading research institute in Spain. Further information about the IAC's research programme, its Observatories and the 10.4m GTC is available at the IAC's web page (http://www.iac.es).

Duties: The selected candidate will pursue research related to one or several of the following fields:

 To conduct the observations, the data processing and data analysis of optical/IR images and spectroscopy for the study of the new galaxy clusters detected by the Planck satellite. The associated observing program is 128-MULTIPLE-16/15B.
 To develop specific tools for the identification of new galaxy clusters in optical/IR images: over-densities, color-magnitude, spatial distributions, redshift determinations.
 To apply these tools to the optical/infrared images from our follow-up program, and also to archival data.
 To participate in the Science working groups for the preparation of the WEAVE surveys.
 To participate in the Science working groups of the space mission Euclid.

Expertise in the following topics will be highly valued:

 Observational experience with optical/IR telescopes.
 Experience in the processing of optical/IR images and spectroscopy.
 Observational experience in the study of galaxy clusters and/or luminous red galaxies.
 Experience in the use of photometric redshift estimation methods.
 Experience with specific techniques for the detection of galaxy clusters at intermediate/high redshift.

Position Requirements: The successful applicant must have a solid background on observational astronomy, data processing of optical/IR images, and the observational study of galaxies clusters.

Qualification Requirements: To be eligible for admission, applicants must have completed a Ph.D. degree in Astrophysics or Physics, within the application deadline (June 30, 2016). A copy of your degree or corresponding stamped certificate (issued on behalf of the University where you have obtained the degree), must be included.  If the applicant has not completed the Ph.D. degree within the application deadline, will not be considered.

Remuneration: The gross annual salary is 32.886 €, subject to up to 20% tax and Social Security deductions (depending on the personal situation of the candidate). Medical insurance will be provided for the candidate and their family (if relevant). A limited relocation package is available.

Duration: The appointment will be for a period of 1 year.  The starting date is expected to be during 2016.

Relocation allowance: This call includes a relocation allowance only for the selected candidate comprising: the cost of your flight ticket (booked and issued by the IAC), your stay for up to two weeks (organised by the IAC) and per diem rate up to two weeks. The maximum IAC will reimburse is 2,000 Euros.

All application materials must be submitted using the online application system and received by the application deadline (June 30, 2016).  The CV, publication list, statements of research and suitability for the Job and copy of your Ph.D. degree, must be converted into a single PDF file. 

Late applications or those which do not include the mandatory application form (Annex I), will not be considered for admission.  Incomplete applications will have a period of five (5) days, starting from the day after publication of the provisional list of accepted and excluded candidates, to provide missing documentation.  Reference letters must be sent directly by the referees through the on-line application system (the system will automatically contact these scientists you named, asking them to submit their letters of reference), before June 30, 2016.  Those submitted by e-mail will not be considered nor those sent directly by the applicant.  Since at least two reference letters are compulsory, we strongly recommend you to include three referees’ names, just in case one of them is not be available to send the letter, and in that case you would be excluded from the process.

Details of the selection process, including the list of applicants, will be published on the web; successful candidate will also be informed by e-mail.

Included Benefits: 

No benefits information has been provided by the employer.

Application Deadline: 
Thursday, June 30, 2016
Current Status of Position: 
No Status Given (Opted Out)
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Secretariat of Research Division
Title: 
Secretariat of Research Division
Institution/Company: 
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias
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C/Vía Láctea s/n
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City: 
La Laguna
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38200
Country: 
Spain
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+34922605380
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+34922605210
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