Astro-Software Post-Doc position for ELT instruments data reduction pipelines

The astronomical software group "A*V" at the University of Vienna, Austria is looking for motivated scientists to develop observation simulation and data reduction software for several of the future instruments at ESO's Extremely Large Telescope. 
Three positions need to be filled.

Job Description and duties:

Successful candidates will be involved in the following software development activities:

• the design and implementation of the data reduction pipeline for the METIS mid-infrared imager and spectrograph at the ELT,
• further development of the generalised instrument and observation data simulation framework "ScopeSim",
• simulation of raw and processed observational data sets related to both the scientific feasibility and data production capabilities of various ELT instruments.

Additionally the successful candidates will be required to be involved in the teaching aspects of the Institute, including:

• Independent teaching of courses as defined by the collective bargaining agreement (up to 6 hrs per week)
• Supervision of student projects
• Contributions to general organisational and administrative tasks

Profile:

Mandatory:

• PhD in astronomy / astrophysics / physics (with connection to astronomy)
• Advanced software development skills (e.g. Python, C++)
• An active public Github account
• Ability to work in a distributed software team
• Excellent communication skills (written and spoken English)

Ideally:

• Experience implementing astronomical data reduction pipelines
• Experience with integral field unit spectrographs and/or mid-infrared instruments
• Experience with ESO standards of software development

The application deadline is the 31st of October 2022. Interested candidates should apply via the University of Vienna's Job Centre, advertisement number 13255