Kavli Institute Junior Fellow

The Kavli Institute for Cosmology, University of Cambridge (Located at the West Cambridge Site), is offering one junior research fellowship. The Kavli Institute Junior Fellowship will be for three years starting in October 2017. Applicants must have a PhD in Astronomy or a related field, or have submitted by the start date of the fellowship. The Junior Fellowship is aimed at early stage career researchers. We welcome applicants from observers and theorists with interests relevant to one or more of the scientific themes of the Kavli Institute for Cosmology (see www.ast.cam.ac.uk/kavli), i.e. the Cosmic Microwave Background and the early Universe, the formation and evolution of galaxies and of supermassive black holes, large scale surveys and the low frequency Universe.

The successful applicant will be expected to develop research objectives and conduct collaborative and independent scientific research, write up research work for publication and presentation, assist with grant proposals and use of resources, may be requested to assist with the supervision of graduate students and outreach as requested by the Director of the Kavli Institute. Applicants must have excellent communication and computing skills.

Salary will be on the Postdoctoral scale (Grade 5 or Grade 7), within the range £25,023 to £28,982 or £28,982- £37,768 p.a. depending on experience plus superannuation benefit. A research allowance of £4,000 pa will be provided.

Further information on the Kavli Institute and the Fellowship can be obtained from the further particulars or from Professor Roberto Maiolino, email r.maiolino(at)mrao.cam.ac.uk.

To apply online for this vacancy and to view further particulars about this role, please click on the URL link above. This will route you to the University's Job Opportunities pages where full application instructions are given. There you will need to click on the 'Apply online' button and register an account (if you have not already) and log in before completing the online application form.

Please submit your application by midnight (GMT) of the closing date of Tuesday, 1st November 2016. If you have any queries about your application, please contact Ms Sandra Berner (kavlisec(at)ast.cam.ac.uk).

Please quote reference LG09856 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

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