Postdoctoral Scholar- Astronomy

The large Hubble Space Telescope program entitled  the Panchromatic Hubble Andromeda Southern Treasury (PHAST) survey is seeking a Postdoctoral Scholar to help analyze the imaging from the survey. Applications are solicited for a postdoctoral position to work with Dr. Benjamin Williams in the Astronomy Department at the University of Washington in Seattle, wa. In addition to carrying out a vigorous research program on matters of mutual scientific interest with Dr. Williams and the PHAST collaboration, candidates will develop a pipeline to optimize the photometric measurements from the PHAST images and to perform crowded-field photometry, and star/galaxy separation on those images. The photometry catalog will then be available to the Postdoctoral Scholar for science investigations ranging from model fitting individual stars of interest to measuring age and metallicity distributions of the sample. This position will also be involved in the interpretation and publication of these results in the context of the formation and evolution of the Andromeda galaxy.

Postdoctoral scholars are represented by UAW 4121 and are subject to the collective bargaining agreement, unless agreed exclusion criteria apply. For more information, please visit the University of Washington Labor Relations website.

Qualifications

A PhD or foreign equivalent in astronomy, astrophysics, or a closely related field. Expertise in generating and working with large catalogs of stellar photometry, and research involving stellar populations.

Application Instructions

Materials must be submitted through Interfolio. Please use the following link: apply.interfolio.com/100406

Applicants must submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, bibliography, research statement, diversity statement, as well as three letters of recommendation.

The diversity statement should address how your activities at UW could contribute to the diversity, equity and inclusivity goals (maximum length 1 page; for more information see http://www.washington.edu/diversity/diversity-blueprint/).

Applications will be accepted until the positions are filled, but should be received by February 1, 2022 for full consideration. Please email [email protected] if you have any questions.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or protected veteran status.

Commitment to Diversity

The University of Washington is committed to building diversity among its faculty, librarian, staff, and student communities, and articulates that commitment in the UW Diversity Blueprint (http://www.washington.edu/diversity/diversity-blueprint/). Additionally, the University’s Faculty Code recognizes faculty efforts in research, teaching and/or service that address diversity and equal opportunity as important contributions to a faculty member’s academic profile and responsibilities (https://www.washington.edu/admin/rules/policies/FCG/FCCH24.html#2432).

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Under Washington State Governor Inslee’s Proclamation 21-14.1, University of Washington (UW) workers must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide proof thereof, or receive a UW-approved medical or religious exemption. This requirement will be a condition of any offer associated with this recruitment. For more information, please visit https://www.washington.edu/coronavirus/vaccination-requirement/.