ERC-funded postdoc position in star formation at Konkoly Observatory, Budapest

Submission Information
Publish Date: 
Friday, December 20, 2019
Archive Date: 
Friday, February 14, 2020
Job Summary
Job Category: 
Post-doctoral Positions and Fellowships
Institution Classification/Type: 
Foreign
Institution/Company: 
Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences
Department Name: 
Konkoly Observatory
Street Line 1: 
Csatkai Endre u. 6-8
City: 
Sopron
State/Province: 
Hungary
Zip/Postal: 
9400
Country: 
Hungary
Announcement
Job Announcement Text: 

The "Structured Accretion Disks" ERC-funded research group invites applicants to a postdoc position at Konkoly Observatory (Budapest, Hungary) on the topic of structure, composition, and chemistry of circumstellar disks around young eruptive stars. The ERC Starting Grant is awarded to Dr Agnes Kospal, and its aim is to provide realistic initial conditions for the planet formation process. The position is for two years, available immediately, with a possibility of a shorter extension until 2022 June. Applicants must have a PhD in astrophysics (or related discipline).

Applicants with interest and experience in observational/computational astrophysics, radiative transfer, and the physics of the circumstellar matter are encouraged to apply. The successful applicant will be expected to carry out independent research for this project and collaborate with other members of the ERC group, Konkoly Observatory, and its international partners. Konkoly Observatory has close connections to the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (Heidelberg, Germany). The postdoc position comes with generous travel funds. The postdoc will have no teaching duties, although supervising students is possible.

Konkoly Observatory is Hungary's largest astronomical institute, located in a newly renovated building in a beautiful natural reserve area, half hour from the city center. The observatory has been dynamically expanding in recent years, including two ERC-funded projects and several international staff members. The observatory maintains telescopes at a Hungarian mountain station and astronomers regularly observe with international instrumentation as well.

Applications should be sent via e-mail to [email protected] in PDF format and must include a cover letter describing the applicant's background and motivation for applying for the job, a CV, a list of publications, and names, addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of two or three reference persons.

Included Benefits: 

The Hungarian Academy of Sciences is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The postdoc will be a state employee and will have access to the Hungarian public health system.

Application Deadline: 
Friday, February 14, 2020
Selection Deadline: 
Sunday, March 1, 2020
Current Status of Position: 
Accepting Applicants
Apply to Job
Attention To: 
Ágnes Kóspál
Title: 
Dr.
Institution/Company: 
Konkoly Observatory
Street Line 1: 
Konkoly-Thege M. út 15-17
City: 
Budapest
State/Province: 
State
Zip/Postal Code: 
1121
Country: 
Hungary
Inquiries About Job
Attention To: 
Ágnes Kóspál
Subject: 
Postdoc position