RADIOSTAR/Supernova pre-doctoral fellowship position at Konkoly Observatory, Budapest (Hungary)

We invite applications for a pre-doctoral fellowship position at Konkoly Observatory in Budapest (Hungary) to work with Dr. Maria Lugaro and Dr. Jozsef Vinko on theoretical and observational aspects of supernova explosions. The position is funded within the ERC project RADIOSTAR, "Radioactivities from Stars to Solar Systems." This project uses information about radioactive nuclei produced by nuclear reactions inside stars and ejected by stellar winds and supernova explosions to fill in the missing pieces of the puzzle of the origin of
our Solar System. It involves close collaboration with supernova experts Prof. Alexander Heger (Monash University, Australia) and Dr. Marco Pignatari (University of Hull, UK). Generous funding will be provided to visit the collaborators and to attend major meetings in the field.

The position will be available from the beginning of September 2017, initially for two years, and renewable for one more year twice. The candidate will have to be involved in a doctoral program at a university (either Hungarian or foreign) which leads to a PhD by the end of the project. To apply, please send a cover letter with a curriculum vitae (including a publication list, if any) and a brief statements of research interests (not exceeding 2 pages each) via email to [email protected] in pdf format. Applicants should also indicate the names and email addresses of at least two (preferably three) referees who agree to provide reference letters. Complete applications received by 1 June 2017 will receive first consideration. Later applications will also be considered if necessary until a suitable candidate
is found.

Konkoly Observatory (www.konkoly.hu) is a thriving research environment with roughly 50 staff astronomers working on topics from variable stars, asteroseismology, exoplanets, stellar (and solar) activity, Solar System objects, star formation, the interstellar medium and proto-planetary disks (ERC funded), to nucleosynthesis, transients, and supernovae.