ALMA postdoctoral position on “Accretion physics of nearby AGN: Preparation for the Event Horizon Telescope“, Concepcion, Chile

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Publish Date: 
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
Archive Date: 
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Job Summary
Job Category: 
Post-doctoral Positions and Fellowships
Institution Classification/Type: 
Foreign
Institution/Company: 
Universidad de Concepcion
City: 
Concepcion
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Country: 
Chile
Announcement
Job Announcement Text: 

The theory group in the Astronomy Department at the Universidad de Concepción (Chile) invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral position on “Accretion physics of nearby AGN: Preparation for the Event Horizon Telescope“. The objective of the project is to explore the accretion physics of AGN to derive testable predictions for the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT, http://www.eventhorizontelescope.org/).

The theory group in Concepción is the largest theoretical astrophysics group in Chile, consisting of Prof. M. Fellhauer and Prof. D. Schleicher, two recently hired postdocs and more than 10 students. The project will be jointly pursued with the UdeC Radio Lab (Profs. N. Nagar and R. Reeves), which is directly involved in the EHT and has contributed to its instrumentation via the ALMA Phasing Project.

Applicants  for  the  position  should  hold  a  PhD  in  astronomy  or  a  related  field  and  have experience in computational modeling and the physics of accretion disks, AGN or black hole metrics. Interested candidates should send a cover letter, a CV including a  list  of  publications  and  a  3-page  research  statement as a single pdf file  to Prof. Dominik Schleicher ([email protected]) and arrange for two letters of recommendation. The selection of candidates starts on April 1st, with potential starting dates from September 2017. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Included Benefits: 

In addition to a competitive salary, we provide contributions to the health care insurance as well as an annual travel budget of about 3000 USD.

Application Deadline: 
Friday, March 31, 2017
Current Status of Position: 
No Status Given (Opted Out)
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Dominik Schleicher
Title: 
Prof. Dr.
Institution/Company: 
Universidad de Concepcion
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Barrio Universitario
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City: 
Concepcion
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Country: 
Chile
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+56-41-2201649
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