Postdoctoral Employee - Multi-Messenger and Transient Astronomy - Department of Astronomy

Postdoctoral Employee - Multi-Messenger and Transient Astronomy - Department of Astronomy

 

Position overview

Position title: Postdoctoral Scholar - Employee

Salary range: The annual salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. This position is eligible for full postdoctoral benefits.

Percent time: 100%

Anticipated start: Summer/Fall 2023

Position duration: 2 years with potential for renewal based on performance and funding

 

Application Window

 

Open date: October 21, 2022

 

Next review date: Friday, Nov 4, 2022 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

 

Final date: Thursday, Dec 15, 2022 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

 

Position description

 

The Department of Astronomy at the University of California, Berkeley (UCB) seeks applications for up to two postdoctoral employees in the area of observational studies of astronomical transient sources.

 

The TREx (Transients, Extragalactic) group at UC Berkeley, led by Profs. Raffaella Margutti and Ryan Chornock, is engaged in a wide variety of multiwavelength and multimessenger studies. Ongoing research subjects include electromagnetic counterparts of gravitational wave (GW) sources, fast blue optical transients (FBOTs), circumstellar interaction in supernovae (SNe), tidal disruption events (TDEs), superluminous supernovae, and transient host galaxies. Amongst other collaborations, the group is currently involved in the Young Supernova Experiment (YSE), the follow-up of GW sources within the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) on the Rubin Observatory. Additionally, UC Berkeley will be a founding member of the LS4 (La Silla Schmidt Southern Survey) project. Our group has active programs in the optical at Lick and Keck Observatories, as well as a wide variety of multiwavelength investigations at radio (VLBA, VLA, GMRT, ATCA, ALMA) and high-energy (Swift, Chandra, XMM-Newton, NuSTAR) facilities. The successful candidates are expected to substantially contribute to and/or lead some of the efforts above.

 

Labor Contract: https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/labor/bargaining-units/px/index.html

Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

 

• PhD (or equivalent international degree) or enrolled in a PhD (or equivalent international degree) program

 

Additional qualifications (required at time of start)

 

• PhD (or equivalent international degree)

• No more than three years of post-degree research experience by start date

 

Preferred qualifications

 

• PhD or equivalent international degree in Astronomy, Astrophysics, Physics, or related field

• Extensive experience with data reduction and analysis of observations of astronomical transients at radio wavelengths or UV/optical/near-infrared spectroscopy is highly desirable

• Experience with VLBI data (even outside the field of transients) is a plus.

• Publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals

 

Application Requirements

Document requirements

 

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

 

• Statement of Research - Maximum of 3 pages.

 

• Publication List

 

• Statement on Contributions to Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Statement on your contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion, including information about your understanding of these topics, your record of activities to date, and your specific plans and goals for advancing equity and inclusion if hired at Berkeley (for additional information go to https://ofew.berkeley.edu/recruitment/contributions-diversityhttps://ofew.berkeley.edu/recruitment/contributions-diversity).

(Optional)

 

Reference requirements

 

• 3 letters of reference required

 

Apply link: https://apptrkr.com/3578907

Help contact: [email protected]

 

Campus Information

 

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are core values at UC Berkeley. Our excellence can only be fully realized by faculty, students, and academic and non-academic staff who share our commitment to these values. Successful candidates for our academic positions will demonstrate evidence of a commitment to advancing equity, inclusion, and belonging.

 

The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see: http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct

 

In searches when letters of reference are required all letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality (http://apo.berkeley.edu/ucb-confidentiality-policy) prior to submitting their letter.

 

As a condition of employment, you will be required to comply with the University of California SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Vaccination Program Policy. All Covered Individuals under the policy must provide proof of Full Vaccination or, if applicable, submit a request for Exception (based on Medical Exemption, Disability, and/or Religious Objection) or Deferral (based on pregnancy) no later than the applicable deadline. Please refer to Appendix F, Section II.C. of the policy for the deadlines applicable to new University of California employees. (Capitalized terms in this paragraph are defined in the policy.) Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.

 

Positions that are represented by a collective bargaining unit or agent have particular contracts. For more information, please refer to the relevant contract: https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/labor/bargaining-units/ix/index.html, https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/labor/bargaining-units/px/index.html, https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/labor/bargaining-units/ra/index.html, and https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/labor/bargaining-units/lx/index.html. Questions about represented positions can be directed to the hiring unit.

 

Job location

Berkeley, CA

 

To apply, visit https://apptrkr.com/3578907

 

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