Postdoctoral Fellowships at Universidad Diego Portales

The Astronomy Group at Universidad Diego Portales (UDP) invites applications for postdoctoral research fellowships in astronomy in one of the following research areas: the study of the formation of distant galaxies and their interstellar medium (in collaboration with Prof. Manuel Aravena), the study of hyper-­luminous infrared galaxies and galaxy evolution (in collaboration with Prof. Roberto Assef), the study of the structure and evolution of the Milky Way (in collaboration with Prof. Paula Jofre), and the study of stellar transients, supernovae explosions, and their progenitor stars (in collaboration with Prof. Jose Prieto).  Selected candidates will be sponsored by an UDP faculty member in applications for postdoctoral grants of up to 3 years from different sources of funding in Chile.

Successful candidates are expected to start their appointments in early to mid-2018. While at UDP, successful candidates will qualify as members of the Chilean community and will be eligible for the 10% privileged access to all telescopes in Chile, including ALMA, Gemini South, VLT, Magellan, CTIO, SOAR, La Silla, APEX, and ASTE. Applications should be submitted by e-mail in pdf format to [email protected] by July 10th, 2017 to ensure full consideration. They should include a cover letter, a short research statement (including current and previous research and a research plan at UDP), and a CV (with list of publications).  In addition, applicants should provide the names and contact information of 3 references willing to provide letters of recommendation on request. We encourage applicants to get in contact with professors working on their subjects of interest: Manuel Aravena ([email protected]), Roberto Assef ([email protected]), Paula Jofre ([email protected]), and/or Jose Prieto ([email protected]).