Post-Doctoral Research Associate

Position Announcement
Post-Doctoral Research Associate
Lowell Observatory

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position at Lowell Observatory to work on the physical characterization of near-Earth objects. This position will be supervised by Dr. Nicholas Moskovitz. The initial appointment is for one year with annual extensions for up to two additional years in the case of satisfactory progress. The position is to be split with 80% of the time dedicated to the main program and 20% for any other research of the postdoctoral associate's choosing. The start date is negotiable, but the preference would be for late Summer or early Fall 2017.

The postdoctoral associate will work in collaboration with Dr. Moskovitz and other project team members on an ongoing physical characterization survey of near-Earth objects. This survey is working to build a comprehensive dataset of astrometry, rotational light curves, and spectra for hundreds of newly discovered NEOs.

In addition to assisting with target management and conducting regular (1-2 nights per month) observing runs, the postdoctoral associate will be expected to take a leading role in the survey's spectroscopic observations, reductions, and analysis. This work will include development of a generalized reduction pipeline for longslit spectral data. The postdoc will be expected to take the lead on publications relevant to this work and will be tasked with public release of the spectroscopic data.
Review of application will begin on 15 March 2017.

For a complete Job Description and Instructions on how to apply, please visit https://lowell.edu/about/employment/