Post-doctoral Fellowship positions - ASTROdust project

Job Summary

Category
Post-doctoral Positions and Fellowships
Institution
National Centre for Nuclear Research, Poland
Department
Astrophysics department
Number of Positions Available
1
Work Arrangement
In-Person

Job Description

The Astrophysics Division at the National Centre for Nuclear Research, Warsaw, invites applications for a postdoctoral research position. The position is for (2+1) years, starting as soon as possible. The successful candidate will be hired under a full-time employment contract with a competitive salary of about 120 000 PLN/year (gross), plus the travel budget. 

The post-doctoral researcher will be expected to work on the project "ASTROdust: a complete census of dust attenuation in galaxies based on the analysis of millions of galaxies observed by Herschel" funded by the National Science Centre, Poland (UMO-2018/30/E/ST9/00082). The candidate is expected to work on statistical studies of the attenuation of dust in galaxies using a unique sample of 170 million galaxies observed in the infrared by the Herschel satellite (Herschel Extragalactic Legacy Project). We offer an environment of a young and active team, with a broad spectrum of expertise and interests in the area of extragalactic astrophysics and observational cosmology. There is a possibility to join projects in which our team is currently participating or which are conducted in the Division (i.e. HELP, LOFAR, LSST, VIPERS, SPICA, CTA).

The successful candidate can also co-supervise PhD students. 

Required documents:

  • a copy of the PhD diploma,

  • CV with the following formal consent:  „ I hereby authorize you to process my personal data included in the job application for the needs of the recruitment process in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act dated 29.08.1997 (uniform text: Journal of Laws of the Republic of Poland 2002 No 101, item 926 with further amendments).”.

  • a list of publications,

  • a summary of past research activities with an outline of research plans,

  • The applicant should also arrange for two recommendation letters sent directly by the recommending person to the address given above.

Astrophysics Division BP4, Ms. Dorota Dobrowolska, dorota.dobrowolska[at]ncbj.gov.pl, +48 22 273 28 01

For more details go to: https://www.ncbj.gov.pl/en/praca/post-doc-astrophysics-division-1

 

Application Details

Publication Start Date
2020 Mar 10
Application Deadline
2020 Apr 24

Inquiries

Name
Katarzyna Małek