RADIOSTAR post-doc positions at Konkoly Observatory, Budapest

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Publish Date: 
Sunday, January 1, 2017
Archive Date: 
Sunday, February 26, 2017
Job Summary
Job Category: 
Post-doctoral Positions and Fellowships
Institution Classification/Type: 
Foreign
Institution/Company: 
Konkoly Observatory, Budapest
City: 
Budapest
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Announcement
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We invite applications for postdoctoral positions at Konkoly Observatory in Budapest (Hungary) to work with Dr. Maria Lugaro and collaborators on the ERC-funded project RADIOSTAR, "Radioactivities from Stars to Solar Systems". The project will exploit radioactive nuclei produced by nuclear reactions inside stars and supernovae to understand the origin of our Solar System. Three positions will be available from the beginning of September 2017, initially for two years, and renewable for one or two more years.

Potential applicants with interest and proven experience in:

  • Nuclear Astrophysics/Nuclear networks
  • Stellar and Supernova nucleosynthesis
  • Galactic chemical evolution

are encouraged to apply.

The RADIOSTAR project involves close collaboration with Amanda Karakas (Monash), Alexander Heger (Monash), Marco Pignatari (Hull), Brad Gibson (Hull), and Brad Meyer (Clemson). Generous travel funds will be provided for visit to collaborators and to attend major meetings in the field.

To apply, please send a cover letter with a curriculum vitae, a publication list and a brief statements of research accomplishments and interests (not exceeding 2 pages each) via email to [email protected] in pdf format by February 28th, 2017. Applicants should also indicate the names and email addresses of three (minimum two) professors who agree to provide reference letters.

Konkoly Observatory (www.konkoly.hu) is a thriving research environment with roughly 50 staff astronomers working on topics from variable stars, asteroseismology, exoplanets, stellar (and solar) activity, Solar System objects, star formation, the
interstellar medium and proto-planetary disks (ERC funded), to nucleosynthesis, transients, and supernovae.

Included Benefits: 

No benefits information has been provided by the employer.

Application Deadline: 
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Current Status of Position: 
No Status Given (Opted Out)
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Maria Lugaro
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Dr
Institution/Company: 
Konkoly Observatory
Street Line 1: 
Konkoly-Thege Miklós út 15-17
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City: 
Budapest
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Zip/Postal Code: 
1121
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Hungary
Phone: 
+36 1 3919363
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