Postdoctoral position in stellar populations at Universidad de Concepcion

Submission Information
Publish Date: 
Thursday, September 1, 2016
Archive Date: 
Thursday, October 27, 2016
Job Summary
Job Category: 
Post-doctoral Positions and Fellowships
Institution Classification/Type: 
Large Academic
Institution/Company: 
Universidad de Concepcion
City: 
Concepcion
State/Province: 
Country: 
Chile
Announcement
Job Announcement Text: 

The Astronomy Department at the Universidad de Concepcion announces a postdoctoral position to work with Douglas Geisler and Sandro Villanova.
Our group focuses on nearby stellar populations, especially ages and abundances of star clusters, and is heavily involved in the SDSS-IV APOGEE-2 survey. The postdoc may have responsibilities in a variety of areas such as performing detailed abundance analysis of high-resolution optical/IR spectra of late-type stars, analyzing data derived from the APOGEE-2 and/or Gaia-ESO surveys, assisting in target selection or observing for APOGEE-2, analyzing photometry, etc. Candidates are also encouraged to craft their own research program and will have access to the 10% of observing time reserved for Chilean institutes at all observational facilities operating in Chile, including VLT, Gemini-South, Magellan, and ALMA. Further information can be obtained at http://www.astroudec.cl or from D. Geisler. The position is initially for 2 years but could be extended depending on funding and is available immediately.


Interested candidates should submit a CV, statement of research interests, and the names and email addresses of three professional references, all in a single pdf file with your last name as title, to Douglas Geisler via email ([email protected]) by October 31.

Included Benefits: 

No benefits information has been provided by the employer.

Application Deadline: 
Monday, October 31, 2016
Current Status of Position: 
No Status Given (Opted Out)
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Attention To: 
Doug Geisler
Title: 
Prof.
Institution/Company: 
Departmento de Astronomia
Street Line 1: 
Universidad de Concepcion
Street Line 2: 
Casilla 160-C
City: 
Concepcion
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Country: 
Chile
Phone: 
56-41-2203092
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