Post-Doc Research Associate
Job Description
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Posting Details
Department
Physics and Astronomy - 319000
Posting Open Date
07/01/2024
Application Deadline
07/31/2024
Open Until Filled
No
Position Type
Postdoctoral Scholar
Position Title
Post-Doc Research Associate
Vacancy ID
PDS004269
Full-time/Part-time
Full-Time Temporary
Hours per week
40
FTE
1
Work Location
Chapel Hill, NC
Position Location
North Carolina, US
Hiring Range
Proposed Start Date
09/09/2024
Estimated Duration of Appointment
12 Months
Position Information
Be a Tar Heel!
A global higher education leader in innovative teaching, research and public service, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill consistently ranks as one of the nation’s top public universities and is among is the top ten research universities in the nation for federal research expenditures as well as for federally funded social and behavioral sciences research and development.
Here at Carolina, our highly skilled postdocs play a vital role in our research enterprise and towards our overall commitment to research excellence. Across many disciplines, postdocs contribute to the intellectual vitality of the University. They provide innovative ideas and perspectives, foster a stimulating research environment and advance knowledge within their fields. Postdocs are crucial members of our scientific research workforce, contributors to our research outputs and an important reason why Carolina is one of the leading public research institutions in the country.
UNC-Chapel Hill offers postdocs comprehensive medical and vision coverage, paid leave, and benefits and services that support professional development and a healthy work/life balance. Chapel Hill regularly ranks as one of the best college towns and best places to live in the United States, a reputation guided by the diverse social, cultural, recreation and professional opportunities that span the campus and community.
Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit
UNC is the founding member of the SOAR consortium and receives an allocation of 61 nights annually on the highly subscribed telescope atop Cerro Pachon, Chile. UNC is also the lead institution for the future Argus Array extremely-wide-field 5m-class time-domain-survey telescope, the Skynet rapid-response array located on four continents, and the Evryscope all-sky survey. UNC has significant high-performance computing resources, including the 17,000-core Longleaf cluster optimized for I/O intensive workloads with dedicated GPU and large-memory partitions.
Position Summary
The Department of Physics & Astronomy at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill invites applications for a postdoctoral research scholar to work with Dr. Brad Barlow on numerous projects focused on hot subdwarfs, white dwarfs, and related objects. They will regularly acquire photometry and spectroscopy with the 4.1-m SOuthern Astrophysical Research (SOAR) telescope, reduce/analyze data from SOAR and other facilities, help Dr. Barlow advise undergraduate and graduate research projects, and prepare papers and proposals among other tasks. The successful candidate will be encouraged to spend a fraction of their time on their own research, especially if such projects utilize data from SOAR. This appointment is for two years, and an additional year is possible contingent on performance and the availability of funding.
All questions regarding this position can be directed by email to Dr. Barlow at bbarlow@unc.edu.
All questions regarding this position can be directed by email to Dr. Barlow at bbarlow@unc.edu.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
Ph.D. in physics, astronomy, or astrophysics.
Required Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience
- A history of research and publications focused on hot subdwarfs, white dwarfs or related objects.
- Experience observing with SOAR/Goodman and reducing/analyzing data
- Strong programming skills in Python
- Excellent scientific communication skills
- Experience effectively mentoring students and working in a team environment
Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience
Experience running stellar evolution experiments in MESA
Special Physical/Mental Requirements
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