Steward Observatory Prize Fellowships in Cosmological Data Analysis

The University of Arizona (UArizona) Department of Astronomy and Steward Observatory (SO) invites applications for the Steward Observatory Prize Fellowship in Cosmological Data Analysis (multiple hires expected).

Fellows are expected to conduct independent research in the area of cosmological data analysis with ongoing and future surveys, in particular DES, DESI, SPHEREx, Rubin Observatory’s LSST, the Roman Space Telescope, and CMB-S4.Applicants should outline their research plans to optimally extract cosmological information using one or multiple of these datasets. Expertise in modeling cosmological observables through analytical methods or numerical simulations, machine learning, statistical inference, and data reduction is beneficial.

As members of the Arizona Cosmology Lab, fellows will be provided with priority access to UArizona and national supercomputing resources, close mentorship by experienced faculty, and opportunities to co-advise graduate students and mentor undergraduates. UArizona offers a world-class research environment in astrophysics with strong interdisciplinary programs across the Departments of Astronomy, Physics, Planetary Sciences, the UA Data ScienceInstitute, UA Space Institute, and NSF’s NOIRLab.

Two-step application process: 1) Complete UArizona HR application and 2) upload required documents at secure site:https://bit.ly/CDAFellowships24 . Applications will be reviewed beginning 12/1/2024.