Instrument Specialist at Dunn Solar Telescope

In order to enable a transition of operations of the Sunspot site from the National Solar Observatory to a multi-institution consortium, New Mexico State University is seeking a instrument specialist to support day time observations at the Dunn Solar Telescope in Sunspot, NM.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Responsibilities include maintaining, documenting, redesigning, upgrading and supporting observations with the adaptive optics systems and all (4) science instruments at the telescope. Instruments include broad-band imaging, narrow-band imaging, spectroscopy, imaging spectroscopy, and spectropolarimetry. The instrument specialist may plan a major role in the construction and implementation of a new adaptive optics system.The instrument specialist will also be responsible for recommendations for design modifications that will facilitate long-term operations and minimize support requirements. The successful candidate will also make recommendations for observation design and software for operating each instrument.

Required Experience: B.S. in related field. Candidates need to have significant  (5+years) instrumentation experience, ideally with astronomical imaging, spectroscopy and / or spectropolarimetry instruments. Ability to work independently is critical.

Physical Work Location: Dunn Solar Telescope, Sunspot, NM
, at an altitude of 9200 ft.

Employment is contingent on external funding and eligibility for employment in the US and results of a background verifications.

Job Closing Date: 03/31/2017
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Targed Start Date: 05/01/2017

Required application documents include: CV/Resume, three references, and unofficial copy of transcript(s); all documents must be attached to the NMSU electronic application system at http://jobs.nmsu.edu/postings/27336

Included Benefits:
Benefits will be provided by the employer, see http://hr.nmsu.edu/benefits