William and Caroline Herschel Postdoctoral Fellowship

The astrophysics group at McMaster University invites applications for the William and Caroline Herschel Postdoctoral Fellowship. Fellows have the opportunity to pursue an independent research program.  Preference will be given to proposals connecting to strengths in the McMaster group: exoplanets, stellar and binary astrophysics, radio transients, star formation, the interstellar medium, star clusters, nearby galaxies, and galaxy formation and evolution. For this competition, we particularly invite proposals from candidates with interests related to exoplanets, star cluster formation, and transients.

Appointments will initially be for two years. The fellowship is renewable for an additional year subject to academic review of the candidate.

McMaster University is strongly committed to employment equity within its community and to recruiting a diverse faculty and staff. The University encourages applications from all qualified candidates including women, persons with disabilities, First Nations, Métis and Inuit persons, members of racialized communities and LGBTQ-identified persons. This position will be part of the Collective Agreement for Postdoctoral Fellows, CUPE 3906, Unit #3.