Research Fellow in Theoretical and Numerical Astrophysics

Post Title: Research Fellow in Theoretical and Numerical Astrophysics

School/department: School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences / Department of Physics and Astronomy

Hours: Full-time or part-time hours considered up to a maximum of 36.5 hours per week. Requests for flexible working options will be considered (subject to business need).

Contract: Fixed term for 24 months, with possible extension subject to funding

Reference: 0562

Salary: Starting at £33,199 (or higher, depending on prior experience) and rising to £39,609 per annum, pro rata

Closing date: 18 March 2019. Applications must be received by midnight of the closing date.

Expected Interview date: 02 April 2019

Expected start date: 01 October 2019 or earlier

Applications are invited for a Research Fellow at the University of Sussex in the field of theoretical and numerical astrophysics to work with Dr. Anastasia Fialkov.

Post-holders will be expected to work on topics aligned with the project “Traces of Primordial Star Formation in the 21-cm Signal” funded by the Royal Society including star/galaxy formation during cosmic dawn and reionization, the role of dark matter.

The successful applicant should have expertise in hydrodynamical simulations of star and/or galaxy formation. Experience with parallel computing, databases and statistics are highly desirable.

Please include a research statement (past achievements, current and future research plans, max. 5 pages) and publication list in your application and arrange for 3 letters of recommendation to be sent to [email protected].

For full details and how to apply see our vacancies page

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