Postdoctoral position in modeling of atmospheric spectra

University of Vienna offers a postdoctoral position as part of the ERC Consolidator Grant EASE (Early Earth, Venus, and Mars as Exoplanets) led by Kristina Kislyakova. The project explores the joint evolution of Earth, Venus, and Mars, and their place in the larger family of exoplanetary systems. The postdoctoral researcher will study the spectral features of Earth, Venus, and Mars at different evolutionary stages and generalize the results for exoplanets. The team will adapt the atmospheres to stars with different evolutionary histories and explore alternative evolutionary outcomes.

Specific experience with the following topics is considered a strong asset:

• modeling of observable features of exoplanets
• experience with forward atmospheric models and retrieval models
• In-depth knowledge of stellar evolution
• experience with evolution of solar system objects is an additional bonus

Starting date is flexible, but preferably in February/March 2025

Funding: 100% position (40h/week) for 4.5 years

Job Classification in Collective Bargaining Agreement: §49 VwGr. B1 (postdoc) (https://personalwesen.univie.ac.at/en/jobs-recruiting/salary-scheme/)

 Your Profile:

• PhD in related astrophysical topics completed by the starting date
• Extensive Experience in one or more of the above-mentioned topics
• Programming skills
• Interest in (co-)mentoring graduate and undergraduate students
• Excellent ability to work in a team and excellent communication skills

The University Offers:

• Inspiring working atmosphere
• Good public transport connections
• Fair salary: a basic gross salary of EUR 4,752.30 (on a 40h/week basis) per month, 14 times a year.
• Equal opportunities for everyone

Application Details:

    Please prepare your application as follows:

• a motivation letter (max. two pages)
• a curriculum vitae with a list of publications and presentations
• name, affiliation and email address of at least two referees (referees will be contacted after the application deadline)
• PhD and Master’s certificates
• a research statement (max. two pages) will be requested additionally from short-listed candidates and should not be part of the initial submission

Please send your application as a single PDF file named firstname_lastname_postdoc.pdf to [email protected]