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Postdoctoral Fellow
Job Summary
Category
Post-doctoral Positions and Fellowships
Institution
Astronomical Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences
Department
Sollar Dept., Stellar Dept., Dept.of Galaxies,Dept. of Interplanetary Matter
Number of Positions Available
3
Duration
1 Year
Could the duration be extended?
Yes
Work Arrangement
See Job Description
In-Person Location(s)
Ondrejov/Prague
Czechia
Job Description
Postdoctoral Fellowships at the Astronomical Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences for 2025
The Astronomical Institute (ASU, https://asu.cas.cz/en) is the leading astronomical research institute in the Czech Republic, located at the Ondrejov Observatory and in Prague. Its main activities are in the formation, evolution, dynamics and physical properties of galaxies, stars and star systems, research on the physics of compact objects including black holes and gravitational waves, research on the Sun, solar activity and its effects on processes on Earth and in interplanetary space, research on the Earth's immediate environment, the dynamics of natural and artificial bodies in the Solar System, and research on interplanetary matter and its interaction with the Earth's atmosphere.
For 2025, ASU will consider research project proposals for postdoctoral fellowships in the fields of research conducted at the Institute.
List of researchers and topics:
▸ Miroslav Bárta, [email protected], High-resolution solar observations with ALMA
▸ Jaroslav Dudík, [email protected], Solar flares and eruptions
▸ Petr Kabáth, [email protected], Exoplanets and their atmospheres
▸ Jana Kašparová, [email protected], Solar flares in X-ray domain
▸ Georgios Loukes-Gerakopoulos, [email protected], Gravitational waves from small mass ratio black hole binaries
▸ Marek Skarka, [email protected], Stellar variability
▸ Jiří Svoboda, [email protected], Multiwavelength observations of black holes across the mass scale
▸ Artem Koval, [email protected], Solar radio bursts
▸ Petr Hellinger, [email protected], Solar wind turbulence
▸ Abhijeet Borkar, [email protected], Multiwavelength study of AGN, star formation and galaxy evolution
▸ Soňa Ehlerová, [email protected], Structures in the interstellar medium
▸ Jan Palouš, [email protected], Feeding supermassive black holes
▸ Richard Wünsch, [email protected], Formation of stars and star clusters
▸ Pavel Jáchym, [email protected], Evolution of galaxies in galaxy clusters
▸ Michaela Kraus,[email protected],Pulsations in blue supergiants and evolution of massive stars
▸ Brankica Kubátová, [email protected], Multi-wavelength analysis of massive hot stars and inhomogeneous stellar winds
▸ Jiří Kubát, [email protected], Radiative transfer and modeling of stellar atmospheres and winds
▸ Michal Dovčiak, [email protected], X-ray astrophysics of black holes in AGN and XRBs - spectra, timing and polarization in theory and observations
Compensation and Benefits
Compensation Type
Salary
Currency
365
Compensation Range
$1,500USD
Included Benefits
- medical insurance
- 5-week-holiday
- 5 sickdays
- staff accommodation in Ondrejov
Application Details
Application Instructions
Applicants are required to get in touch with our staff members to discuss their support of the application and to discuss a research project and implementation plan (theory, observation, and data analysis are all welcome). A list of supervisors for hosting postdoctoral fellows in 2025 is provided above.
Application Deadline: September 13, 2024, 12 PM (noon; in CEST/UTC+2 timezone)
Submission: by email to [email protected] with the subject POSTDOC 2025
Required application parts (all in PDF):
- Cover sheet listing: full name, birth date, nationality, current position, the exact date of PhD defence, name
of the host/supervisor at ASU, short motivation (½ page max)
- Curriculum Vitae
- List of publications
- Summary of the most significant research results achieved to date and proposed research project and
implementation plan (2 pages max in total)
- recommendation letters (to be delivered separately) - applicants must arrange for a minimum of two
recommendation letters to be sent directly to the same electronic address as above. The letters may be
issued up to 9 months before the application deadline.
Applications can be submitted before finishing PhD, in which case a statement from the current supervisor stating the planned date of the defence should be included. Applicants must then prove they have been awarded the PhD degree by September 27.
The appointment is initially for one year; an extension for another year is expected upon satisfactory scientific performance. A necessary condition is to satisfy legal requirements for employment in the Czech Republic (EU member state). Salary will be based on the domestic level (cca 1500 EUR/month before taxes) and includes health insurance. There is a possibility of staff accommodation in Ondrejov; in Prague, private accommodation has to be arranged. The starting date of employment is expected to be January 1, 2025, but it is negotiable.
Applications from applicants who are less than two years away from obtaining their PhD will be considered separately. A shortlist will be preselected within 2 weeks from the application deadline and listed applicants will be invited for an online interview. Once the evaluation process is completed, all applicants will be notified.
Possibility of partial remote work.
Further information:
https://www.asu.cas.cz/en/departments for the list of working groups at the Institute
https://www.euraxess.cz/ for details about the research employment and work conditions in the Czech Republic
http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/comparison.jsp to compare the cost of living
Application Deadline: September 13, 2024, 12 PM (noon; in CEST/UTC+2 timezone)
Submission: by email to [email protected] with the subject POSTDOC 2025
Required application parts (all in PDF):
- Cover sheet listing: full name, birth date, nationality, current position, the exact date of PhD defence, name
of the host/supervisor at ASU, short motivation (½ page max)
- Curriculum Vitae
- List of publications
- Summary of the most significant research results achieved to date and proposed research project and
implementation plan (2 pages max in total)
- recommendation letters (to be delivered separately) - applicants must arrange for a minimum of two
recommendation letters to be sent directly to the same electronic address as above. The letters may be
issued up to 9 months before the application deadline.
Applications can be submitted before finishing PhD, in which case a statement from the current supervisor stating the planned date of the defence should be included. Applicants must then prove they have been awarded the PhD degree by September 27.
The appointment is initially for one year; an extension for another year is expected upon satisfactory scientific performance. A necessary condition is to satisfy legal requirements for employment in the Czech Republic (EU member state). Salary will be based on the domestic level (cca 1500 EUR/month before taxes) and includes health insurance. There is a possibility of staff accommodation in Ondrejov; in Prague, private accommodation has to be arranged. The starting date of employment is expected to be January 1, 2025, but it is negotiable.
Applications from applicants who are less than two years away from obtaining their PhD will be considered separately. A shortlist will be preselected within 2 weeks from the application deadline and listed applicants will be invited for an online interview. Once the evaluation process is completed, all applicants will be notified.
Possibility of partial remote work.
Further information:
https://www.asu.cas.cz/en/departments for the list of working groups at the Institute
https://www.euraxess.cz/ for details about the research employment and work conditions in the Czech Republic
http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/comparison.jsp to compare the cost of living
Link to Online Application
Publication Start Date
2024 Aug 20
Application Deadline
2024 Sep 13