Postdoctoral Fellowship in Space and Astro-Informatics
Job Summary
Ariel
Israel
Job Description
The Center for Space and Astro-Informatics in Ariel University (AU) https://www.ariel.ac.il/wp/agas/research invites excellent candidates to apply for a unique Postdoctoral Fellowship.
The applicants will have their own research plan, and may choose to work on a joint research project with the faculty members of the center:
- Lev Tal-Or – Planet detection by means of Doppler spectroscopy, stellar activity and its impact on exoplanets, and transiting-planet characterization.
- Amit Kashi – Massive stars, transient eruptions, binary interaction, stellar winds and wind collision, hydrodynamical simulations.
- Dafne Guetta – Multi-messenger astronomy, Gamma ray bursts, AGN, nova eruption, gravitational waves, neutrino astrophysics, and Astro-particles.
- Ido Ben-Dayan – Cosmology, physics of the early Universe, Gravitational Waves, Semiclassical gravity
- Yuval Reuveni – Space weather monitoring and forecasting using ground and space based measurements.
- Asher Yahalom – Retarded gravity and the dark matter problem up to galaxy cluster scales.
The applicants are welcome to contact the faculty members directly to discuss common research interests and potential projects.
Requirements:
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PhD in Physics, Computer Science, Astrophysics, Astronomy, or equivalent, obtained NOT before September 01, 2019.
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Advanced computing skills, experience in code development and using advanced computational tools.
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High motivation, problem solving skills, and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
Preference will be given to candidates with experience in one of the following:
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Working and analyzing large amounts of observational or computational data.
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Running or analyzing large-volume simulations.
Compensation and Benefits
This compensation is provided as a scholarship.
Travel funds to international scientific conferences.
On Campus Lodging (optional).
High Performance Computing facility, including a visualization laboratory.
Access to cloud resources for data storage and computations.
Application Details
1. The Application Form: https://www.ariel.ac.il/wp/postdocs/wp-content/uploads/sites/268/2022/12/876Eng-Application-Form-for-Post-doctoral-Fellows-2ed-10.7.22.docx
2. Passport Copy (front page only).
3. Curriculum Vitae, including a list of academic publications.
4. Dissertation Abstract – Up to one page.
5. PhD Certificate (to be submitted in English only) – In case it's not available yet, one can submit a certificate from the PhD granting institution, stating that the dissertation work has been submitted.
6. Research Plan – Please describe the proposed research plan in up to 3 pages (excluding references). The plan should emphasize why the candidate wishes to carry out the research with the researcher they chose at AU.
All the materials will be sent via email to the faculty member with whom the applicant would choose to work. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that furthermore two letters of recommendation are sent directly by the letter writers to the same recipients.