Research Scientist

Job Summary

Research Scientist Position - SPHEREx Cosmology (Caltech) The Caltech SPHEREx team is seeking a research scientist to contribute to the scientific analysis of data from the SPHEREx mission. The successful candidate will work closely with the SPHEREx Science Team and is expected to become a full member of the team by SPHEREx first major release, participating actively in the mission’s core science programs. More information about SPHEREx can be found at https://spherex.caltech.edu. This position can be either a postdoc or a research scientist depending on experience. 

Essential Job Duties

The primary focus of the position is the development of high-level cosmological analyses necessary to extract scientific results from SPHEREx’s spectroscopic galaxy catalog. This includes (as needed) methodological and theoretical development, as well as significant software implementation. Expertise in one or more of the following areas is especially valued: large-scale structure and clustering measurements, higher-order statistics, systematic error mitigation, cosmological simulations, and pipeline development and validation.

The candidate will integrate and work closely with the SPHEREx team so good collaboration skills are important for this job.

Basic Qualifications

• Ph.D. (or equivalent) in astrophysics, cosmology, or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong record of original research in large-scale structure or cosmology.
• Demonstrated experience in software development for scientific analysis.

Required Documents

Resume

Cover Letter

3 letters of professional reference.  Application material to be uploaded following the link below.