Ref: 12/102255
Closing date: Friday 26 October 2012
Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship position in the area of Solar Physics for up to 2 years in the first instance. The post is located within the Astrophysics Research Centre (ARC) of the School of Mathematics and Physics.
The successful candidate will work on a project within the Solar Group in ARC involving the analysis and interpretation of high spatial and temporal resolution observations of the Sun’s atmosphere. This Group makes extensive use of a wide range of solar and astronomical satellites and ground-based telescopes, with current activities focused on the observations and modelling of oscillatory phenomena and impulsive events in the solar atmosphere. In particular, we constructed the Rapid Oscillations in the Solar Atmosphere (ROSA) imaging system that can observe the solar atmosphere in as many as 7 wavelengths simultaneously, and with a cadence of up to 200 Hz. ROSA is currently at the National Solar Observatory in New Mexico USA. The Group makes extensive use of image reconstruction techniques for the analysis of ground-based solar observations from ROSA and other instruments.
Applicants must have a PhD in the physics of the solar atmosphere either awarded or submitted by the time of taking up the post. Experience is essential in the reduction, analysis and interpretation of observations of the solar atmosphere from satellite-borne or ground-based instruments. Also essential are experience with the IDL computing environment, and a number of high quality refereed publications commensurate with stage of career.
Informal enquiries may be directed to Professor Mihalis Mathioudakis,
email: m.mathioudakis@qub.ac.uk.
Anticipated interview date: week commencing 12 November 2012
Salary scale: £30,122 – £34,895 per annum
Please visit our website for further information and to apply, or contact the Personnel Department, Queen’s University Belfast, BT7 1NN. Telephone (028) 90973044 FAX: (028) 90971040 or e-mail on personnel@qub.ac.uk
http://www.qub.ac.uk/sites/QUBJobVacancies/OtherJobs/ResearchJobs/