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| Part-time (<50%) position at Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer level in mm-wave Radio Astronomy on ERC project | Closing date: 2024-04-15
Contact: Prof. Michael Bacles |
| Funded through the ERC BlackHolistic project, the University of Namibia has an opening for a part-time (<50%) faculty position at its Main Campus in Windhoek for an Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer in Physics with focus on mm-wave Radio Astronomy. | | ▸ more | Funded through the ERC BlackHolistic project, the University of Namibia has an opening for a part-time (<50%) faculty position at its Main Campus in Windhoek for an Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer in Physics with focus on mm-wave Radio Astronomy.
The candidate is supposed to play a leading role in the development of the Africa Millimetre Telescope (AMT) science programme as well as the according technical specifications, and in the implementation of the telescope, all in collaboration with the international AMT team. The candidate is expected to establish a virtuous research programme for single-dish science as well as possible VLBI (Global mm-VLBI array, European VLBI Network, African VLBI Network, etc.) science besides and beyond the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT). Further, involvement in the SKA and MeerKAT will be desirable and involvement in VHE gamma-ray astronomy with H.E.S.S. and in optical astronomy is possible. Memberships to both the EHT as well as H.E.S.S. collaborations are possible and UNAM staff members also regularly have access to time on the 11m Southern African Large Telescope (SALT).
Additionally, the candidate is required to provide effective lecturing to undergraduate and postgraduate students of courses/modules in Physics (e.g. Quantum Mechanics, Astrophysics, Modern Physics), supervise student projects at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, assist in curriculum review and development, administrative tasks at departmental and school levels, engage in community service at various levels, and perform any other duties as may be required.
The positions is available immediately and limited to the project period (ending September 2029).
For any questions regarding this position, please don't hesitate to contact Michael Backes (mbackes @ unam.na).
Applications containing the usual documents (CV including publications and teaching experience & letter of motivation) shall be sent to the same address (mbackes @ unam.na) by April 15 to receive full consideration.
Applications will stay open until the position is filled!
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