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| TWO POSTDOCTORAL CONTRACTS ON RADIOFOREGROUNDS | Closing date: 2016-04-30
Contact: Secretariat of Research Division - IAC |
The IAC (Tenerife, Spain) invites applications for TWO postdoctoral contracts within the framework of the RADIOFOREGROUNDS project (H2020, Grant Agreement 687312), in collaboration with Dr. José Alberto Rubiño Martín and the CMB group at the IAC. The web page of the project is http://www.iac.es/proyecto/radioforegrounds/.
The IAC has again been selected as a ?Severo Ochoa Center of Excellence? by the Spanish Government in 2015. Further information about the IAC's research programme, its Observatories and the GTC is available at the IAC's web page (http://www.iac.es/).
| | ▸ more | The selected candidate will carry out the following research activities:
? Data analysis of the QUIJOTE experiment data, including all the instruments MFI (11-20GHz), TGI (30 GHz) and FGI (40GHz). The main responsibility will be the data processing, calibration and characterisation of the daily data obtained by the experiment.
? Development and application of map-making algorithms for QUIJOTE data.
? Relative calibration of the QUIJOTE and PLANCK maps.
? Extraction and characterization of the galactic astrophysical components that will be present in the QUIJOTE and Planck maps, with special emphasis on radio foregrounds: synchrotron, free-free, and anomalous microwave emission.
? Power spectrum estimation and extraction of the cosmological implications with Monte Carlo techniques.
The tasks for this position are associated to the RADIOFOREGROUNDS project, with the aim to carry out the scientific exploitation of the combination of the maps obtained by the QUIJOTE and PLANCK experiments.
Highly valued: Expertise in the following topics is required:
? Data processing and/or data analysis for CMB experiments.
? Map-making algorithms and/or component separation algorithms for CMB experiments.
? Study of Galactic radio foregrounds.
Position Requirements: The successful candidate should have solid background in cosmology, and with previous expertise in the analysis of CMB data, including data processing and data analysis.
Qualification Requirements: To be eligible for admission, applicants must have completed a Ph.D. degree in Astrophysics or Physics, within the application deadline (April 30, 2016). A copy of your degree or corresponding stamped certificate (issued on behalf of the University where you have obtained the degree), must be included. If the applicant has not completed the Ph.D. degree within the application deadline, will not be considered.
Training: Those candidates who have done their PhD research at the IAC must have undertaken a period of training at other research centres. This period must consist of either one continuous year or 18 accumulated months (including periods of training during their doctoral period).
Duration: The starting date is expected to be before January 1, 2017, and the contract will last until December 31, 2018 (finalization of the Project).
Remuneration: The gross annual salary is 32,886 Euros, subject to up to 20% tax and Social Security deductions (depending on the personal situation of the candidate). Medical insurance under the Spanish National Health Service will be provided for the candidate and will also cover spouse or registered partner (de facto partner) and children (if relevant).
Relocation allowance: This call includes a relocation allowance only for the selected candidate comprising: the cost of your flight ticket (booked and issued by the IAC), your stay for up to two weeks (organised by the IAC) and per diem rate up to two weeks. The maximum IAC will reimburse is 2,000 Euros.
Non-UE citizens: If you are citizen of a country not belonging to the European Union, you can apply for this position, but if selected, you will not be allowed to sign the contract with the IAC until you obtain the compulsory documentation required to live and work in Spain (NIE card).
How to apply: use the online application system, http://www.iac.es/jobs/research/, including uploads and supporting documents. Alternatively, you can follow the instructions in the official announcement
All application materials must be submitted using the online application system and received by the application deadline (April 30, 2016). The CV, publication list, statements of research and suitability for the Job and copy of your Ph.D. degree, must be converted into a single PDF file.
Late applications or those which do not include the mandatory application form (Annex I), will not be considered for admission. Incomplete applications will have a period of five (5) days, starting from the day after publication of the provisional list of accepted and excluded candidates, to provide missing documentation. Reference letters must be sent directly by the referees through the on-line application system (the system will automatically contact these scientists you named, asking them to submit their letters of reference), before April 30, 2016. Those submitted by e-mail will not be considered nor those sent directly by the applicant. Since at least two reference letters are compulsory, we strongly recommend you to include three referees? names, just in case one of them is not be available to send the letter, and in that case you would be excluded from the process.
Contact: Questions about the position are encouraged and can be addressed to Dr. José Alberto Rubiño Martín (jalberto @ iac.es).
Additional information can be found in the official announcement (Spanish-only).
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