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| One Postdoctoral Contract Space IR Missions I 2018 | Closing date: 2019-01-08
Contact: Secretariat of the Research Division |
The IAC (Tenerife) invites applications for ONE postdoctoral contract to work on topics within the projects ?IAC contribution to Space missions: Developments for SPICA and Athena, Herschel post-operations and multiwavelength scientific exploitation? (ESP2015-65597-C4-4-R) and ?IAC contribution to Space missions: developments for SPICA and Athena and multiwavelength scientific exploitation of Herschel and other extragalactic surveys? (ESP2017-86582-C4-2-R), led by Dr. Ismael Pérez Fournon.
| | ▸ more | Duties: The selected candidates will carry out research on galaxy formation and evolution based on data from the Herschel Space Observatory, the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC), ALMA, the Sloan Digital Sky Survey and other astronomical facilities.
Position Requirements: The candidates must have an excellent CV and a solid track record of research, and are expected to have a strong publication record in the field of Galaxy Formation and Evolution.
Qualification requirements: To be eligible for admission, applicants must have obtained a Ph.D. degree in Astrophysics or Physics, by the application deadline (January 8, 2019). A copy of the degree or corresponding stamped certificate (issued by the University where the degree was obtained) must be included. Applicants who have not completed their Ph.D. degree within the application deadline will not be considered.
Selection stage: The selection process will consist of two stages: a merit assessment phase and an interview.
In the merit assessment stage, the Selection Committee will verify and rate the merits documented by the applicants. The maximum score that can be awarded for the assessment of merits will be 80 points, which will be calculated as the sum of the scores obtained in each of the sections.
A) Maximum score: 60 points
- Scientific and technical contributions to the field of research.
- Scientific publications, in quality and quantity, listed in the Science Citation Index (SCI conference contributions, teaching tasks, participation in scientific committees, membership of scientific conference committees, conference organization, journal refereeing, and stays at other research centres.
- Every career stage since the defence of the doctoral thesis will be taken into consideration.
B) Maximum score: 20 points
Adequacy of the candidate?s training and experience for the contract applied for
- Mm and submm observations (ALMA, NOEMA or SMA) and modeling of infrared galaxies and quasars
- Modeling of gravitational lenses
- Distant galaxies
- Analysis of Herschel data
- Data reductions and analysis of imaging and spectroscopy in the optical or near-infrared
- Wide-area or deep extragalactic surveys
Method of accreditation for both sections: Research statement, which includes a report on the technical and research activity carried out, accompanied by documentation that proves what was stated in it.
C) Interview. Maximum score: 20 points
Candidates who have obtained the minimum score to pass the first phase (50 points) will be called to the second assessment phase at a specific time and date. The second phase will consist in an interview that can take place either in person at the IAC headquarters or using internet communication software (Zoom) that allows voice and image transmission.
During the interview, the candidates will present, for a maximum of 10 minutes, their vision about the suitability of their professional profile to the position applied for and the development of their research activity if awarded the contract. The Selection Committee may then ask questions about the contents of the presentation and any other aspects that they deem relevant.
The presentation may be in either Spanish or in English.
In this exercise a score of 0 to 20 points will be awarded, of which:
Up to 10 points, correspond to the suitability of the professional profile to the position applied for.
Up to 10 points, correspond to the candidate's vision of the future and planned research activity in the context of the position applied for.
To pass this second phase a minimum score of 15 points will be necessary.
To pass the selective process, it will be necessary to obtain a minimum score of 65 points.
Duration: The appointment will be for a period of 10 months. The starting date is expected to be during the first quarter of 2019. In any case the contract will not be extended later than December 31, 2019 (finalization of the project).
Remuneration: The gross annual salary is 34.092 Euros, subject to up to 20% income tax and Social Security contributions (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 (for the appointed candidate only) comprising: the cost of the flight ticket (booked and issued by the IAC), temporary accommodation for up to two weeks (organized by the IAC) and a per diem rate up to two weeks. The allowance cannot exceed the amount of 2,500 Euros.
Non-UE citizens: Applicants who are not citizen of a country belonging to the European Union are invited to apply for this position, but, if selected, will be allowed to sign the contract with the IAC only after obtaining the compulsory documentation required to live and work in Spain.
How to apply: The required documentation must be submitted using the online application system http://www.iac.es/jobs/research/, and received by the application deadline.
The following documentation will be sent in in a single file in PDF format:
- Application form (Annex I, duly completed and signed, including title and code number for the position)
- Copy of the national identity document or passport
- Curriculum Vitae, including publication list
- Research activity report and statement of suitability for the position (maximum of 2 pages)
- Copy of the Ph.D. degree certificate (Spanish or English version)
In addition, the names and e-mails of at least two scientists (maximum three) familiar with the work of the candidate must be indicated.
Those applications that do not include the Application Form (Annex I, a mandatory document whose absence cannot be rectified), will be automatically rejected.
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