Post-Doctoral
Research
Associate in Radio Astronomy
The National
Astronomy and Ionosphere Center
(NAIC) is seeking exceptionally well-qualified applicants for a
position as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in radio astronomy at the
Arecibo Observatory in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Applicants
whose research interests include any field of radio astronomy that can
be effectively pursued with the Arecibo telescope will be considered. We
particularly encourage applications from individuals with observational
interests in the following research areas: pulsars, the interstellar
medium as probed by HI, OH and molecular lines in the Milky Way and
other galaxies, properties of galaxies, cosmology, and high sensitivity
VLBI.
The candidate selected will have competitive access to the 305-m
diameter Arecibo
telescope and its suite of receivers spanning the frequency range from
300 MHz to 10 GHz, and its backend signal processors capable of
analyzing bandwidths up to 800 MHz. A Mark
5 VLBI system is used for ultra-wideband interferometric
observations with other large telescopes in the US and Europe. The
newly-operational, multibeam, Arecibo
L-Band Feed Array (ALFA), and the community-based legacy surveys it
supports, provides a wealth of unique opportunities for NAIC
Postdoctoral Research Associates to become engaged in a collaborative
role with the more than 100 students and
scientists who will conduct ALFA survey observations at Arecibo beginning in 2005.
NAIC
Postdoctoral Research Associates are employees of Cornell University,
the institution that manages NAIC on behalf of the National Science
Foundation. As such, they are paid a salary competitive with other
prestigious research universities, and they participate in the Cornell
benefits program. A relocation
allowance is provided. All
NAIC scientific staff members are expected to have broad scientific
interests, and for that reason a generous travel allowance is provided
to encourage staff members to participate in scientific conferences and
maintain external research collaborations using other telescopes
worldwide. At the Arecibo
Observatory, the NAIC staff scientists work in a team environment to
advise visiting scientists on all aspects of their observing programs,
and to implement improvements to the Observatory instruments, observing
techniques and signal processing facilities.
A PhD
in Astronomy or a related field is required. Individuals
experienced in the use of radio astronomy instrumentation or signal
processing techniques, or those with a desire to develop hands-on
skills with instrumentation or signal processing techniques, are
strongly encouraged to apply. Please send
a
complete curriculum vita including academic, professional and personal
data, a research plan and three letters of reference to:Director,
National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center, 502 Space Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853-6801. EOE/AAE. The
deadline for receipt of applications and all supporting materials is January
26, 2005. For further information about the NAIC Arecibo Observatory see http://www.naic.edu.