POSTDOCTORAL POSITION available in Grenoble, France, for Herschel

POSTDOCTORAL POSITION available in Grenoble, France, for Herschel

Programmes on the Structure and Evolution of Circumstellar Disks

JOB DESCRIPTION :

A postdoctoral position is offered at the Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de

Grenoble (LAOG), France, starting as early as late 2009. The proposed

field of research includes all aspects of protoplanetary and debris disk

studies, including line and continuum. The selected candidate will work

at the reduction, release and analysis of data obtained as part of the

Herschel Open Time Key Programmes in which LAOG is involved. They are

GASPS, DIGIT, DUNES, DEBRIS, and HOPS.

The successful applicant is expected to work in close collaboration with

members of two of LAOG's scientific teams: FOST and ASTROMOL. His/her

role will be to reduce PACS data at the beginning of the Herschel

mission, and help with their archiving and public release. The candidate

is also expected to actively participate in the model fitting and/or

scientific analysis of the disk data.

The applicant should have a PhD in Physics or Astrophysics. All

applications will be reviewed carefully starting November 1st and until

the position if filled. A good knowledge of data reduction and/or model

fitting of accretion disks, in particular in the context of star and

planet formation, would be an asset.

Applicants can contact group members (see below) for more information.

Applications should be sent by e-mail to Francois Menard

(menard@obs.ujf-grenoble.fr).  They should comprise a short CV and

description of research interest, a list of publications, and up to 2

reference letters. The contract will run for an initial period of 2

years, with possibility for a 1 year extension.

CONTACT :

MENARD, Francois

Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Grenoble

414 rue de la Piscine

BP 53

F-38041 Grenoble cedex

France

Tel: (+33) 4 76 51 42 07

mail to :  menard@obs.ujf-grenoble.fr

LAOG members involved in the project:

staff: Francois Menard, Jean-Charles Augereau, Gaspard Duchene

(currently on leave at UC Berkeley, USA), Christophe Pinte (currently at

University of Exeter, UK), Sebastien Maret.

menard@obs.ujf-grenoble.fr

augereau@obs.ujf-grenoble.fr

duchene@obs.ujf-grenoble.fr

pinte@astro.ex.ac.uk

maret@obs.ujf-grenoble.fr

Postdocs: Claire Martin-Zaidi, Eric Tatulli

PhD Students: Johan Olofsson. Jeremy Lebreton