Postdoctoral Fellow in Radio Astronomy - University of New Mexico

We invite applications for a postdoctoral fellow working in radio astronomy at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, to begin in January of 2010. We are currently building the first station of the Long Wavelength Array and the successful candidate would make use of this new instrument for scientific research. Our group also has interests in the VLBA, VLA, Fermi, and Chandra telescopes and the successful candidate would be expected to join in some ongoing projects with these instruments. The successful candidate should have experience programming in C and/or C++, and is expected to be able to develop some of the tools for reducing and analyzing data from the first LWA station. Thorough practical knowledge of radio interferometry techniques is highly desirable. Candidates must have completed the Ph.D. at the time of hire. Applications should be received by December 1, 2009 or until the position is filled, and should include a curriculum vitae, a description of research interests and accomplishments, and a list of publications. Candidates should also have at least three letters of reference sent directly to Dr. Greg Taylor (gbtaylor@unm.edu), Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSC 07 4220, 800 Yale Blvd NE, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001. The University of New Mexico is an Equal Opportunity Employer.


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