postdoctoral position in infrared-submillimeter extragalactic astronomy institution: IAP - Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris

The Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris invites applications for a

postdoctoral position to study the warm/cool interstellar medium

and energy flows in nearby galaxies, using observations of the PACS

and SPIRE instruments onboard the Herschel Space Telescope,

successfully launched in May 2009 and now undergoing the final

commissioning phases. The successful candidate will work with Drs.

Laurent Vigroux and Helene Roussel on the open-time key program

KINGFISH (see URL2). The KINGFISH consortium groups 33 members -

both observers and modellers of physical conditions in the

interstellar medium - in 17 institutes, led by Prof. Robert

Kennicutt. The postdoctoral scholar will be encouraged to also

pursue his/her own projects on related topics and submit proposals

for Herschel and other observing facilities.

The Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris hosts an active research

group on galaxy evolution, with renowned expertise on stellar

population models coupled with dust and gas. It is closely

interacting with the PACS and SPIRE Instrument Control Centers, and

the Herschel scientific team in the Service d'Astrophysique at CEA/

Saclay.

Prospective applicants can e-mail us for further information. They

should have obtained a PhD in astrophysics and be familiar with

dust physics. The position will start as soon as possible,

preferably by early summer 2010. It is funded for two years, and

may be renewed for a third year. Applicants should send a CV, a

publication list and a brief research statement, either

electronically or by regular mail, and arrange for three letters of

reference to reach us by January 17, 2010. Late applications will

continue to receive attention until the position is filled.

Full social benefits are associated with the position.

submission address:

to the attention of Helene Roussel

Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris

98 bis, boulevard Arago

75014 Paris

France

e-mail: vigroux@iap.fr, roussel@iap.fr

URL1: http://www.iap.fr/

(institute home page)

URL2: http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/research/kingfish/

(KINGFISH key program home page)

closing date: January 17, 2010