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Research Associates - North American ALMA Science Center at NRAO in Charlottesville, Virginia

No. 25942
Position/Title: Research Associates
Institution: North American ALMA Science Center at NRAO in Charlottesville, Virginia

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The closing date for receipt of applications: 11/30/2009 (Application date has passed)

Job Description:

Applications are invited for one or two Research Associates (Postdoctoral Scholars) at the North American ALMA Science Center at NRAO in Charlottesville, Virginia. The successful applicant will work under the supervision of Dr. Kartik Sheth and the S4G (Spitzer Survey of Stellar Structure in Galaxies) team. S4G is designed to be the ultimate legacy survey for the distribution of stellar structure in the nearby universe http://web.ipac.caltech.edu/~kartik/s4goverview.pdf ). Using IRAC Channels 1 and 2 over the two year Spitzer warm mission, we will obtain extremely deep observations of the stellar mass distribution for a sample of ~2,300 nearby (d<40Mpc) galaxies (dwarfs, ellipticals, irregular, spirals), thus assembling an unprecedented dataset for studies of structure formation during galaxy evolution.

The successful applicant is expected to become an integral and equal member of the team. S/he will work with the team members to reduce, analyze and verify the data, design and deliver the data products for the community. The ideal candidate will also design and pursue a vigorous, independent science research program primarily using the S4G data. S/he may also envision using and/or obtaining data from new observations or existing surveys (e.g., COSMOS, SDSS) to complement the proposed science. The applicant is strongly encouraged to take advantage of the location and the involvement of the NRAO and University of Virginia's existing and future facilities, particularly ALMA and eVLA. Applicants are encouraged to research the survey, discuss their goals with any of the Co-Is and formulate an ambitious research proposal, which should be submitted as part of the application package.

Candidates should have obtained, by the starting date, a Ph.D. in astronomy, physics or equivalent, in an area relevant to these projects. The appointment is for two years (with the possibility of a renewal for a further year) and could start as early as November 2009.

For further requirements and to apply, please visit our Careers site at https:\\careers.nrao.edu . Please include a cover letter describing your interest in the position, a curriculum vitae, publication list, a brief statement of past research (1-2 pages), and a detailed proposed research statement (3 pages), as described above. Please also have 3 letters of recommendation sent independently to hr@nrao.edu. Review of applications will begin November 15th and will continue until the position is filled. NRAO is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V.

Included Benefits:

Medical and dental insurance, retirement benefits, vacation and sick leave accrual.

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