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ARC Super Science Fellows in Radio Astronomy - The University of Sydney

No. 26483
Position/Title: ARC Super Science Fellows in Radio Astronomy
Institution: The University of Sydney

Submit Resumes To:
Attention: Fabrice Noel
The University of Sydney
Sydney, NSW 2006
Australia

Tel: +61286271718

URL1: www.sydney.edu.au/positions
(Applications must be submitted online)
URL2: www.physics.usyd.edu.au/sifa
(Sydney Insitute for Astronomy)
URL3:

Email Inquiries: fabrice.noel@sydney.edu.au

The closing date for receipt of applications: 07/15/2010 (Application date has passed)

Job Description:

SYDNEY INSTITUTE FOR ASTRONOMY (SIFA)
SCHOOL OF PHYSICS
REFERENCE NO. 1290/0510

Applications are invited for three Super Science Fellows in The Sydney Institute for Astronomy (SIfA) within the School of Physics at the University of Sydney; for further information visit www.physics.usyd.edu.au/sifa. You will join a strong and dynamic research group, and will carry out research on one of three exciting new radio surveys, working with Professor Elaine Sadler, Professor Bryan Gaensler and Dr Tara Murphy. Super Science Fellowships are prestigious positions funded by the Australian Research Council and aimed at outstanding early career researchers. Applicants must have been awarded a PhD in astronomy or a related discipline within the past three years, and have a demonstrated record of excellent research.

As a Super Science Fellow the focus of your work will be on science with ASKAP, the Australian SKA Pathfinder, which will be the world's premier wide-field survey telescope for radio astronomy; for more information visit www.atnf.csiro.au/SKA. You will play a key role in one of the three major projects led by the University of Sydney, each of which explores a new dimension of radio astronomy: the time domain - detecting transient and variable sources; the spectral domain - searching for neutral hydrogen (HI) in distant galaxies; and the polarisation domain - investigating magnetism in the Universe.

You will be expected to take a leading role in the ASKAP Design Studies for either FLASH (HI, led by Elaine Sadler), POSSUM (polarisation, led by Bryan Gaensler) or VAST (transients, led by Tara Murphy) depending on your interests. You will be required to pursue a strong independent research programme in one of these areas. Having the opportunity to participate in ASKAP commissioning, and design and conduct surveys on ASKAP itself, you will also be using other SKA pathfinders including the SKA Molonglo Prototype (SKAMP) and the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA).

All applications must be submitted via The University of Sydney careers website. Visit sydney.edu.au/positions and search the reference number for more information and to apply.

CLOSING DATE: 15 July 2010 (11:30pm Sydney time)

Included Benefits:

No benefits information has been provided by the employer.

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