[Todos] HAT-South postdoc advertisement (fwd)

[Gaston Giribet]

Hola,

Abajo, reenvío un anuncio de una posición postdoctoral.
Un saludo,
Gaston,

PS: Agradecería si alguien con cuenta allí pudiese reenviarlo al IAFE.

>> De : "Peggy Herlihy" <pherlihy en cfa.harvard.edu>
>> Date : 19 décembre 2008 16:23:44 HNEC
>> À : benabed en iap.fr, graca en mrao.cam.ac.uk
>> Objet : (Fwd) HAT-South postdoc advertisement
>>
>>
>> The discovery and characterization of transiting extrasolar planets is 
>> a vigorous and exciting research field in astronomy today. Based on the 
>> success of the HATNet project, a much enhanced survey on the Southern 
>> hemisphere is being launched. HAT-South will be the first global 
>> network dedicated to transiting planet search. With three stations 
>> around the globe (Australia, Namibia and Chile), it will provide a 
>> unique, high precision, 24-hour data-stream on millions of stars 
>> brighter than 14th magnitude. It is expected to provide a major advance 
>> in the ground-based detection of transiting extrasolar planets, which 
>> in return will lead to improved understanding of the nature and origin 
>> of planetary systems and of their remarkable diversity.
>>
>> We are searching for a postdoctoral fellow who would participate 
>> actively in the research program at the stimulating work environment of 
>> Center for Astrophysics (CfA), including obtaining, interpreting, and 
>> publishing results. The fellow would be part of the international team 
>> that consists of members from the partner institutions: CfA, Max Planck 
>> Institute for Astronomy, and the Australian National University, and 
>> would work closely with Gaspar Bakos (PI) in general oversight of the 
>> project, and also in remote operation of the Chilean site at Las 
>> Campanas.
>>
>> In addition, the successful candidate would take part in many (but not 
>> necessarily all) aspects of the project, such as: overseeing 
>> operations, data flow and analysis, related software development, 
>> follow-up observations (photometry and spectroscopy), interpretation of 
>> the data, and communication of the scientific results.
>>
>> The candidate should have thorough experience with Linux work 
>> environment, with GNU/Linux-based development in C/C++ and/or Python 
>> being an advantage. Expertise in one or more of the following areas is 
>> desirable: experience with several programming languages (shell, MySQL, 
>> PHP, Tcl), shared code development (subversion), instrumentation 
>> skills, firm mathematical knowledge with focus on algorithms and 
>> statistics. Other relevant (but not essential) experience: time-series 
>> analysis, massive data analysis, photometry, stellar spectroscopy.
>>
>> Applicants should have an PhD in at least one of the related fields: 
>> physics, astronomy, mathematics, or computational science. Applicants 
>> should send a cover letter, CV, list of publications, and a description 
>> of research accomplishments and relevant technical experience (3pgs) to 
>> the email address above. They should arrange for three letters of 
>> recommendation to be sent to the same address.
>>
>> The appointment is for two years, with possible renewal up to four 
>> years, and is expected to start as early as April 2009. Initial funding 
>> is approx. USD 54000/yr plus health benefits.
>>
>> Health benefits provided.
>>
>> Contact: Gaspar Bakos, gbakos en cfa.harvard.edu
>> http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/~gbakos/HS/
>> =========