Hi All,
Sorry if you get this more than once... This is an ad for a 2-3 year
postdoc at NRAO working on NANOGrav related instrumentation and
algorithms as funded through the NSF PIRE program. Please forward it to
whomever you think might be interested.
The due date for applications (with the usual letter, CV, and a
summary of current/planned research) is March 1, 2012. You must apply
through the NRAO careers portal:
https://careers.nrao.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=50763
Thanks,
Scott
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The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) plays a key role in
the North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves
(NANOGrav), a consortium between US and Canadian astronomers whose aim
is to detect low-frequency gravitational waves by timing millisecond
pulsars. NANOGrav has recently gained significant momentum from a
$6.5M NSF Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE)
grant to strengthen international collaboration with groups in Europe,
India, and Australia.
NRAO and NANOGrav invite applicants for a postdoctoral fellowship to
work with NRAO Astronomer Scott Ransom in the development of future
pulsar observing instrumentation and algorithms. This postdoc
position, to be located in Charlottesville, VA, is one of five
positions in total provided by the PIRE award.
The initial appointment, which can begin as early as spring 2012, will
be for two years, with the possibility of extending for a third year
(subject to project need, satisfactory performance and availability of
funds). To be considered, applicants must have a PhD in astronomy,
physics or a related field, or expect to have earned a PhD by the
starting date of the appointment. Expertise in digital systems
development, radio pulsar observations and analysis, and digital
signal processing is highly desirable.
Job Duties Summary: The principle responsibility of this position is
to develop next-generation high-performance pulsar backends for the
GBT and Arecibo, particularly for high-precision pulsar timing
applications. The successful applicant will be involved in digital
system design and implementation (likely involving CASPER and GPU
technologies), software and hardware implementations of new
interference and interstellar medium mitigation algorithms, and the
development of more advanced data processing algorithms to improve the
precision of pulsar timing. Up to 50% of the applicant's time will be
available for independent research.
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Scott M. Ransom Address: NRAO
Phone: (434) 296-0320 520 Edgemont Rd.
email: [email protected] Charlottesville, VA 22903 USA
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