Hi all, We had a few issues with the application link for this position, but these have been rectified and the application deadline has been extended to April 15, 2015.
Cheers, Andrew > On Dec 18, 2014, at 4:07 PM, Andrew Siemion <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > We have a couple of openings in our SETI group, at both the post-doc and > post-bac levels, and we would be very interested to hear from candidates with > instrumentation experience. This ad will go up on the AAS job register soon, > but we would appreciate distribution of this ad to any qualified applicants > you might know. > > Regards, > > Andrew > > > The UC Berkeley Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Research > Center (BSRC) invites applicants for a postdoctoral scholar research > position. An additional appointment at the post-baccalaureate level, Junior > Specialist, may be available if an exceptionally qualified candidate is > identified. These full time positions are for two or three years with a > starting date in early 2015. > > The BSRC comprises more than a dozen members from several academic > departments at UC Berkeley, including Astronomy, Physics and Electrical > Engineering / Computer Science. Together our group conceives and conducts > experiments to detect evidence of extraterrestrial intelligence. We are > vigorously engaged in new instrumentation development at radio, infrared and > optical wavelengths, including high performance DSP development in > conjunction with the Collaboration for Astronomy Signal Processing and > Electronics Research (CASPER). This position is based at the UC Berkeley > Space Sciences Laboratory, but significant collaboration with the Physics, > Astronomy and EECS Departments is expected. > > The successful applicant will undertake well-motivated independent research > in SETI, taking advantage of our groups existing resources and commensal > experiments as necessary. This is primarily a SETI position, but concurrent > exploration of other domains, e.g. astrophysical transients, will be > encouraged. > > Minimum qualifications for the postdoctoral position: Applicants should have, > or be in the later stages of completing, a PhD or equivalent in astronomy, > physics, electrical engineering, computer science or related disciplines at > the time of application. Proof of degree will be required by the appointment > start date. > > Minimum qualifications for the Junior Specialist position: Applicants should > have, or be in the later stages of completing, a BA/BS or equivalent in > astronomy, physics, electrical engineering, computer science or related > discipline at the time of application. Completion of degree will be required > by the appointment start date. > > Salary will be commensurate with experience; benefits, including medical, > dental, and vision coverage are included in the compensation package. > > To apply, please go to the following link: > https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/apply/JPF00568 Applicants should submit your > most recently updated Curriculum Vitae, including a list of publications if > applying for the postdoc position; a statement of research interests, and an > optional cover letter. Please indicate in your cover letter or statement of > research interests which position you are applying for. Applicants should > also provide contact information only for three references. Letters of > reference will only be solicited for finalists. The deadline for applications > is February 15, 2015. Please contact Dan Werthimer at [email protected] > with questions regarding application materials. > > All letters will be treated as confidential per University of California > policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees, including > when letters are provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service or career > center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality > (http://apo.berkeley.edu/evalltr.html) prior to submitting their letters. > > The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action > Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment > without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, > age or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California > nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see: > http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct > > >
