Postdoctoral Fellowships in Cosmology - Texas Cosmology Center, The University of Texas at Austin

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Eiichiro Komatsu
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Postdoctoral Fellowships in Cosmology - Texas Cosmology Cent

Post by Eiichiro Komatsu » September 04 2009

W. J. MCDONALD POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP

Mailing Address:
McDonald Observatory
University of Texas at Austin
1 University Station C1402
Austin TX, 78712-0259

Physical address (express mail):
Department of Astronomy
The University of Texas at Austin
2511 Speedway, RLM 15.306
Austin, TX 78712

Attention: Dr. David Lambert, Director of The University of Texas McDonald Observatory

The University of Texas McDonald Observatory announces competition for the W. J. McDonald Postdoctoral Fellowship. This Fellowship is restricted to new Ph.D. graduates without previous postdoctoral experience. This position is in conjunction with the Texas Cosmology Center (TCC; information is available at: http://www.tcc.utexas.edu), which is a newly established research unit at The University of Texas at Austin. The applicant's research interest may be in broad areas in astronomy and astrophysics related to cosmology, such as dark matter, dark energy, structure formation, and early universe. The observing facilities of McDonald Observatory available for research include the 9.2-m Hobby-Eberly Telescope, the 2.7-m Harlan J. Smith Telescope, the 2.1-m Otto Struve Telescope, and the 0.8-m wide-field imaging telescope. Access to the robotic ROTSE and MONET telescopes is also available, and McDonald Observatory supports a program in millimeter wavelength research with the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory on Mauna Kea. Information on research and facilities is available at: http://www.as.utexas.edu/.

The Fellowship has a three year term and includes funding of $8,000 per year for research expenses, including travel. Additional funds are available for publication expenses related to work completed during the Fellow's tenure, and for relocation expenses. Initial appointment will be for one year beginning September 2010, with the expectation of renewal for a second and third year following satisfactory research performance. Candidates are expected to hold a Ph.D. upon arrival and to reside in Austin.

Applicants should submit a resume, a statement of proposed research to be conducted at UT Austin during the Fellowship, and letters of recommendation from three scientists familiar with the applicant's research by December 4, 2009. EOE/AAE.

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