Postdoctoral position on Large Scale Structure and Galaxy Evolution

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Jean-Paul Kneib
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Joined: October 31 2004
Affiliation: CNRS@OAMP/Caltech

Postdoctoral position on Large Scale Structure and Galaxy Ev

Post by Jean-Paul Kneib » October 31 2004

LABORATOIRE D'ASTROPHYSIQUE DE MARSEILLE
Trav. du Siphon BP-8
Marseille Cedex 12, - 13376
France
Tel: (33) 491 055 985
FAX: (33) 491 661 855
URL1: http://www.astro.caltech.edu/~cosmos (COSMOS Caltech Website)
URL2: http://www.oamp.fr (LAM Website)
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The closing date for receipt of applications: 15 Dec 2004

Attention: Olivier LE FEVRE

We invite applications for a Postdoctoral position in observational
astrophysics on the COSMOS project, at LAM, Marseille, France, funded
by CNES, the French national space Agency.

The COSMOS project is an approved Treasury program to survey 2 square
degrees of the sky with the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) on board
Hubble Space Telescope. This unprecedented survey is dedicated
to understanding the link between galaxy evolution and the underlying
large scale structures. About half of the HST observations
are already secured, over a total of 590 HST orbits. The COSMOS field
has extensive multi-wavelength coverage from X-ray to radio wavelength.

Appointment is contingent on Ph.D completion and the candidate should
demonstrate skills in data analysis. Funding is for one year
renewable one year, with an immediate vacancy (as early as January 2005).

The successful applicant will contribute to the team effort at LAM in
analyzing the link between the Large Scale Structure and galaxy evolution.
He/She will take the lead in the important topic of relating the galaxy
properties of different morphological classes to the mass distribution
derived from the gravitational lensing analysis of the Hubble data.
This analysis will be done first using photometric redshifts information
and then including spectroscopic redshifts.
Candidates, with previous expertise related to one of the above topic
will be favored.

This research will be conducted in collaboration with colleagues
in Europe, United States and Japan, and thus the applicant is expected
to interact with a number of team members in other countries.

Applications including a brief statement of research interests,
relevant experience, curriculum vitae, publication list, and three
letters of reference should reach LAM before 15th December 2004.

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