Postdoctoral Scholar in Submillimeter Wave Astronomy - California Institute of Technology
AAS Job Register No. 25754
Position/Title: Postdoctoral Scholar in Submillimeter Wave Astronomy
Institution: California Institute of Technology
Submit Resumes To:
Attention: T. G. Phillips, Altair Professor of Physics
California Institute of Technology
Mail Code 301-17
1200 E. California Blvd.
Pasadena, CA
91125-1700
USA
Tel: 626-395-4278
FAX: 626-796-8806
URL1: http://www.submm.caltech.edu/cso/
URL2: http://herschel.caltech.edu
Email Submission Address: dcl@submm.caltech.edu
Email Inquiries: dcl@submm.caltech.edu
The closing date for receipt of applications: 11/30/2009
Job Description:
The California Institute of Technology operates the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory (CSO; http://www.submm.caltech.edu/cso/ ), a 10.4 m Leighton telescope at 4,200 m altitude, near the summit of Mauna Kea, Hawaii. The telescope accommodates heterodyne spectroscopy as well as continuum and spectroscopic bolometer studies in the 200–900 GHz (1.5–0.32mm) spectral range. The observatory utilizes SIS receivers and low temperature bolometer arrays. At the moment a new generation of 4 GHz IF bandwidth receivers is being introduced. Also, in the longer term, a new facility camera using novel Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detectors will replace the existing long-wavelength bolometer camera, Bolocam. The SHARC II short-wavelength camera will continue to be available. A postdoctoral scholar position is available at Caltech in Pasadena, to work in the CSO group, in ISM studies. The successful applicant would also participate in the analysis and interpretation of the data from the Heterodyne Instrument for the Far-Infrared (HIFI) aboard the Herschel Space Observatory (HSO; http://herschel.caltech.edu ). The initial appointment, contingent upon completion of Ph.D. requirements, is for one year, renewable to a total of three years. Applicants should send a curriculum vitae, list of publications with refereed articles indicated, statement of research interest and arrange for three letters of recommendation to be sent to: T. G. Phillips, Mail Code 301–17, Caltech, 1200 E. California Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91125, by 30 November, 2009.Caltech is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, Minorities, Veterans and Disabled Person are encouraged to apply.