POST-DOCTORAL FELLOW - Department of Physics - 00089151
Missouri University of Science & Technology
Rolla, MO
Full-time
Education
Posted on April 22, 2024
Hiring Department
Department of Physics
Application Deadline
Open Until Filled
Full Time/Part Time
Full-time, Benefit Eligible
Job Description
Applicants are invited for a postdoctoral search associate position at Missouri University of Science and Technology(S&T) in Rolla, MO in the USA. The position has a particular emphasis on modeling emission-line galaxies for ongoing and forthcoming surveys such as the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) and the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, working closely with Dr. Shun Saito and other staff of the Physics Department. The successful applicant is expected to work mainly on a project directly relevant to the DOR FAIR grant for which Dr. Shun Saito and Dr. Hearin (Argonne National Laboratory) lead. The main goal of the project is to develop a simulation-based framework and associated codes to model emission line galaxies targeted in ongoing and forthcoming surveys such as DESI.
60% of the time for their own research directly related to the DOE FAIR project, and 30% if time the applicant will collaborate with other team members or mentor students in the DOR FAIR project. In each of the time, they will spend 80% of their time (i.e., 48% and 24%, respectively) to implement and code a modeling of emission line galaxies and to analyze the simulation with the codes, white the rest of the 20% (i.e., 12% and 6% respectively) will be devoted to writing papers or preparing and making presentations. Applicants are expected to spend the rest of the 10% to organize meetings and seminars in Dr. Saito's group.
We are seeking a highly motivated applicant who has obtained or is about to obtain, a Ph.D. in Physics, Astronomy, or related fields. Proven experience in one modern programming language is a requirement for this position.
Qualifications
- PH.D in Physics, either obtained or requirements completed by start of the appointment
- Modern Programming Language
- Previous Experience with cosmological simulation data
- Proficiency in Python
- Management of large astronomical datasets
- Cosmological application of machine learning
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