HAT-South Postdoctoral Fellow in Exoplanet Research
Scholarship Information: HAT-South is the first global network dedicated to transiting planet search. With three stations around the globe (Australia, Namibia and Chile) and 24 telescopes, providing high-precision, 24-hour data coverage on millions of stars brighter than 14th magnitude it started operation in late 2009 and is now in the full data production phase. We are searching for a postdoctoral research fellow who would participate actively in the HAT-South program at the stimulating work environment of the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA) in Heidelberg, Germany. The fellow would be part of an international team, consisting of members from the partner institutions: MPIA, CfA and the Australian National University, and would work closely together with Cristina Afonso, Thomas Henning and Gaspar Bakos.
The successful candidate would take part in many aspects of the project, such as: overseeing operations, data flow and analysis, related software development, follow-up observations (photometry and spectroscopy), interpretation of the data, and communication of the scientific results. The candidate should have experience with photometry and time-series analysis, as well as the necessary programming and observational skills.
The successful candidate will have privileged access to the twin 8.4 meter Large Binocular Telescope in Arizona, the 2.2 m MPG telescope on La Silla, the 2.2 and 3.5 m telescopes on Calar Alto through MPIA GTO.
Requirements
Applicants should have an advanced degree in the related fields: physics or astronomy.
Fellowship Application Deadline: 30 November 2010
Further Fellowship Information and Application
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