Postdoctoral Associate
Req Number: mit-00004701
Department: Dept Of Earth, Atmospheric, & Planetary Sciences
Location(s): Cambridge MA
FT/PT: Full Time
Employment / Payroll Category: Academic
Work Shift:
POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences-Planetary Astronomy Laboratory, to enhance research programs. Research interests of the group primarily concern observations of the outer solar system and instrumentation for research on small telescopes at MIT's Wallace Astrophysical Observatory, portable occultation systems (POETS), and the 6.5-m Magellan telescopes (MagIC). The group also collaborates with Lowell Observatory on the HIPO instrument for SOFIA.
Additional information about the research of the group is available at http://occult.mit.edu/.
REQUIREMENTS: a doctoral degree in astronomy or physics, knowledge of high-speed instrumentation at visible wavelengths, and research experience in planetary astronomy. MIT-00004701
In addition to a CV, application material should include a statement of interests and the names of three references.
Review of applicants will begin in December 2007 and continue until the position is filled.
