Location: | Birmingham |
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Salary: | £34,980 to £44,263 full time starting salary range, with potential progression once in post to £46,974 |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Fixed-Term/Contract |
Placed On: | 15th April 2024 |
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Closes: | 19th May 2024 |
Job Ref: | 103749 |
Contract Type: Fixed Term contract up to May 2028
Background
Applications are invited to join the Sun, Stars and Exoplanets Research Group in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Birmingham, as part of the growing and dynamic team of Dr Annelies Mortier working in exoplanets and stellar astrophysics.
Role Summary
We are seeking to appoint two motivated UKRI-funded postdoctoral researchers as part of the FLF project “Finding a second Earth through stellar understanding” - PI Mortier. This research project aims to improve the precise and stable extraction of stellar radial velocity from high-resolution spectra, taking into account the effects of stellar magnetic variability; build, deploy and exploit a polarising Solar Telescope connected with a high-resolution stabilised spectrograph; study the Sun-as-a-star during Solar maximum, connecting the large-scale magnetic flux variations with the observed radial velocity variability; and put Earth in an exoplanet context focusing on the chemical diversity of planets and their hosts.
The successful applicant will work primarily with Dr Annelies Mortier and other members in her team.
Person Specification
All applications received by the deadline (Sunday 19th May 2024) will receive full consideration. We anticipate interviews to take place 5th June 2024. We welcome applications from all qualified applicants, but applications from traditionally under-represented groups in physics and astronomy are particularly encouraged. We are open to discussions around all forms of flexible working.
For further information about this post, please contact: Dr Annelies Mortier (A.Mortier@bham.ac.uk).
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