Research Fellow in Cosmology

Hours:

Full time hours considered up to a maximum of 1 FTE/ 37.5 hours per week.

Contract Type: 6 months

Expected Interview date: TBC

Expected start date: 1/10/25 or by mutual agreement

About the role

Work on Simons Observatory (SO) related data analysis, especially CMB lensing data analysis. You will work with a small team locally as well as the wider community, while also having time to drive your own research directions.

About you

Expert in CMB data analysis, ideally with strong numerical skills and detailed experience with CMB lensing analysis. Preferably some who is already involved with SO or similar experiments. Expected to have relevant PhD and ideally postdoctoral experience.

About our School

We are a research-intensive School that simultaneously delivers outstanding teaching to our students. As such we aim to be consistently recognised as truly world leading in key areas of our science, by extending the international excellence, impact and visibility of our research. We aim to be within the top UK universities in our discipline areas, attracting high-quality students at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

We will establish a reputation as having a particularly open, stimulating, collaborative and supportive working environment for both staff and students, enabling the best possible outcomes for research, teaching and learning. We will further enhance our links with non-academic actors on local, national and international scales, and will maximize the impact of our work.

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The School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences is proud to hold a Bronze Athena Swann Award.

Why work here

Sussex is a renowned, multi-accredited, research-led International University and this is only possible because of the people that work here. Whether you are a member of Faculty, part of a Professional Services team or a Student, it’s our people that make us great and we want you to be part of that.

Find out more about our reward and benefits package.

Find out about our equality, diversity and inclusion

Further Key Information

Please contact Antony Lewis (antony.lewis@sussex.ac.uk) for informal enquiries.

The University is committed to equality and valuing diversity, and applications are particularly welcomed from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Science, Technology, Engineering, Medicine and Mathematics (STEMM) at Sussex.

The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

The University requires that work undertaken for the University is performed in the UK. 

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