Applications are invited for a post-doctoral position
24. February 2010
Applications are invited for a post-doctoral position in the Stellar Department of the Astronomical Institute. The successful applicant will work with Dr. Adela Kawka and Dr. Stephane Vennes on the spectral energy distribution of white dwarf and hot subdwarf stars. The applicant should have experience with observations, data reduction and data analysis of infrared, optical and/or ultraviolet data and have good programming skills.
The Stellar Department of the Astronomical Institute is located on the observatory campus in Ondrejov, which is situated approximately 30 km south-east of Prague. The stellar department operates a 2m telescope with a coude spectrograph, which is suitable for studies of bright objects (e.g., B stars, hot subdwarfs). Czech Republic is a member state of both ESO and ESA, and have access to ESO facilities. Members of the department have been successful in obtaining time on 2, 4 and 8m class telescopes at ESO.
The department includes about a dozen active researchers, with a total of about 60 scientists working at the Astronomical Insititute. The department offers excellent computing facilitities, running under Linux, and including data reduction programmes such as IRAF. Institute accomodation in Ondrejov can be offered to the successful candidate.
The position is initially for 18 months, with a possible one year extension. The salary will be based on the standard domestic scale. The starting date is expected to be in August 2010. Applicants should send their curriculum vitae, including a list of publications and research interests and arrange to have two letters of recommendation sent to by mail to Petr Heinzel (pheinzel@asu.cas.cz) or send to:
Prof. Petr Heinzel
Astronomical Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Fricova 298
251 65 Ondrejov
Czech Republic
The closing date for applications is 14th May 2010.
The Stellar Department of the Astronomical Institute is located on the observatory campus in Ondrejov, which is situated approximately 30 km south-east of Prague. The stellar department operates a 2m telescope with a coude spectrograph, which is suitable for studies of bright objects (e.g., B stars, hot subdwarfs). Czech Republic is a member state of both ESO and ESA, and have access to ESO facilities. Members of the department have been successful in obtaining time on 2, 4 and 8m class telescopes at ESO.
The department includes about a dozen active researchers, with a total of about 60 scientists working at the Astronomical Insititute. The department offers excellent computing facilitities, running under Linux, and including data reduction programmes such as IRAF. Institute accomodation in Ondrejov can be offered to the successful candidate.
The position is initially for 18 months, with a possible one year extension. The salary will be based on the standard domestic scale. The starting date is expected to be in August 2010. Applicants should send their curriculum vitae, including a list of publications and research interests and arrange to have two letters of recommendation sent to by mail to Petr Heinzel (pheinzel@asu.cas.cz) or send to:
Prof. Petr Heinzel
Astronomical Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Fricova 298
251 65 Ondrejov
Czech Republic
The closing date for applications is 14th May 2010.