Postdoctoral Research Scientist position - Strong Gravity 2015

The Astronomical Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Scientist position in the area of relativistic astrophysics and black-hole accretion. This is a full-time position for a 2-year period.

The successful candidate will work under the leadership of Michal Bursa and Michal Dovciak, and will participate on selected work-packages of the EU-FP7 Collaborative Project "Probing Strong Gravity by Black Holes Across the Range of Masses" (www.stronggravity.eu). The research will mainly include modeling of X-ray thermal spectra, Comptonization and X-ray polarization in accreting stellar and supermassive black-hole systems.

The applicant must have strong skills in programming and scripting languages (C, Fortran, Python), as well as knowledge of accretion theory, radiative transfer and emission processes, and the underlying general relativity. Experience in data reduction and XSPEC analysis is welcome.

The successful candidate must hold PhD degree in physics and present a certificate of that by the date of employment. A necessary condition is to satisfy legal requirements for the employment in the Czech Republic (EU citizens do not need a Visa or Work Permit; Non-EU citizens need Work Permit + Visa). The candidate will be resident in Prague. The contract is expected to start on the 1st of June 2015 (a later start can be negotiated).

Applications containing 1/ Curriculum Vitae, 2/ brief description of the applicant's past and current research activities and experience (max 2 pages), 3/ list of publications, and 4/ names of two persons, who are willing to send letters of recommendation, should be submitted in pdf format by email to sekretariat@asu.cas.cz with subject title "Postdoc StrongGravity 2015" by the end 30 April 2015. For details of the position and informal inquiries email michal.bursa@asu.cas.cz

Konkurz - Power Supply Engineer

Job Description - Power supply design review and expertize for RPW and STIX experiments on board the Solar Orbiter spacecraft (ESA). Minimum one year contract (based in Prague/Brno, Czech Republic), end date August 2015.

Knowledge/Expertise in:

• Power electronics
• Power converters
• DC/DC converters
• Power system
• Power distribution
• Orcad/PSpice, Matlab software expert
• At least 5 years in power system design
• Space experience is an advantage
• English speaker

Contact:

Štěpán Štverák
stepan.stverak@asu.cas.cz