Research Position at the Astronomical Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

The Astronomical Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (www.asu.cas.cz) opens one temporary position in its Stellar department in the field of NLTE radiative transfer and atmosphere modelling. The applicant is expected to have basic experience in this field and to have a university degree at the time of arrival.

The Stellar Department of the Astronomical Institute (http://www.asu.cas.cz) is located on the observatory campus in Ondrejov, which is situated approximately 30 km south-east of Prague. The stellar department (http://stelweb.asu.cas.cz) operates a 2m telescope with a coudé spectrograph. Czech Republic is a member state of both ESO, and has access to ESO facilities. The department includes about a dozen active researchers, with a total of about 60 scientists working at the Astronomical Institute. The department offers excellent computing facilities, running under Linux. Researchers of the stellar department also have free access to the computer cluster (http://wave.asu.cas.cz/ocas/).

The salary will be based on the standard domestic scale. The starting date is as soon as possible and the appointment is initially for 1 year. Further extension will be possible upon satisfactory scientific results, publication output, and availability of funding.

The candidates should send their applications (list of publications, curriculum vitae, and summary of their research work) and names and contact details of two references to Dr. J. Kubát, Astronomical Institute, Fričova 298, 251 65 Ondřejov, Czech Republic; (phone +420 323620328, fax +420 323620250), preferrably via e-mail to:kubat@sunstel.asu.cas.cz  (cc:sekretariat@asu.cas.cz). Applications should be received before 15th January 2016. The selection process will continue until a suitable candidate is found.

Postdoctoral Position at the Astronomical Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

Closing date: 2015-04-30

The Astronomical Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic invites applications for a post-doctoral position in Astronomy and Astrophysics in the area of massive star clusters. The successfull applicant will collaborate with the working group Astrophysics of Galaxies at the Department of Galaxies and Planetary Systems in Prague. The employment is expected to start in September 2015. Applications (containing Curriculum Vitae, List of Publications, and Summary of Research Activities and Achievements) can be submitted by email to sekretariat@asu.cas.cz, with a CC to the working group leader prof. Jan Palous palous@ig.cas.cz. Please arrange for two recommendation letters to be sent directly to the same electronic addresses as above.

For further information about the Institute see www.asu.cas.cz and for information about the research employment in Czech Republic see www.euraxess.cz . For informal enquiries and further details please email Jan Palous.

Successfull candidates must hold a PhD degree in the field and present a certificate of that by the date of employment at the latest. Applicants will be notified once the selection has been made.

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

Postdoctoral Position at the Astronomical Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

Closing date: 2015-04-03

Astronomical Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic invites applications for post-doctoral positions in Astronomy and Astrophysics.

Astronomical Institute applies to the Academy of Sciences to fund several positions. This year the spring application deadline is 3rd April 2015. The final results of the selection process will be announced by the Academy committee about 6 weeks after the corresponding deadline. The starting date of the employment is expected about three months later (it can be negotiated to some limited extent).

We are Public Research Institution and the largest professional astronomical organization in the Czech Republic, located at Ondrejov Observatory and in Prague. A successful applicant will collaborate with researchers in our scientific departments and working groups. Experience in one of the subjects studied at the Institute is valued but independent new projects will be also considered; in both cases a strong point has to be demonstrated because the number of applications usually exceeds the number of available positions quite significantly.

For further information about the Institute seehttp://www.asu.cas.cz and for information about the research employment in Czech Republic see http://www.euraxess.cz  .

The appointment is initially for one year; an extension to the second year is expected upon satisfactory scientific performance and availability of funds. A necessary condition is to satisfy legal requirements for the employment in Czech Republic (EU member state). Salary will be based on the domestic level and it includes health insurance in the Czech Republic.

In a cover letter please indicate the working group you intend to join. Applicants should contact a faculty member with whom they wish to work for further information and to define a joint research programme. This is considered to be an important part of the proposal.

Applications (containing Curriculum Vitae, List of Publications, and Summary of Research Plans) can be submitted by email to:
sekretariat@asu.cas.cz  (subject: "postdoc 2015”, pdf file please).

Please provide the exact date of PhD defense. Applications can be submitted before finishing PhD, in which case a statement from the supervisor stating the planned date of the defense should be included. Preferences will be given to applicants up to two years after PhD defense (degree awarded after 1st July 2013). Successful candidates must hold PhD degree in the field and present a certificate by the date of employment at the latest.

Please arrange for two recommendation letters to be sent directly (the same electronic address as above).

Applications will be acknowledged by email and a signed confirmation will be requested from eligible applicants. When the selection process in completed, successful applicants will be notified. Other applications will be put on a waitlist and carried over to the next selection deadline in September 2015, unless withdrawn.