Desired starting date: September 2021
The Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Centre of the National Research Council (NRC) is pleased to announce the 2020 competition for a Plaskett Postdoctoral Fellowship (Research Associate) position tenable at Dominion Astrophysical Observatory (DAO) in Victoria, BC, Canada. The successful candidate will be an outstanding recent doctoral graduate in astronomy/astrophysics who is highly motivated to exploit astronomical facilities administered by NRC and contribute to forefront research projects conducted using those facilities.
This hiring is at the postdoctoral level, but at NRC Canada, PDFs are effectively term limited staff scientists with all the associated benefits, including paid maternity and parental leave, vacation, accruable pension contributions and others.
We encourage researchers in any area of astrophysics to apply. For reference, the following are active fields of research at NRC Herzberg:
Candidates should have an observational background or an interest in constraining theories with observations.
The successful candidate will:
The initial appointment is of two years duration, which may be extended (subject to performance and availability of funds). In addition to highly competitive benefits and salary, the Plaskett Fellow will receive support for observing and conference travel, page charges, and access to professionally managed computation infrastructure and resources.
Applicants must have acquired their Ph.D. within the last five years or expect to obtain their degree before taking up the position.
NRC is an equal opportunity employer.
Applications should be made by 16 November 2020 via the process described at the URL provided.
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