Job Advertisement: Closing Date 27th February 2009
Jeremiah Horrocks Fellowship - 5-year -
University of Central Lancashire
To coincide with the opening of the new Jeremiah Horrocks Institute for
Astrophysics & Supercomputing, the University of Central Lancashire is
pleased to invite applications for the inaugural Jeremiah Horrocks
Fellowship.
To fill this 5-year Research Fellowship, we are seeking candidates with
an excellent research record in areas related to theoretical and/or
computational galaxy formation and evolution. The Horrocks Fellow will
become an integral member of the Institute's rapidly-expanding Galaxy
Evolution Group led by Professor Brad Gibson, the Chair in Theoretical
Astrophysics. The Fellow will be joining a vibrant, supportive,
collaborative, and extremely sociable, research institute. The
successful candidate will have a PhD in physics, astronomy, or
closely-related field, and a minimum of two years postdoctoral
experience at the time of appointment.
Experience in the development or use of N-body/SPH/AMR codes and/or
semi-analytic galaxy formation/chemical evolution models is highly
desirable. The Fellow will be free to make extensive use of our suite
of High Performance Computing Facilities, including our (i) current
on-campus Shared Memory Facility; (ii) a new 500-1000 node cluster to be
installed in 2009-Q3; and (iii) our Core Partner Share of COSMOS, the UK
National Cosmology Supercomputer. The University is a partner in the
Commonwealth Cosmology Initiative, in addition to SALT, the Southern
African Large Telescope, providing direct partner access to a
world-class 10-m telescope.
The Horrocks Fellowship is available from Autumn 2009, with the actual
start-date negotiable, depending upon the successful candidate's
availability. The appointment will be made at the University's Research
Fellow Grade [(GBP)32k-38k], depending on experience; a generous
benefits package and associated research/travel budget will be provided.
The closing date for the receipt of applications is 27 February 2009.
Applicants should submit electronic copies of their CV, publication
list, research interests & plans, and the contact details for three
referees, along with the Application Form available from
http://www.uclan.ac.uk/information/services/work/446A-09-01.php;
please quote reference number 446A-09-01 (Horrocks Fellow).
The Horrocks Institute is comprised of nearly 40 staff and students,
making it one of the largest in the UK. We are located on the
University's main campus, on a pleasant site in the centre of Preston,
England's newest city. Preston itself is nestled on the edge of the
beautiful Ribble Valley and the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding
Natural Beauty. The Lake District, Peak District, and Yorkshire Dales
are all within an hour, and the city is renowned for its outstanding
parks and green spaces, as well as its vibrant pub and club scene.
Both Manchester and Liverpool are within 45 minutes reach.
For further information, contact Prof Brad Gibson: [log in to unmask]
and see http://www.star.uclan.ac.uk/jobs/Horrocks/
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