Job Advertisement: Closing Date 17th June 2009
Post Doctoral Fellow
Faculty of Science
SCHOOL OF PHYSICS
REF. 6000RAS
This is a readvertised position, previous applicants need not apply.
Salary for Post Doctoral Fellow is AUD$67K - AUD$71K per year, plus up to
17% employer superannuation, plus leave loading.
Applications are invited for a Post-Doctoral Fellowship within the
Department of Astrophysics at the University of New South Wales to
undertake research programs in the search for cosmological variations of
the laws of Nature.
Preference will be given to applicants with experience in cosmology, high
resolution optical spectroscopy, computing, statistical and numerical
methods. There is a substantial team at UNSW currently actively involved
in research into variations of the fundamental constants. Five staff, four
post-docs and three post-graduate students, split between astrophysics and
theoretical physics. We are also involved in other collaborators within
Australia and in the UK.
The Fellow will be based at the UNSW campus in Sydney. Rated as having one
of the highest standards of living in the world, Sydney offers warm
weather, great food, a vibrant cosmopolitan, multicultural lifestyle and
an active cultural community.
This is a full time, fixed-term appointment for 3 years.
Applicants should systematically address the selection criteria in their
application. Women and people from equity groups are encouraged to apply.
Having read all the documentation you may then direct any enquiries to
Professor John Webb on [log in to unmask]
Information on Dept of Astrophysics: http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/astro
Other web links:
http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/astro/research/PWAPR03webb.pdf,
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/1991223.stm
Applications close : 17 June 2009
For more information, visit our website:
http://www.hr.unsw.edu.au/services/recruitment/jobs/24040909.html
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