Job Advertisement: Closing Date 5th April 2017
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Giant Planet Atmospheres
Physics and Astronomy Department, University of Leicester
Salary Grade 7 - £32,958 to £38,183 per annum
Full-time open-ended contract subject to external fixed-term funding.
Full Details: https://t.co/Yiba5vV5gv
Ref: SEN00830
The Physics and Astronomy Department at the University of Leicester wishes
to appoint a postdoctoral researcher to undertake a programme of original
research in the field of giant planet atmospheric science, utilising remote
sensing data from a range of space- and ground-based observatories. You
will join a planetary science team addressing the aims of a grant awarded
by the European Research Council (ERC) to Dr. Leigh Fletcher. The
appointment will initially be for a period of up to four years.
The GIANTCLIMES programme seeks to study the climates of the four giant
planets over large spans of time, allowing us to investigate cycles of
meteorology, circulation, and chemical processes shaping the environments on
these worlds. Inversions of planetary spectra, from the ultraviolet to the
microwave, will be used to reconstruct these atmospheres in three dimensions
to explore their temporal variability and the processes coupling different
atmospheric regimes. You will analyse subsets of data from Juno, Cassini,
Spitzer and the James Webb Space Telescope (among others), complemented by
observations from Earth-based facilities. We are therefore particularly
interested in candidates with a background in planetary atmospheres and
spectroscopic modelling techniques, but all applicants with a strong
background in planetary science are encouraged to apply.
You will be expected to carry out independent and collaborative research for
this project and to disseminate the results to the international scientific
community. There will be significant opportunities to collaborate within
Leicester's Planetary Science team (whose existing research includes
planetary magnetospheres, ionospheres, atmospheres and surface science),
Earth Observation group, and with an international team specialising in
radiative transfer and spectral inversion for planetary atmospheres.
Applications:
In addition to the online application form, applicants are requested to
provide: [1] a CV and publication list; [2] three academic references
covering your research career to date; [3] a cover letter detailing how your
prior experience and future research aims are commensurate with the broad
aims of the programme outlined above. Full details on how to apply can be
found here: https://t.co/Yiba5vV5gv
Informal enquiries are welcome and should be made to Dr. Leigh Fletcher on
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The closing date for this post is midnight on 5 April 2017.
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