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Job Advertisement: Closing Date 15th October 2012 Postdoctoral Position ASTRON Post-doctoral position in precision pulsar timing with LOFAR in the Astronomy Group at ASTRON (Dwingeloo, the Netherlands) This is a 2+1-year appointment open to researchers with a PhD degree in astronomy, astrophysics or a related discipline. The successful candidate will be expected to carry out a timing programme on millisecond pulsars, using the world=27s premier low-frequency radio telescope, LOFAR. The project specifically aims to observe a set of millisecond pulsars in order to characterise profile evolution, scattering and dispersion measure variations. These observations will be used to either improve the precision with which these sources can be timed at higher observing frequencies, or to provide information on the limits of precision pulsar timing, as dictated by these effects. Such information will be crucial input into the design of pulsar timing array experiments that attempt to make direct detections of gravitational waves through pulsar timing. Research interest and experience in high-time-resolution, observational radio astronomy is desirable, but excellent candidates with other backgrounds are also encouraged to apply. ASTRON's Astronomy Group is a scientifically rich environment with strong ties to technical development in the domain of radio astronomy, both within the institute and internationally. More information about ASTRON Astronomy Group and ASTRON in general can be found at http://www.astron.nl. See the AAS Job Register for more details, also about the application procedure and employment benefits: http://jobregister.aas.org/job_view?JobID=3D42715 Deadline for applications is October 15, 2012. For further enquiries please contact: Dr. Jason Hessels (hessels=40astron.nl), Staff Astronomer in the Astronomy Group. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Royal Astronomical Society Job List is provided free-of-charge through the JISC Mail Service. Although every effort is made to ensure accuracy, the RAS cannot accept responsibility for the accuracy or validity, either directly or by implication, of job advertisements or other information posted to this list. For more information about the Royal Astronomical Society visit the website at www.ras.org.uk. Royal Astronomical Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BQ, UK, tel. +44 (0)20 7734 3308, fax. +44 (0)20 7494 0166, www.ras.org.uk