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Job Advertisement: Unspecified Closing Date Four Postdoctoral Positions in the Application of Interferometry to Star Formation Four postdoctoral fellowships are available to work in the application of interferometry to star formation at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies. Two fellows will collaborate with the Max Planck Institute of Astronomy in Heidelberg to assist with the development and commissioning of the next generation interferometer GRAVITY on the VLT. The other two fellows will work closely with Tautenburg Observatory, near Jena, in the use of LOFAR long baseline data to help understand the generation of outflows from young stars. All positions are for two years in the first instance but may be extended depending on external funding. Appointments will be at the Science Foundation Ireland New Postdoctoral Researcher or Experienced Postdoctoral Researcher level. Further information on the posts can be obtained at http://dias.ie/index.php?option=3Dcom_content&view=3Darticle&id=3D4043&=Itemid=3D61&lang=3Den including details of the salary scales. Applications, to include a CV, Statement of Research Interests and the names and contact details of 3 individuals from whom letters of recommendation may be sought, are to be mailed to Eileen Flood ([log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>) Informal inquiries to Head of the Star Formation Group, Professor Tom Ray ([log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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