POST-DOCTORAL POSITION
Laboratory of Molecular Fluid Dynamics
Instituto de Estructura de la Materia CSIC
Madrid (Spain)
One post-Doctoral contract (1 + 1 years) is available in the framework of the
Research Project "Molecular Astrophysics: The Herschel and ALMA Era"
(CSD2009-00038) of the Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación. The
successful candidate will be involved in a study of collisions of several
molecular species of astrophysical interest, aimed at determining the rate
coefficients for inelastic collisions at low temperature, and the formation of
small clusters.
The tasks to be undertaken include: 1) laboratory spectroscopic measurements (by
Raman spectroscopy with high time-space resolution) in supersonic jets of H2O or
CO, and their mixtures with H2 and He; 2) data reduction to fluid dynamic
quantities (densities, temperatures, rotational populations, flow velocities,
etc); and 3) interpretation of the experimental data in terms of molecular
collisions at the lowest temperature as possible.
The required instrumentation (high power lasers, grating spectrograph, expansion
chamber and nozzles, high vacuum pumps) is fully operative at the laboratory.
The sucessful candidate must have experience in molecular spectroscopy, and will
be trained according to his/her background in Physics, Chemical-, Molecular-, or
Statistical Physics, and Quantum Mechanics.
Well qualified candidates are invited to apply to the contact information below,
including a CV and potential references.
The review of applications will start February 20, 2012, and will continue until
the position is filled.
Contacts and more information
Prof. Salvador Montero
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Dr. José Ma. Fernández
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http://www.iem.csic.es/departamentos/fismol/fisica_molecular.htm
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