Job Advertisement: Closing Date 25th March 2013
Post Doctoral Research Associate in Laboratory Studies of Solar System
Impact Processes
University of Kent
We are seeking to appoint a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Centre
for Astrophysics and Planetary Science in the School of Physical Sciences
to start April 2013 or asap thereafter. The work will support an STFC
grant for "Solar System Impacts" awarded to support research by Prof.
Burchell and Dr. Mark Price for 2013 - 2016.
You will work in the hypervelocity impact laboratory, conducting impact
experiments relevant to impact cratering and impact disruption or
structure and composition of minor solar system bodies (e.g. comets or
asteroids), shock synthesis and destruction of organic molecules, impact
experiments on ices and development of new impact and dust sensor
technologies.
You will hold a PhD or equivalent in a topic relevant to laboratory
studies of minor bodies in the solar system and/or high strain rate
impacts.
The post will be based in Canterbury, Kent in the Centre for Astronomy
and Planetary Science:
http://www.kent.ac.uk/physical-sciences/research/space/index.html
Further Information
Start date for applications: 21 February 2013
Closing date for applications: 25 March 2013
Interviews are to be held: to be confirmed
To apply for this post (please do not send your application directly to
the department) see:
http://www11.i-grasp.com/fe/tpl_kent01.asp?newms=3Djj&id=3D37508&aid=3D14243
where further details of the post are available.
Informal details are available from Professor Burchell (
[log in to unmask]) or Dr. Price ([log in to unmask]).
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