Job Advertisement: Closing Date 31st May 2017
Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics
The University of Manchester
Operational Support Scientists (Radio Astronomy) - 2 posts
Closing Date: 31/05/2016
Employment Type: Fixed Term, Full Time (3 year duration)
Salary: GBP 31,076 to GBP 38,183 per annum
Job Reference: S&E-09971
Job Link: https://www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/displayjob.aspx?jobid=3D13306
Informal enquiries: Simon Garrington ([log in to unmask]),
Rob Beswick, ([log in to unmask]),
Jane Cox ([log in to unmask])
Two enthusiastic Operational Support Scientists are required to join JBCA
to further develop and support the work of our world leading facilities at
Jodrell Bank Observatory and across the eMerlin/VLBI National Facility.
With responsibility for designing, developing and maintaining software
systems for the control and monitoring of all the radio telescopes operated
by JBCA and the development of astronomical data analysis software together
with interfacing to hardware.
Facilitating and developing the operations of the telescopes, whilst also
supporting their scientific use, will be the focus of your daily work.
This will involve taking part in daily operations, including: scheduling user
observations; quality control of scientific observations; executing and
analysing test observations for performance assessment and providing support
to facility users.
With an understanding of radio telescopes, observational and data processing
techniques in astronomy, you will have experience and/or an interest in
operational aspects of radio astronomy facilities. You will need to respond
to failures outside normal working hours to ensure safety, protect valuable
equipment and minimise loss of observations. You will have good diagnostic
skills, excellent communications skills and be able to work independently
and as part of a team.
Initially funded for 3 years, on a full-time basis, the posts are located
at the Jodrell Bank Observatory Campus, part of JBCA in Cheshire, with some
travel to the main University campus in Manchester.
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