Job Advertisement: Closing Date 15th December 2017

3 year postdoctoral position in exoplanets and/or stellar activity research

A funded postdoctoral research position in the area of exoplanets and/or
stellar activity is available in the Astrophysics Research Centre at
Queen's University Belfast. This is a 3 year post, for which funding is
available immediately and we intend to fill by 1st April 2018.
Applicants must hold, or about to be awarded, a PhD in astrophysics, and
have experience relevant to observational or theoretical studies of
exoplanets and/or stellar activity.

The successful candidate will be expected to work on collaborative
programmes with the established exoplanet & stellar activity research
team at Queen's, consisting of Dr. Chris Watson, Dr. Katja 
Poppenhaeger, and Dr. Neale Gibson. This includes original research in
one or more of the following areas: exoplanet atmosphere observations
and/or theory; stellar activity and/or rotation in relation to exoplanet
discovery or characterisation.

The successful candidate will be hired on Grade AC2 (GBP 32,548 - 
GBP 38,833 per annum depending on experience). Women and members of
underrepresented groups are particularly encouraged to apply. Please
refer to the information package available at the application website
for further details about the post.

Please send a CV, research plan, and cover letter. For informal
enquiries please contract Dr. Chris Watson ([log in to unmask]). 
Further details can be found at 

http://www.qub.ac.uk/sites/QUBJobVacancies/ResearchJobs/

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