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Postdoctoral Scholar - Astronomy (JPF04152)

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Job #JPF04152

• Astronomy / College of Letters & Science - Mathematical & Physical Sciences / UC Berkeley

Position overview
Position title: Postdoctoral Scholar
Salary range: The UC postdoc salary scales set the minimum pay determined by experience level at appointment. See the following table(s) for the current salary scale(s) for this position: https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2023-24/oct-2023-acad-salary-scales/t23.pdf . The current minimum salary range for this position is $64,480 - $74,569. Salaries above the minimum may be offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions.
Percent time: 100%
Anticipated start: Fall 2023
Position duration: 2 years with the possibility of renewal based on performance and availability of funding

Application Window

Open date: October 10, 2023

Most recent review date: Wednesday, Oct 25, 2023 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.

Final date: Wednesday, Jan 31, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Position description

The Department of Astronomy at the University of California, Berkeley (UCB) seeks applications for a postdoctoral employee in the area of observational studies of astronomical transient sources.

The TREx (Transients, Extragalactic) group at UC Berkeley, led by Profs. Raffaella Margutti and Ryan Chornock, is engaged in a wide variety of multiwavelength and multimessenger studies. Ongoing research subjects include electromagnetic counterparts of gravitational wave (GW) sources, fast blue optical transients (FBOTs), circumstellar interaction in supernovae (SNe), tidal disruption events (TDEs), superluminous supernovae, and transient host galaxies. Amongst other collaborations, the group is currently involved in the Young Supernova Experiment (YSE), the follow-up of GW sources within the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) on the Rubin Observatory. Additionally, UC Berkeley will be a founding member of the LS4 (La Silla Schmidt Southern Survey) project. Our group has active programs in the optical at Lick and Keck Observatories, as well as a wide variety of multiwavelength investigations at radio (VLBA, VLA, GMRT, ATCA, ALMA), UV (HST and Swift-UVOT), and high-energy (Swift, Chandra, XMM-Newton, NuSTAR) facilities. The successful candidates are expected to substantially contribute and/or lead some of the efforts above.

The day-to-day duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• interact and mentor graduate students and undergraduate students in the team
• plan, trigger, execute and analyze observations of transients.\
• contribute and lead proposals for telescope time
• lead and co-author the publications resulting from this research effort
• present these results at conferences/meetings

Labor Contract: https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/labor/bargaining-units/px/index.html

Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

• A PhD (or equivalent international degree) or enrolled in a PhD (or equivalent international degree) program.

Additional qualifications (required at time of start)

• PhD (or equivalent international degree)
• No more than three years of post-degree research experience by start date

Preferred qualifications

• A PhD degree or equivalent international degree in Astronomy, Astrophysics, Physics, or a related field is required by the start date.

• Extensive experience with data reduction and analysis of observations of astronomical transients at radio wavelengths or UV/optical/near-infrared spectroscopy is highly desirable.

• Experience with VLBI data (even outside the field of transients) will be considered a plus.

• Publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals.

Application Requirements
Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae with Publication List - Your most recently updated C.V., including publication list.

• Statement of Research - Maximum 3 pages Statement of Research summarizing research interests and professional goals.

• Statement on Contributions to Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Statement on your contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion, including information about your understanding of these topics, your record of activities to date, and your specific plans and goals for advancing equity and inclusion if hired at Berkeley. More Information and guidelines .
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Reference requirements

• 3 letters of reference required

Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04152

Help contact: rmargutti@berkeley.edu

Campus Information

UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. The excellence of the institution requires an environment in which the diverse community of faculty, students, and staff are welcome and included. Successful candidates will demonstrate knowledge and skill related to ensuring equity and inclusion in the activities of their academic position (e.g., teaching, research, and service, as applicable).

The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see: http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct

In searches when letters of reference are required all letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality prior to submitting their letter.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

Job location
Berkeley, CA
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