Postdoctoral Position in Astrophysics at UNAB Chile

The Department of Physics at Universidad Andres Bello invites applications for FONDECYT postdoctoral fellowships in Astrophysics to work in collaboration with one or more faculty members.

We are an international group with 10 faculty members, 6 postdocs and 7 PhD students, doing research on extrasolar planets, stellar populations, numerical cosmological simulations, supernovae, active galactic nuclei, gravitational lensing, galaxy and structure formation, extragalactic astronomy, stellar dynamics and radio astronomy (http://fisica.unab.cl/miembros-grupo-de-astrofisica <http://fisica.unab.cl/miembros-grupo-de-astrofisica>).

Researchers in all areas of Astronomy are encouraged to apply. Successful applicants will be eligible for the 10% share of all the telescope time in Chile, including ALMA, APEX, ASTE, VLT, VISTA, Gemini, Magellan, La Silla, SOAR, etc.

Candidates should have a PhD in Astronomy or Physics. A cover letter, CV, publication list, and a max. 3 pages research plan should be sent by email to timo.anguita@unab.cl <mailto:timo.anguita@unab.cl> not later than May 1st, 2016. Applicants should also arrange for three letters of recommendation to be sent directly to the email address above.

The selected candidates will be sponsored by one of our faculty members to apply for a FONDECYT fellowship. We encourage applicants to get in contact with their potential local collaborators in advance in order to identify common research interests.

Further information can be obtained from Prof. Timo Anguita (timo.anguita@unab.cl <mailto:timo.anguita@unab.cl>), or at http://fisica.unab.cl/investigacion/investigacion-en-astrofisica <http://fisica.unab.cl/investigacion/investigacion-en-astrofisica>