Ofertes de feina
Posició Postdoctoral sobre tècniques de simulació i anàlisi per a la Caracterització d'exoplanetes
L'Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya (IEEC) es va establir el febrer de 1996 com una fundació privada sense ànim de lucre (NPO) per fomentar la R+D a l’espai a Catalunya. L'IEEC és un institut d'investigació que estudia totes les àrees de coneixement i tecnologies aplicades al sector espacial i a les ciències espacials, inclosa l'astrofísica, cosmologia, ciència planetària, observació de la Terra, navegació i l'enginyeria espacial. La seva missió és impulsar les fronteres de la investigació espacial des dels àmbits científic i tecnològic per al màxim benefici de la societat. Així mateix, cal assenyalar que la Fundació es troba adscrita a la Generalitat de Catalunya i forma part del seu sector públic institucional pel fet de tenir la Generalitat participació majoritària en l'entitat.
Introducció
The object of this call is the selection process of a candidate to occupy the position of Postdoc Senior of the Area of the Space Sector of Catalonia of the Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia.
Descripció de la feina
- Position: 1 Postdoc Senior
- Professional group: Group III. Scientific Staff
- Professional category: Postdoc Senior
- Working hours: 37.5 hours/week
- Working location: In the headquarters of the Institut de Ciències de l'Espai located on the Campus of the Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona , C/Can Magrans 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès,
Funcions
Stellar activity poses a major limitation to the extraction of exoplanetary signals. An evolving and rotating inhomogeneous stellar surface hampers both the detection of the Keplerian motions of small planets in temperate orbits using Doppler radial velocities and the atmospheric characterization of exoplanets using transit spectroscopy. Our ability to account for these effects relies on modeling all the observables related to stellar activity as a function of time and wavelength.
The successful candidate will work on the development of methodologies to retrieve planetary signals (high-precision radial velocities and transit spectroscopy) from data affected by activity. A significant part of the work will focus on the evolution of the in-house stellar simulation software StarSim, and on its use to develop machine learning and algorithmic approaches to the inverse problem. For this reason, a solid background in Physics, Astronomy, and data analysis techniques is required. The successful candidate will have access to proprietary data from the CARMENES instrument, and potentially also from the CHEOPS mission, and will participate in the definition of the science exploitation of the future Ariel/ESA mission. Furthermore, they will have access to the (>20%) Spanish time in all the astronomical facilities at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory and to the Calar Alto Observatory.
The successful candidate will join IEEC’s exoplanets group, which is composed of three world-leading senior researchers, plus ~2-3 postdocs, and ~3-5 PhD students. The group is led by Prof. Ignasi Ribas, who is the PI for the CARMENES Legacy-Plus survey and has a leading role in the Spanish contribution to space missions such as CHEOPS, Ariel and PLATO. The work will be co-supervised by Dr. Guillem Anglada-Escudé, who is an expert in exoplanet detection and has access to data from a variety of international collaborations.
Work will be performed at the Institute of Space Sciences (ICE), which is part of the Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia (IEEC), and located at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) campus. Due to its global nature, being a member of IEEC allows access to resources in other institutes working in astronomy and space in the Catalan ecosystem, as well as opportunities for extended collaborations. Also, the successful candidate will join the vibrant work environment of the UAB campus and access to all its facilities and services. The IEEC, the ICE, and the exoplanets group follow strict codes of respect and inclusion in all work practices. Women and members from minorities are strongly encouraged to apply.
- Submission deadline: All materials should be received by May 15 for full consideration
- Start date: As soon as possible and no later than September 2023
- Duration: 2 years (option for a 3rd year depending on performance and availability of funds)
Requisits de participació i criteri de selecció
Durant el procés de selecció es valoraran els criteris següents:
- Training:
- PhD in Physics, Astronomy, or a related field
Es consideraran mèrits desitjables els aspectes següents:
The following will be valued:
• Excellent academic record and doctorate/PhD thesis
• Advanced Python programming skills
• Experience in the modelling of stellar activity and/or exoplanet data
• Knowledge of statistical data analysis
• Very good English language skills
Contacte i termini
Interested persons who meet the established requirements can send a motivation letter, together with the personal curriculum in PDF format, signed as certification, with a brief description of the tasks carried out in the positions previously occupied, to the email address: RecursosHumans@ieec.cat indicating the reference "Surnames and Name –OF_IEEC_97_2023" in the subject line of the email.
And also, they have to send 3 letters of recommendation to be sent directly to Prof. Ribas (iribas@ieec.cat) by the referees.
The reception of applications ends on 14 May 2023.
Applications that do not meet the requirements included in the cases provided for, or those which are not processed in accordance with the established procedure will not be considered.
La recepció de candidatures finalitzarà el dia
Procediment de selecció
Inicialment, es durà a terme una verificació dels requisits de participació i estudi del currículum per valorar aspectes relacionats amb el lloc de treball que s’ha de cobrir. Seguidament, es farà una primera selecció de persones candidates en base al currículum aportat.
Les persones candidates preseleccionades seran convocades a una entrevista personal eliminatòria i/o a una prova per ampliar la informació detallada en el currículum i valorar aspectes relacionats amb les competències professionals.
Les persones interessades han de disposar dels originals dels certificats acreditatius de la formació i de lʼexperiència laboral esmentades en el currículum i els han de presentar en cas que els siguin requerits.