Postdoctoral Research in Exoplanets & Binary stars - Physics and Astronomy - 95886 - Grade 7

University of Birmingham ,
Birmingham, West Midlands
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Position Details Physics and Astronomy Location - University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK Full time salary is normally in the range of 30,942 to 40,322. With potential progression once in post to 42,792 Due to funding restrictions, the starting salary that can be offered for this post is between 30,942 and 33,797, with usual progression once in post to 40,322 Grade 7 Full time / Fixed term contract for 3 years Closing date - 15th June 2020 Job Summary The successful candidates will join a vibrant group of astronomers. The Sun, Stars, and Exoplanet group consist of four permanent researchers: Amaury Triaud, Guy Davies, Andrea Miglio and Bill Chaplin, along two main research themes: exoplanets and asteroseismology. Three of us hold ERC grants. The group benefits from newly refurbished offices at the heart of a beautiful campus. Members of the group have responsibilities in ASTEP, SPECULOOS, TESS, Kepler and the PLATO 2.0 Mission. The successful applicant will work primarily with Dr Amaury Triaud as part of the BEBOP radial-velocity survey for circumbinary planets, an ERC and Leverhulme Trust funded project with large observing allocations on HARPS (ESO) and SOPHIE (OHP). We particularly seek applicants with expertise related with at least one of the following: n-body numerical integration, advanced statistical data analysis methods, high-resolution spectroscopy, Doppler imaging, photometric time series analysis, data mining, algorithm development and machine learning. Knowledge and expertise related to exoplanets and binary stars is also welcome. Expertise with fitting astrometric orbits is a plus. The successful application is expected to create and contribute to the creation of scientific knowledge by undertaking a range of activities within the BEBOP search for circumbinary planets. The position comes with a generous allowance to cover international travel and computing. Mirroring the fact that exoplanets are diverse, we welcome applications from all backgrounds to enrich our research group. Summary of Role Work within the BEBOP research project and contribute to writing successful observational bid Operate within area of specialism Analyse and interpret research findings and results Contribute to generating funding Contribute to licensing or spin out deals with demonstrated commercial cusses (such as revenues, asset or company sales, IP generated) and/or public understanding of the discipline or similar. Main Duties The responsibilities may include some but not all of the responsibilities outlines below. Develop research objectives and proposals for own or joint research, with assistance of a mentor if required Contribute to writing bids for research funding, and the collection of astronomical observations Analyse and interpret data Run numerical integration of orbital dynamics Apply knowledge in a way which develops new intellectual understanding Disseminate research findings for publication, research seminars etc. Supervise students on research related work and provide guidance on PhD students where appropriate to the discipline Contribute to developing new models, techniques and methods Contribute to the BEBOP project research-related activities and research related administration Contribute to public engagement activities under supervision of a project leader

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