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1. Lagrange Postdoctoral Fellowships
Web: http://ilp.upmc.fr/fellowships/postdoc-fellowships.php
The ILP invites applications from scientists with recent PhDs for
several Fellowships beginning in 2017. Lagrange Fellows will receive
a salary according to experience, and generous travel, research, and
visitor funds, for 2 years (+ 1).
The Lagrange Institute further expands its visitor's program by the
Lagrange Awards, enabling international leaders in the research
themes of the Institute and their groups to spend extended periods
of time collaborating with ILP fellows and members in Paris. In
addition, the ILP hosts regular workshops and conferences.
Successful candidates will have demonstrated outstanding research
creativity and have the potential to develop and lead projects in
collaboration with ILP members.
Lagrange fellows will perform their research activities at the ILP's
member laboratories (depending on research speciality), will be
immersed in an internationally visible research environment with
rich intellectual and computational resources, and opportunities for
involvement in the leading astronomical observations and
(astro-)particle physics experiments of the decade. Research
strengths include (but are not limited to) theoretical and
observational cosmology, the cosmic beginning, dark matter and dark
energy research, theoretical and experimental (astro-)particle
physics, and recent advances in quantum field theory and quantum
gravity. If desired, Fellows may attend short courses on emerging
research methods.
Members of the Lagrange Institute are involved in leading capacities
in several international projects, including Planck, Herschel,
Euclid, CFHTLS, TeraPix, BOSS, AUGER, CTA, VIPER, Square Kilometer
Array, ATLAS at LHC and HESS.
Applications should include a research proposal, a statement of past
research accomplishments, a curriculum vitae and a publication
list. Candidates should also arrange for 3 letters of reference to
be uploaded to the web application.
All application materials including reference letters will have to
be received by the 16th of November, 2016 to guarantee full
consideration.
Please note that the number of fellowships is conditional on
funding.
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2. 3-year postdoctoral positions in extragalactic / ISM astronomy at
LERMA (Paris)
The LERMA, Paris Observatory and IAP/CNRS are seeking candidates for
2 post-doctoral positions in (P1) photo-ionisation and shock
modelling and (P2) hydrodynamical simulations of Cool Core Galaxy
Clusters, starting at the earliest in Spring 2017.
The successful candidate will carry out research within the LYRICS
project (https://vm-wordpress-lerma01.obspm.fr/lyrics/), funded by
the french research agency (ANR). The goal of this project is to
study the life cycle of gas in galaxies in the presence of
AGN-feedback, by studying the filamentary network surrounding
Brightest Cluster Galaxies (BCGs).
Applicants should have a PhD in physics or astronomy by the time of
the appointment. We encourage applications from candidates with
strong expertise in photo-ionisation, shock modelling
(e.g. Meudon-PDR, CLOUDY, MAPPINGs) for P1 or hydrodynamical
simulations of galaxies (e.g. RAMSES, Enzo, Gadget) for P2.
Experience with manipulating multi-wavelength extragalactic data will
also be considered.
The LERMA, Paris Observatory/IAP maintain a lively visitor program
and hosts regular workshops and conferences throughout the year. The
successful candidate will be immersed in an internationally visible
research environment in the Paris Campus, with rich intellectual and
computational resources.
The appointment is for 2+1 years with a salary including social
security benefits. Funding will also be allocated for travel.
Applicants should submit a CV (max. 2 pages), a publication list, a
short review of previous works (2 pages), a statement of research
interests (2 pages) and 2 reference letters. Applications should be
sent to philippe.salome at obspm.fr and dubois at iap.fr
For full consideration materials must be received before December
31st, 2016.
More details :
Postdoc 1 : https://vm-wordpress-lerma01.obspm.fr/lyrics/open-positions/
Postdoc 2 : https://vm-wordpress-lerma01.obspm.fr/lyrics/open-position-iap/
Included Benefits:
French national medical insurance, Maternity/Paternity leave, Lunch
subsidies, Family supplement for children, Participation to public
transport fees, Pension contributions
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3. Postdoctoral position in Cosmology at LAPP (Annecy)
The Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules (CNRS/IN2P3
- LAPP) has an immediate opening for a post-doctoral research position
in cosmology in the framework of the Excellence Laboratory : ENIGMASS -
http://enigmass.in2p3.fr/
The postdoc will join a cosmology team based at both Annecy (LAPP) and
Grenoble (LPSC) and will work within the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope
project (LSST) and the Dark Energy Science Collaboration (DESC). The
successful applicant will focus their research on Weak Lensing applied
to Galaxy Clusters and Cosmic Shear. Code development and optimization
will be an important part of the work.
The candidate should have a strong background in cosmology, ideally with
experience in weak lensing studies. Prior experience with photometric
datasets and strong computational skills would also be significant
assets.
The position is available immediately for a period of three years. The
salary will depend on the working experience of the selected candidate.
The evaluation of the applications (a single pdf file with cover letter,
CV including publications, research statement, email addresses of three
people who can provide letters of recommendation) will start
immediately, and will continue until the position is filled.
The application documents as well as further questions shall be directed
to Dominique Boutigny, boutigny at in2p3.fr.
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