Postdoctoral Fellow (Female Identified Position)

Classification: Academic Level A
Salary package: $80,914 - $101,560 per annum plus 17% superannuation
Term: Full-time, Continuing (contingent funded) (up to 5 years)

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The Position
The Postdoctoral Fellow will be based in the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics , ANU College of Science , and will contribute to research on Professor Mark Krumholz’s ARC Laureate Fellowship in the area of computational astrophysics and galaxy evolution.

The Person
To excel in this role, you are required to have a PhD (or awarding of a PhD within six months of appointment commencement) in astronomy, physics, or a closely-related field, and to have demonstrated research ability in astrophysics as evidenced by refereed publications in the field. Past experience with large-scale simulation and / or astrophysical code development is highly desirable.

*This is an identified position in accordance with the University’s Identified Positions Procedure.The Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics is committed to embedding diversity and inclusion into the culture of our research disciplines and looking at a number of initiatives to support gender equality within the centre including improving gender balance amongst staff and students in the Astronomy and Astrophysics disciplines.  As part of this initiative, the School is taking a proactive action towards this goal by opening this position to female and female identifying applicants only. This is an equal employment opportunity measure aiming to increase representation of women within the area of gravitational wave astrophysics. It is intended to constitute a special measure aimed at increasing employment opportunities for women in the workplace where women have been, and continue to be, underrepresented.

For more information about the position please contact Professor Mark Krumholz on T: +61 2 6125 8033 E: [email protected] .  

To Apply
To be considered for this position, please upload the following documents:

• A current curriculum vitae (CV) including publication list;
• A statement of no more than three pages (excluding references) describing past research and future research interests;
• The names and contact details of at least three referees who can provide letters of reference.

The committee will consider candidates that do not meet one or more aspects of the selection criteria.

If shortlisted, candidates will be asked to complete a 30-minute interview with the selection panel, which will include a brief presentation on the candidate’s past research and future research interests, and a discussion with the panel about the position.

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The successful candidate will be required to undergo a background check during the recruitment process. An offer of employment is conditional on satisfactory results.