one (1) Software Engineer (pulsar timing) Position

12 Mar 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Institute of Astrophysics - FORTH

Department

Institute of Astrophysics - FORTH

Research Field

Astronomy » Astrophysics

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Greece

Application Deadline

29 Mar 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Athens)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

40

Offer Starting Date

1 May 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

HE

Reference Number

101094354

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

“High-precision pulsar timing and automation of ARGOS pulsar processing pipeline”

ARGOS

Astronomy is being transformed by surveys performed with instruments capable of searching the sky for multi-messenger signals with high speed and sensitivity, while delivering science-read datasets to the community. While radio astronomy is not yet fully participating in this revolution, an instrument following the same philosophy that would finally open the dynamic radio sky for exploration is not only urgent but inevitable. ARGOS is a concept (TRL2) for a leading-edge, low-cost, sustainable “small- D, big-N” radio interferometer that will realize this ambition, directly addressing multiple fundamental scientific questions, from the nature of dark matter and dark energy to the origin of fast radio bursts and the properties of extreme gravity. ARGOS will enable continuous wide-field monitoring of the sky at centimeter wavelengths while publicly distributing science-ready data and alerts in real time.

The HORIZON project “ARGOS Conceptual Design Study: Designing a Next-Generation Radio Facility For Multi-Messenger Astronomy (ARGOS-CDS)”, funded under the HORIZON-INFRA-2022-DEV-01 call, aims to conduct a comprehensive design study to

a) address all technological and scientific challenges related to the development of such an instrument b) prepare for its subsequent rapid implementation on European Grounds and
c) ensure its optimal integration into the network of existing and future international astronomical infrastructures

Within this project, we seek one (1) Software Engineer (pulsar timing) to lead the development of the ARGOS pulsar processing pipeline for the production science-ready pulse time-of-arrival datasets. The successful candidate will be expected to participate and lead European Pulsar Timing Array projects.

Requirements

Research Field

Astronomy » Astrophysics

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and Master Degree in Physics

• Good programming skills

• Past research experience in astronomy (e.g. demonstrated by lead-author peer-reviewed

  publications)

  The aforementioned required qualifications will be judged as follows:

• Degree titles (50%)

• Programming experience (25%)

• Past research experience (25%)

Specific Requirements

 

 

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Excellent

Research Field

Astronomy » Astrophysics

Years of Research Experience

1 - 4

Additional Information
Selection process

The result of the selection will be announced on the website of IA - FORTH.
Candidates have the right to appeal the selection decision, by addressing their written objection to the IA secretariat within five (5) days since the results announcement on the web. They also have the right to access (a) the files of the candidates as well as (b) the table of candidates’ scores (ranking of candidates results). All the above information related to the selection procedure will be available at the secretariat of IA - FORTH in line with the Hellenic Data Protection Authority.

Additional comments

FORTH is compliant with all legal procedures for the processing of personal data as defined by the Regulation EU/2016/679 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data.
FORTH processes the personal data and relevant supporting documents that you have submitted to us. Processing of that data is carried out exclusively for the needs and purposes of this specific call. Such data shall not be transmitted to or communicated to any third party unless required by law. FORTH retains the above data up to the announcement of the final results of the call, unless further process and reservation is required by law or for purposes of exercise, enforcement, prosecution of certain one’s legitimate legal rights’ as defined in the Regulation EU/2016/679 and/or in national law. We inform you that under the Regulation EU/2016/679 you have the rights to be informed about your personal data, access to, rectification and erasure, restrictions of process and objection to as provided by applicable regulation and national laws.

We acknowledge also to you, that you have the right to file a complaint to the national Data Protection Authority. For any further information regarding exercise of your personal data protection rights, you may contact the Data Protection Officer at FORTH at [email protected] .
You have the right to withdraw your application and consent for the processing of your personal data at any time. We inform you that, in this case, FORTH shall destroy such documents and/or supporting documents submitted and shall delete the related personal data.

Website for additional job details

https://www.ia.forth.gr/employment-opportunities

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Institute of Astrophysics - FORTH

Country

Greece

State/Province

Crete

City

Heraklion

Postal Code

700 13

Street

N. Plastira 100, Vasilika Vouton

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

City

Heraklion, Crete

Website

http://www.ia.forth.gr

Street

N. Plastira 100, Vasilika Vouton

Postal Code

GR-700 13

E-Mail

[email protected]

Phone

2810394266

STATUS: EXPIRED