Stillingstittel: PhD Research Fellowship in Cosmology (2016/3414)

Stillingsbeskrivelse:
The University of Oslo is Norway’s largest institution of research and education with 28 000 students and 7000 employees. Its broad range of academic disciplines and internationally esteemed research communities make UiO an important contributor to society.

Position as PhD Research fellow available at the Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics.

The fellowship period is for three years, with a starting date as soon as possible and no later than 1 September, 2016.

No one can be appointed for more than one fixed-term period at the same institution.

Job/ project description:

The position is dedicated to analysis of the COMAP experiment in the Oslo group led by Dr. Ingunn Kathrine Wehus. This experiment aims to detect redshifted CO line emission from distant galaxies, and use this to construct a 3D map of the early universe. This work will require a strong programming background. A generous personal travel/expenses grant of 50 kNOK is available per year. The institute also has access to world-class computing facilities, both in-house and on-campus, that are directly available to the candidate.

The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences has appointed the cosmology group at the Institute as an emerging top-tier research group. The group participates heavily in the Planck, SPIDER, COMAP and Euclid experiments.

Requirements/qualifications:

The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences has a strategic ambition of being a leading research faculty. Candidates for these fellowships will be selected in accordance with this, and expected to be in the upper segment of their class with respect to academic credentials.

The successful candidate must hold a Master's degree in astronomy, physics, statistics, informatics or equivalent.

Candidates without a Master's degree have until 30 June, 2016 to complete the final exam.

The purpose of the fellowship is research training leading to the successful completion of a PhD degree.

The fellowship requires admission to the research training programme at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. An approved plan for the research training, including a project outline, must be submitted no later than two months after taking up the position, and the admission must be approved within three months. For more information see:

http://www.uio.no/english/research/phd/

http://www.mn.uio.no/english/research/doctoral-degree-and-career/phd-programme/index.html

A good command of English is required.

The applicant should arrange for two letters of reference to be sent by e-mail to i.k.wehus (at) astro.uio.no within the application deadline.

Salary:

Position code 1017, Pay grade: 50 - 57 (NOK 430 500 – 483 700 per year)

The application must include:

• Application letter
• CV (summarizing education, positions and academic work - scientific publications)
• Copies of educational certificates, transcript of records and letters of recommendation
• Documentation of English proficiency
• A complete list of publications and academic works.
• The source code of a self-written computer programNames and contact details of two references who have been asked to send reference letters.

Foreign applicants are advised to attach an explanation of their University's grading system. Please remember that all documents should be in English or a Scandinavian language.

In accordance with the University of Oslo's equal opportunities policy, we invite

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Arbeidsgiver Navn: Universitetet i Oslo, Institute of Theor

Arbeidsgiver adresse: 0313 OSLO

Job kort beskrivelse: University and higher education teachers

Land: Norge

Region: Oslo

Kilde til jobbtilbud: NAV, Offentlige arbeidsformidlinger, Norge

Lønn valuta: NOK

Lønn periode: Pr. år