Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias
Tenerife, Spain
Description
IAC, the leading Astrophysical Centre in Spain, invites applications for ONE postdoctoral contract within the framework of the project entitled “EPI: EXPLORING THE PHYSICS OF INFLATION”, with reference CSD2010-00064 (see http://www.epi-consolider.es ), whose Principal Investigator is Dr. Enrique Martínez González. One of its nodes is the IAC (Cosmic Microwave Background. The tasks for this position are related to the QUIJOTE-CMB experiment and the PLANCK satellite. For the first, the main responsibility will be the construction and characterization of the polarization maps; the extraction and characterization of the polarized astrophysical components (with emphasis in the anomalous microwave emission); and the cosmological implications. Concerning PLANCK, the candidate will work in any of the following topics: study of polarised foregrounds; impact of primordial magnetic fields; cosmology with galaxy clusters. The detailed list of activities is:
- QUIJOTE. The post-doc will participate in the data analysis of the QUIJOTE MFI instrument (11-20GHz), as well as in the commissioning phase and first observations with the QUIJOTE TGI instrument (30GHz). The main responsibility will be the production and characterization of the daily polarization data; development and application of map-making algorithms; the extraction and characterization of the astrophysical components (with special emphasis in the Galactic anomalous microwave emission); the power spectrum estimation and the cosmological implications.
- PLANCK. The successful candidate is expected to work in any of the following research lines: study of polarised foregrounds; impact of primordial magnetic fields in the maps; cosmology with galaxy clusters.
- Combined analysis of QUIJOTE and PLANCK. The characterization of the galactic astrophysical components which will be present in the QUIJOTE and Planck maps, namely synchrotron, free-free, thermal dust and anomalous emission.
Requirements
The profile of the successful candidate should be that of a doctor in physics with solid background in cosmology, and with expertise in the analysis of CMB data, including data processing and data analysis. Experience in the analysis of PLANCK data is desirable.
More information and applications
The gross annual salary is 32.866 € per annum.
Duration: Three years.
Application Deadline: 30/06/2013
Application website: http://www.iac.es/jobs/research/consoliderepiIIbis13
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