Employment

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE/RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (CAASTRO POSTDOCTORAL SCIENTIST)

• 2 year appointment with further employment subject to funding
• Salary:  Level A $77,328 p.a. (full-time)
• Salary range:  Level B $81,400 - $96,663 p.a. (full-time)
• Level of appointment will be commensurate with experience
• Plus 17% superannuation
• Research budget
• Some assistance with relocation (if applicable) may be negotiated.
• Closing date:  Friday, 2 December 2011

The Australian astronomy community has received $29M in funding to establish the ARC Centre of Excellence for All-sky Astrophysics ("CAASTRO"). CAASTRO commenced operations in 2011 and aims to position Australia as the world-leader in the emerging discipline of wide-field astronomy. CAASTRO will answer fundamental questions about the nature of the Universe, develop innovative ways of processing enormous data sets and enable a diverse set of opportunities for students and early career researchers. For more information on CAASTRO, visit http://www.caastro.org.

CAASTRO is a research partnership between The University of Western Australia (UWA) and Curtin University (the two operating as joint venture, ICRAR), The University of Sydney, The University of Melbourne, The Australian National University and Swinburne University.  CAASTRO is also collaborating closely with the Australian Astronomical Observatory, CSIRO, and other Australian and international partners. The Centre has an initial seven year funding lifetime and will support the activities of more than 70 scientific, technical and administrative staff plus associated students.

CAASTRO is looking for a highly motivated postdoctoral scientist to undertake research related to cosmic flows as probed by the 2MASS Tully-Fisher (2MTF) project, a new survey of galaxy distances in the local Universe.  The Research Associate will be based at the UWA node of the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research which is a State-funded Centre established as a joint venture between UWA and Curtin University. The scientist will be expected to interact with ICRAR scientists, CAASTRO scientists and other 2MTF scientists in Australia, UK, US and China. The research is a forerunner to a larger study with the Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP) and SkyMapper telescopes.  CAASTRO supports a flexible working environment; for Australian citizens and permanent residents this opportunity is available as either a full-time or fractional position.  For more information download the position description and application instructions from the UWA employment website. 

The position is located at ICRAR/UWA, in the beautiful city of Perth, Western Australia. For further information about the role please contact Professor Lister Staveley-Smith (lister.staveley-smith@icrar.org).