Research Fellow - Belfast, United Kingdom - Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

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Belfast, United Kingdom

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Job details:

Job reference
23/110916

Date posted
15/05/2023

Application closing date
11/06/2023

Salary
£36,333 - £39,592 per annum

Job category/type
Research

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Job description

The School of Mathematics & Physics at Queen's University Belfast, is currently seeking to appoint a Research Fellow to work on observations and analysis of rare and energetic astrophysical transients and follow up gravitational wave events.
The transients group at QUB have full access to data from current and future facilities including ATLAS, PanSTARRS, ePESSTO+, SOXS, 4MOST, LS4 and Rubin, ongoing programs with LT and VLT, and expertise in light curve and spectral modelling.
A PhD in astrophysics or a closely related discipline, either awarded or submitted by the time of taking up the post
Research experience in analysing data for at least one of: supernovae, kilonovae, or SMBH transients
Demonstrable experience in programming in Python and standard astronomy software packages.
Please note the above are not an exhaustive list.
At Queen's our people are at the heart of everything we do. As a staff member you will become part of a vibrant organisational culture, which will provide you with the opportunity to achieve your full potential and enhance your career through a continuous focus on learning and development.

We offer an excellent employment package that includes:

Great terms & conditions
Pension schemes
Flexible working by enabling you to design your working week in collaboration with your manager through a blend of remote and office working
Familyfriendly initiatives
Career development opportunities
Support for health & mental wellbeing
Generous holiday entitlement of 8.4 weeks a year (made up of 23 days annual leave, 10 closure days and 9 bank holidays)
Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We have created an inclusive culture by establishing staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.

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