Job Title

Job No.      

Center

Location

Date Posted

Sr. Associate in Research            “NEW”

 897

NOAO

Tucson, AZ

05/09/08

During the Summer of 2008 the employee will study the ensemble properties of massive galaxies at redshifts for 1.5 to 3 and will work on developing a new technique for modeling the ensemble broad-band rest-frame ultraviolet to near infrared properties of high redshift galaxies.  Once developed and tested the employee will obtain constraints on the stellar population age, star formation rate, star formation history, and dust content of a large sample of high redshift galaxies and correlate these with galaxy color and stellar mass.  The galaxies are selected from pre-existing surveys such as GOODS, FIRES, and MUSYC, for which Gregory Rudnick has access to all the data.  

Requirements include:

A PhD in Astronomy with at least three years of experience in scientific research.

An excellent working knowledge of statistics and its applications to astronomy, including methodology not normally used in astronomy.

Ability to resolve scientific problems through research. Ability to communicate effectively, including preparing reports. Ability to cooperate with and obtain the support of others.

To apply please send an electronic resume, reference job title and job number above.

Send resume to:

Human Resources Office
National Optical Astronomy Observatory
P.O. Box 26732
Tucson, Arizona 85726-6732
Email: hrnoao@noao.edu
FAX: 520-318-8494

NOAO and NSO are affirmative action and equal employment opportunity employers. Preference granted to qualified Native Americans living on or near the Tohono O'Odham reservation.

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