Post-Doc Research Associate

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Here at Carolina, our highly skilled postdocs play a vital role in our research enterprise and towards our overall commitment to research excellence. Across many disciplines, postdocs contribute to the intellectual vitality of the University. They provide innovative ideas and perspectives, foster a stimulating research environment and advance knowledge within their fields. Postdocs are crucial members of our scientific research workforce, contributors to our research outputs and an important reason why Carolina is one of the leading public research institutions in the country.

UNC-Chapel Hill offers postdocs comprehensive medical and vision coverage, paid leave, and benefits and services that support professional development and a healthy work/life balance. Chapel Hill regularly ranks as one of the best college towns and best places to live in the United States, a reputation guided by the diverse social, cultural, recreation and professional opportunities that span the campus and community.

The postdoc will conduct observational astronomy research using data from the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory and telescopes available at UNC Chapel Hill. The postdoc will also be encouraged to carry out independent projects. Observing resources available to the Andreoni Transient Astronomy Lab at University of North Carolina include the 4m SOAR telescope in Chile, the wide-field Zwicky Transient Facility on the Palomar 48inch telescope, the Palomar 60inch telescope, and other telescopes in space and on the ground accessible via public proposal calls. The candidate will have the opportunity to work extensively on Rubin Observatory LSST data within the Transients and Variable Stars Science Collaboration

The successful candidate will conduct original research in the field of time-domain astronomy. A primary research objective will be the development of software to search for long-duration high energy transients using the Neil Gehrels Observatory Swift/ BAT, in collaboration with scientists at UNC Chapel Hill and at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.

A PhD in Astronomy, Astrophysics, or related fields.

Proficiency in Python coding

Proficiency in statistics; research background in time-domain astronomy; experience in gamma-ray or X-ray astronomy; experience in optical astronomy

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