[Everyone] Postdoc grants in Chile

[Andreas Reisenegger]

Dear all,

this ad might be of interest to some of you. Please circulate to anyone 
who might be interested.

Best regards,

Andreas Reisenegger


FONDECYT postdoctoral research projects in Physics, Astronomy, and 
Physics Education at Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la 
Educación (Santiago, Chile)

The Department of Physics of Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la 
Educación (UMCE) in Santiago, Chile, is seeking to expand its research 
activities. For this purpose, it is searching for candidates who may 
propose research projects to the Chilean National Fund for Science and 
Technology (FONDECYT) with the sponsorship of UMCE faculty members and, 
if successful, carry them out at UMCE.

Our Physics research faculty includes the following (for recent 
publications, see 
https://www.umce.cl/index.php/dpto-fisica-publicaciones 
<https://www.umce.cl/index.php/dpto-fisica-publicaciones>):

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    Luis Barrera (luis.barrera at umce.cl <mailto:luis.barrera at umce.cl>):
    Solar System, stellar astrophysics

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    Mauricio Contreras (mauricio.contreras at umce.cl
    <mailto:mauricio.contreras at umce.cl>): theoretical physics,
    gravitation, econophysics

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    Cristián Cortés (cristian.cortes at umce.cl
    <mailto:cristian.cortes at umce.cl>): stellar astrophysics, variable
    stars, chemical abundances

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    Jorge Pinochet (jorge.pinochet at umce.cl
    <mailto:jorge.pinochet at umce.cl>): physics education, astronomy education

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    Andreas Reisenegger (andreas.reisenegger at umce.cl
    <mailto:andreas.reisenegger at umce.cl>): neutron stars, high-energy
    astrophysics, CTA and SWGO collaborations

Chile hosts many of the largest telescopes in the world, 10% of whose 
observing time is reserved to scientists in the country. It will also 
host several next-generation telescopes, including the Vera C. Rubin 
Observatory (LSST), Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT), European Extremely 
Large Telescope (E-ELT), and Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA). Santiago 
has become an important center for Physics and Astronomy, with research 
groups at several universities as well as the local ESO and ALMA centers.

FONDECYT is expected to make its next call in July or August 2021, for 
2- or 3-year postdoctoral projects starting around April 2022 and 
covering the researcher’s salary, research expenses, and a relocation 
allowance. For reference, a previous call can be found at 
https://www.anid.cl/concursos/concurso/?id=281 
<https://www.anid.cl/concursos/concurso/?id=281>. FONDECYT is expected 
to require candidates to have obtained their PhD no later than the 
application deadline and no earlier than January 2018, except for female 
applicants who have given birth since that date, for whom the latter 
date would be January 2017.

Anticipating the next call, we encourage potential candidates to contact 
as soon as possible the faculty member closest to their research 
interests, sending their CV (including actual or expected PhD graduation 
date and a list of refereed publications) and a brief description of 
their research interests. For general questions, please contact Andreas 
Reisenegger (andreas.reisenegger at umce.cl 
<mailto:andreas.reisenegger at umce.cl>).

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