[Everyone] Pulsar and Fast radio transient postdoc position in the HEPCAT group at University of Cape Town

[Marisa Geyer]

Dear Pulsar astronomers,



Best wishes for 2023 - I hope it has started well for each of you.


I want to remind you of this opportunity below for *a postdoctoral fellow,
working on pulsar and fast radio transient science* in the High Energy
Physics, Cosmology and Astrophysics Theory (HEPCAT) group at the University
of Cape Town.

Apologies if you are receiving this on more than one mailing list.

Please forward to as many potentially interested pulsar/transients students
and post-docs that you know of.

The submission deadline is *24 February 2023*.


The post-doc will work alongside me, Dr. Marisa Geyer (joining HEPCAT as a
lecturer and researcher early this year), prof. Amanda Weltman and other
members and students in the team.


This will both be an excellent personal research opportunity (working on
Meetime/MeerTRAP/TRAPUM and HIRAX projects) and also a chance to contribute
to the development of the local pulsar and fast transient community in
South Africa.

Cape Town is a an extremely beautiful city, surrounded by natural beauty.
With beaches, mountains and forests offering a perfectly balanced lifestyle.

The postdoc funding level is R400 000 per annum, *tax free*. Additional
support is available for equipment and travel funding as appropriate.


For more information about this opportunity, please read the
detailed advertisement below or the attached pdf.

Anyone with more questions about this position is very welcome to contact
Marisa Geyer (marisa.geyer at gmail.com) or Melissa Largier (
melissa.largier at uct.ac.za), assistant to the HEPCAT group, directly.

Best wishes,
Marisa


*Postdoctoral Fellowship in the High Energy Physics, Cosmology &
Astrophysics Theory (HEPCAT) group at the University of Cape Town (UCT)*


The High Energy Physics, Cosmology & Astrophysics Theory (HEPCAT) group in
the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics at the University of
Cape Town (UCT) invites applications for a postdoctoral fellowship starting
in 2023. The HEPCAT group was established around the South African Research
Chair in Physical Cosmology held by Amanda Weltman. Group members conduct
research on a wide range of theoretical physics, cosmology and astrophysics
problems, with a particular focus on connecting observation and theory.


For more information on the activities of the HEPCAT group, see
http://hepcat.group/. Our faculty members include Shajid Haque, Jeff
Murugan, Jonathan Shock and Amanda Weltman, and most recently Marisa Geyer,
a pulsar scientist and active member of the MeerKAT Large Survey Projects
(LSPs) MeerTime and TRAPUM, that conduct a wide range of projects in pulsar
timing and pulsar and radio transient searching. For more information on
her work, please see www.marisageyer.co.za, and find additional information
on the LSP projects at www.meertime.org and www.trapum.org respectively.


With this position, HEPCAT is seeking to expand its involvement in
conducting radio pulsar and fast transient research both observationally
and through its theoretical applications including conducting tests of
Gravity in relativistic binaries; contributing to the searches for nano-Hz
Gravitational Waves through high precision pulsar timing analysis and
modelling radio transient propagation effects and studying its
implications, in the case of Fast Radio Bursts, on Cosmological models.
Applicants must have a track record of accomplishment and independence in
their research.

There will also be opportunities to join external collaborations, including
the pulsar and transient programmes running on MeerKAT (Meertime, TRAPUM
and MeerTRAP), the HIRAX experiment, the MeerKAT extension project (MK+) as
well as SKAO working groups. There will be additional opportunities to
perform joint work across all group research areas, including astrophysics,
gravity, cosmology and machine learning more broadly.


The appointment must comply with the University’s approved policies,
procedures and practices for the postdoctoral sector, and is subject to the
rules and approval of the University of Cape Town and the National Research
Foundation of South Africa.



The appointment is for two years at the outset, with a possible extension
of one year subject to satisfactory progress and availability of funding. A
PhD in Astrophysics, Astronomy, Physics or Applied Mathematics is required.
Postdoctoral experience is a bonus, however the candidate needs to be
within 5 years from the date of PhD at the start of the position and may
not have held a full-time permanent academic or professional post.



Cape Town is an extremely beautiful city, surrounded by natural beauty.
With beaches, mountains and forests only a short way from the city centre,
Cape Town offers a perfectly balanced lifestyle. The city offers a
wonderfully cosmopolitan atmosphere at a relatively low cost of living. The
postdoc funding level is R400 000 per annum, tax free. Additional support
is available for equipment and travel funding as appropriate.



Interested candidates should send a CV, a research proposal (2-3 pages),
and arrange for three letters of recommendation to be sent to
melissa.largier at uct.ac.za. Please use the following format in the subject
line: YOURNAME, Postdoc 2023. The submission deadline is 24 February 2023.
Screening of candidates will start thereafter and will continue until the
position is filled. Any queries can be sent to Melissa at
melissa.largier at uct.ac.za.

*The University of Cape Town reserves the right to: *

   - *disqualify ineligible, incomplete and/or inappropriate applications*
   - *change the conditions of award or to make no awards at all*




*Marisa Geyer*
HEPCAT researcher
Lecturer at Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, University of Cape Town

Honorary Research Affiliate
Department of Astronomy, University of Cape Town
www.uct.ac.za
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