Submillimeter Array

SMA Post Doc Fellowship

Email address for inquiries: dwilner@cfa.harvard.edu

Submission Address for Resumes/CVs :

Jennifer Barnett
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
60 Garden Street, MS 42
Cambridge, MA
02138
United States

Email: jbarnett@cfa.harvard.edu


Poster available here.


The Submillimeter Array, a collaborative project of the Smithsonian
Astrophysical Observatory and the Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and
Astrophysics (Taiwan), is a radio-interferometer located at an altitude of
4,000 m near the summit of Mauna Kea, Hawaii. It consists of eight six-meter
diameter antennas configurable to achieve sub-arcsecond resolution, and is
now in routine operation in two low-frequency atmospheric windows, centered
at 220 and 300 GHz, and a high frequency window at 650 GHz. The SMA is now
being equipped with receivers that will extend the low frequency coverage up
to 430 GHz; and enable enhanced polarization capability throughout the 330-350
GHz frequency range.

Applications are invited for two SMA postdoctoral fellowships beginning in the
fall of 2007. Fellowships are for a period of two years, with the possibility
of a one-year extension. These positions are aimed chiefly at research in
submillimeter astronomy, and the successful candidates are expected to propose
and participate in science observations with the SMA. The current major areas
of study include: the formation, kinematics, and chemistry of protostellar
disks and outflows; AGN's, energetics of normal and luminous galaxies; and
solar system studies. It is expected that both positions will be based at the
Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge to facilitate
interaction with other scientists within the Radio Division and the wider CfA
community. However, candidates with a desire to be located at the SMA facility
at the University of Hawaii, Hilo, are also encouraged to apply.

Applicants must have a recent Ph.D. in astronomy or a related field. Practical
experience in millimeter or submillimeter wavelength astronomy, radio
interferometry, instrumentation, or experience in any applicable branch of
astrophysical theory is desirable. Questions should be directed to
dwilner@cfa.harvard.edu. Applications, including a curriculum vita, statement
of research interest, and three letters of recommendation should be sent to
J. Barnett before 15 December 2006 for full consideration. Note that applicants
for other CfA fellowships are not automatically forwarded to the SMA Fellowship
Selection Committee. AAE/EOE.