CEDAR email: Post-doctoral Associate - Space Physics, University of Minnesota

[Julie Murphy]

Post-Doctoral Associate Space Physics, University of Minnesota

The Space Physics group at the University of Minnesota has an immediate 
opening for a postdoctoral researcher to work on analysis and 
instrumentation for high-energy solar astrophysics.This researcher will 
play an integral role in hardware and analysis for CubeSat and sounding 
rocket instruments, including the FOXSI-3 experiment, which is a rocket 
experiment planned to fly in 2018.

Hardware experience with one or more of the following systems will be 
considered a plus:X-ray, gamma-ray, or particle detectors; 
grazing-incidence optics; and rocket, balloon, or CubeSat 
payloads.Experience in analyzing solar flare data will be considered a 
plus, though candidates with interests in other space physics topics or 
other X-ray astrophysical topics are also encouraged to apply.Candidates 
with experience in single-event detectors for particle or nuclear 
physics may also be considered.

The Space Physics group at UMN includes faculty and researchers with 
diverse research interests in the physics of space and plasmas, 
including topics in the ionosphere, magnetosphere, solar wind, and the 
high-energy Sun. The group also has expertise in electric field and wave 
instrumentation. The Space Physics group is part of the Minnesota 
Institute for Astrophysics and the School of Physics and Astronomy.

Job duties will include the following:

•Contribute to development of the FOXSI-3 payload, including science 
planning, detector upgrades, and participation in the 2018 launch campaign.

•Along with a faculty member, supervise and mentor students on a hard 
X-ray solar CubeSat project.

•Analyze solar and space physics data, including but not limited to 
multi-wavelength analysis of solar flares.

•Contribute to the development, commissioning and operation of 
experimental equipment and data analysis software for X-ray detectors.

•Present science results at conferences and in publications, including 
national and international conferences and collaboration meetings.

• Contribute to proposals for submission to funding agencies, including 
NASA and the NSF.

Required qualifications

Applicants with a Ph.D. in physics or space physics by beginning date of 
appointment.

Experience with astronomical instrumentation or semiconductor detectors.

Preferred qualifications

Experience with X-ray, gamma-ray, or particle detectors; 
grazing-incidence optics; and rocket, balloon, or CubeSat payloads.

Experience in analyzing solar flare data will be considered a plus, 
though candidates with interests in other space physics topics or other 
X-ray astrophysical topics are also encouraged to apply.

How to apply

https://www.myu.umn.edu/employment

Search for Job ID: 307475

Please provide

•A cover letter

•Curriculum vitae

•Names and complete contact information for three references

•A research experience statement

Arrange to have three letters of reference sent to:

jjmurphy at physics.umn.edu

Julie Murphy
School of Physics and Astronomy
University of Minnesota
115 Union Street SE
Minneapolis MN 55455

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