[kdd] Fwd: astroinformatics job in Canada

[Raffaele D'Abrusco]

I think this job announcement can be interesting for the IVOA KDD
community.

Best regards,

Raffaele D'Abrusco



---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Pauline Barmby <pbarmby at uwo.ca>
Date: Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 10:03 AM
Subject: astroinformatics job in Canada
To: dabrusco at head.cfa.harvard.edu


Hello,

I am hiring a postdoc in the general area of astroinformatics
and Gus Muench suggested to me that you might be looking for
a position. The job ad is attached below.

If you're not interested at the moment, I'd appreciate any suggestions
you might have as to other people who would be interested.
Please feel free to forward the ad as well. Thank you!

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Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position in the Department
of Physics and Astronomy at Western University in London, Canada.
The successful candidate will pursue projects with Dr. Pauline Barmby
involving the application of in astroinformatics techniques to the study
of resolved stellar populations and star formation in nearby galaxies.
Candidates should have a PhD in astronomy, astrophysics, or physics;
a strong computational background is required and experience with
observations of nearby galaxies is strongly preferred.

The astronomy group at Western includes members with interests in
planetary science, star formation, hot stars, nearby galaxies, and AGN.
The successful candidate will be encouraged to interact with other faculty
and to take an active role in mentoring our growing group of graduate
students.
The SHARCNET facility and Faculty of Science program in Scientific
Computing provide opportunities for cross-disciplinary interaction.

The initial appointment is for one year but may be extended for an
additional year subject to satisfactory performance and the availability of
funds.
The starting date is September 2012 or as soon as possible thereafter.
To apply, please send electronically a cover letter, CV with publication
list,
and contact information for two references to Dr. Pauline Barmby (
pbarmby at uwo.ca),
by August 1, 2012. The University of Western Ontario is committed to
employment
equity and welcomes applications from all qualified women and men, including
visible minorities, aboriginal people and persons with disabilities.

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Pauline Barmby
Department of Physics & Astronomy,  Western University
1151 Richmond St., London, ON N6A 3K7, Canada
Voice: (519) 661-2111 x81557 Fax: (519) 661-2033






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