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Post-Doc at MIT Haystack in solar, helio and ionosphere - due 1 Oct
The successful applicant will be part of a team working on the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA), a new instrument under construction in Western Australia. The MWA is a fully funded, international collaboration including the MIT Haystack Observatory, and research groups in the US, Australia and India. This dipole-based array will operate in the 80-300 MHz range, and is scheduled for full operation in early 2009, with preliminary heliospheric science observations starting during 2008. Research will focus on Faraday rotation and interplanetary scintillation effects on signals from distant background radio sources to determine density, velocity and magnetic fields in solar wind structures, high time and frequency resolution observations of solar bursts, and analysis of small scale variations of ionospheric density obtained from the array's measurement of signal refraction effects. Realizing the potential of this exciting new instrument for solar, heliospheric and ionospheric science will require algorithm and software development, and will involve collaboration with a worldwide group of researchers.
Candidates are expected to conduct independent scientific research, and will have the opportunity to interact extensively with other solar and heliospheric science groups in the Boston area and elsewhere. Haystack Observatory is also home to a strong atmospheric science group with extensive ionospheric research capabilities. Experience with software development is required, and a sound knowledge of solar and plasma physics is essential. Applicants who are looking for opportunities to join a growing team in a new research area, immersed in a dynamic multidisciplinary environment, are encouraged to apply.
The position is at Haystack Observatory, an MIT research center situated in Westford, Massachusetts on 1300 acres of forested land, 35 miles northwest of the MIT campus (http://www.haystack.mit.edu). The salary is competitive and appointments will initially be for two years, with possible extension to a third year.
Applications consisting of a CV, research statement, and the names of three references should be sent to resume@haystack.mit.edu. To ensure full consideration, applications should be received by October 1, 2007.
-- Revised 14 Sep 2007 by emery@ucar.edu
