9 January 2015    

Interview dates: Interviews will be scheduled between 19 January and 30 January 2015  

The Institute of Cosmology & Gravitation (ICG) intends to appoint a postdoctoral research fellow in cosmology and astrophysics.  

The research fellow will primarily work on the ESA Euclid mission, focusing on helping to develop the data analysis pipeline. The research fellow will manage and undertake work to complete the level-3 (final data products, e.g. 2-point statistics) work-package on “galaxy clustering” within the Euclid Consortium. Possibilities exist to utilize and test these algorithms on current and near-term galaxy surveys. The researcher will be expected to join and contribute to the team working on large-scale structure at the ICG.  

A PhD degree and relevant research experience are required. For this senior position, we also require experience of independent research. The post is for three years, with an anticipated start date of 1 October 2015, or earlier if necessary.  

The ICG consists of 12 academic staff, 12 postdoctoral researchers and 20 PhD students, and is a member of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-IV) and the Dark Energy Survey. The University of Portsmouth is a member of the South-East Physics Network (SEPnet)2 and hosts the 2500-core supercomputer SCIAMA.