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CSIRO Postdoctoral Fellowship in Fast Radio Bursts

The Opportunity

• Do you have a PhD in physics or astronomy?
• Get involved in testing and commissioning state of the art instruments
• Join the ASKAP Commensal Real-time Transients (CRAFT) team for this exciting postdoctoral opportunity

CSIRO Early Research Career (CERC) Postdoctoral Fellowships provide opportunities to scientists and engineers who have completed their doctorate and have less than three years of relevant postdoctoral work experience. These fellowships aim to develop the next generation of future leaders of the innovation system.

CSIRO’s Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) telescope is a world-leading instrument in localising Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs). Pinpointing where FRBs come from allows us to identify their host galaxies, study their environments and use them as cosmological probes to uncover the Universe’s missing baryons. This Postdoctoral Fellowship will give early career researchers the opportunity to join ASKAP’s Commensal Real-time Transients (CRAFT) team and get involved in the testing and commissioning of the new “CRAFT Coherent Upgrade” (CRACO) instrument which will be deployed on ASKAP towards the end of 2021. This upgrade will make ASKAP 5 times more sensitive to FRBs, enabling the CRAFT team to detect bursts more efficiently, significantly increasing the sample of localised FRBs.

Your duties will include:

• Under the direction of senior research scientists, carrying out innovative, impactful research of strategic importance to CSIRO that will, where possible, lead to novel and important scientific outcomes.
• Helping in the day-to-day management of ASKAP/CRAFT observing and data reduction.
• Improving efficiency and sensitivity of ASKAP FRB searches by contributing to software development efforts.
• Assisting with CRACO commissioning.
• Producing high quality scientific and/or engineering papers suitable for publication in quality journals, for client reports and granting of patents.

Location: Marsfield, NSW
Salary: AU$88k - AU$96k plus up to 15.4% superannuation
Tenure: Specified term of 3 years
Reference: 76245

To be considered you will need:

• A doctorate (or will shortly satisfy the requirements of a PhD) in a relevant discipline area, such as physics or astronomy. Please note: To be eligible for this role you must have no more than 3 years (or part-time equivalent) of postdoctoral research experience.
• Demonstrated strong programming skills and capacity to learn Python.
• Demonstrated understanding of radio astronomy tools and techniques.
• High level written and oral communication skills with the ability to represent the research team effectively internally and externally, including the presentation of research outcomes at national and international conferences.
• A sound history of publication in peer reviewed journals and/or authorship of scientific papers, reports, grant applications or patents.

For full details about this role please view the Position Description

Eligibility

To be eligible for this role, you must be an Australian/New Zealand Citizen, Australian Permanent Resident or Australian temporary resident currently residing in Australia and be able to commence in the role by December 2021/January 2022.

The successful applicant will be required to obtain and provide a National Police Check or equivalent.

Flexible Working Arrangements

We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work. 

Diversity and Inclusion

We are working hard to recruit people representing the diversity across our society, and ensure that all our people feel supported to do their best work and feel empowered to let their ideas flourish. 

About CSIRO

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How to Apply

Please apply on-line and provide a cover letter and CV that best demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the requirements of this role.

Applications Close

31 August 2021, 11:00pm AEST