Institute of Astronomy
Fixed-term: The appointment will be made for two years in the first instance, with the possibility for extension up to one year.
Applications are invited for a UKRI funded postdoctoral position at the Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, to work within the research group of Prof. Nikku Madhusudhan. The group has extensive expertise and interests in exoplanetary science across areas related to exoplanetary atmospheres, interiors and habitability, in both observational and theoretical areas. The present position will focus on characterizing low-mass exoplanets in the sub-Neptune regime using observations with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and other facilities. One or more positions will be available in areas related to exoplanetary remote sensing and data science, including data reduction and analyses, statistical methods and software development.
Applicants are expected to have strong expertise in one or more of the following areas: (1) Astronomical spectroscopy, preferably exoplanet spectroscopy using HST, JWST, large ground-based telescopes and/or other facilities at low or high resolution, including data reduction and time series analyses, (2) Earth or planetary remote sensing, (3) Data science approaches, including statistical methods, handling of large datasets, pipeline development and/or machine learning (4) Full stack software development in relevant applications, including system analysis, design, implementation, testing and deployment. Candidates with limited experience in exoplanetary science but with strong relevant expertise in other areas listed above are welcome to apply.