Post Doctoral Assoc -MC

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Work type: Staff - Full-Time
Location: Main Campus - Academic Toledo, OH
Categories: Information Technology, Full-Time, None, Academic

Title: Post Doctoral Assoc FT-MC

Department Org: Astronomy - 101170

Employee Classification: P1 - Post Doctoral Assoc FT-MC

Bargaining Unit: Professional Staff Association

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MC AC

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Posted Salary: Salary will commensurate with education and experience

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On Call: False

Travel: False

Job Description:

The candidate will be charged with leading an externally funded study of the role of feedback in star formation primarily using infrared observations from space telescopes. They will help lead the reduction and analysis of data from the JWST telescope obtained by the HEFE program, a large JWST program led by UToledo, as well as HST data and ground‑based IR data.

Tasks include analyzing photometry, images, spectra, and spectral‑imaging data cubes with the goal of measuring various signatures of protostellar accretion and feedback. They will then use this data to make inferences on the impact of feedback and environment on star formation environment. They lead and contribute to publication of these data and present the results  addition, they will collaborate on proposing new studies based on that data.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ph.D. degree in Physics, Astronomy, or related fields.
• Experience in the area of galactic star formation
• Experience in analysis of astronomical spectral data.
• Experience with software for astronomical data reduction and Python language.

Conditions of Employment:

To promote the highest levels of health and well‑being, the University of Toledo campuses are tobacco‑free. To further this effort, the University of Toledo Health Science Campus Medical Center is requiring candidates for employment to be nicotine‑free. Pre‑employment health screening requirements will include cotinine (nicotine) testing, as well as drug and other required health screenings for the position. With the exception of positions within University of Toledo Main Campus and the University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, the employment offer is conditional upon successful completion of a cotinine test and Occupational Health clearance.

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Advertised: 10 Mar 2025 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close:

Main Campus
Center for Administrative Support

Hours:

8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Human Resources Department