Gaia-ESO postdoctoral position in Catania, Italy

Gaia-ESO postdoctoral position in Catania, Italy

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position at the INAF-Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania, Italy. The successful candidate will work with Alessandro Lanzafame and collaborators on the analysis of the Gaia-ESO survey pre-main sequence stars spectra, validation and interpretation of the results and spectra quality monitoring.

The Gaia-ESO Spectroscopic Survey began observations in Jan 2012. The Survey is allocated up to 300 nights VLT time over 5 years, obtaining R=20000 and R=50000 spectra of 100000 stars. All galactic stellar populations are being surveyed. A brief overview is available in the ESO Messenger, no147, pp25-31.

The position is available starting March 1 2013 and is available for one year.The salary is ? 28,000 p.a. There is a possibility of extension subject to the renewal of grant support in this area. Applications received after Jan 9, 2012 will not be evaluated. Further information can be found at http://www.oact.inaf.it/weboac/index_en.html.

Informal enquiries may be made to Dr. Alessandro Lanzafame (alessandro.lanzafame@oact.inaf.it).