From: Ineke De Moortel – ineke@mcs.st-and.ac.uk

Research Assistant Position – University of St Andrews

http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/employment/Code,50070,en.html

Research Assistant (SK170/10)

Closing date: 03 May 2010

£24,273 – £28,983 per annum*

The Solar and Magnetospheric Theory Group has an opening for a Research Assistant to work on coronal seismology and/or MHD wave propagation in the solar atmosphere. The project is funded by an STFC Rolling Grant and will be led by Dr I De Moortel and Prof B Roberts, in collaboration with Prof A Hood and Dr A Wright. You will use mainly established analytical and numerical methods. Experience with running and analysing large-scale numerical simulations on parallel computers and analysing observational data is desirable. You should have recently completed or expect to obtain shortly a PhD in solar physics or a closely related subject.

This post is initially for a term of 2 years. The start date will be 1 October 2010 or as soon as possible thereafter.

* Applications will be considered from candidates with more experience/knowledge of the area for appointment on Grade 6, salary range £29,853-£35,646 per annum, with the duties to be agreed and altered accordingly.

Informal enquiries to Dr Ineke De Moortel, Tel: 01334 463757 or email: ineke@mcs.st-and.ac.uk

The University of St Andrews is a charity registered in Scotland (NO SC013532)