Postdoctoral position at the University of Bochum |
General Statement and Description Nature of appointment and salary
General statement and descriptionThis postdoctoral position is for a researcher with experience in computational physics and numerical MHD modelling. We are looking for a candidate with interest in solar and plasma physics, who will continue and extend our present numerical modelling of the physics of coronal mass ejections. In particular, the task is to modify our Centrally Weighted Essentially Non-Oscillatory (CWENO)-based MHD code to spherical polar coordinates and, subsequently, to embed it into the existing adaptive mesh refinement (AMR) framework ``racoon''. Basic knowledge of parallelization and C++ will be of advantage. The "Fakultät für Physik und Astronomie" hosts the "Lehrstuhl für Weltraum- und Astrophysik" and the "Lehrstuhl für Plasma-, Laser- und Atomphysik", whose members have high expertise in the theory and modelling of space and laboratory plasmas as well as in computational physics. Their participation in various international collaborations involves frequent visits of internationally recognized scientists thereby providing a stimulating research environment. The postdoc will also directly benefit from the Solaire network research environment, which has the explicit aim of fostering research collaborations among its participating institutions and its five collaborative work packages. The activities of the network include network meetings, postgraduate schools and complementary-skills courses.
The position will last for 12 months, with a possible extension by another 6 months.
Nature of the Appointment and SalaryThe selected candidate will be appointed with a full-time, temporary contract, the salary and extras being paid through the Solaire EU network funds. Salary and social benefits are based on the applicable EU regulations as well as the local regulations of the Ruhr-Universität Bochum. Following the European Commission rules, the gross salary for this employment contract will be roughly 34150 Euro/year, plus a mobility allowance depending on the marital status of the applicant. From these amounts, local taxes and the employee's contribution to social security must be deducted. In addition, the appointees will receive career exploratory, travel and mobility allowances in accordance with the European Commission's rules for Marie Curie Networks.
Who can applyAt the time of appointment, applicants must be in possession of a PhD and have between 4 and 10 years of research experience after obtaining a degree that gives access to doctoral studies in the country in which the degree was obtained.
Application ProcedureCandidates must submit:
Additionally, they must provide for two letters of recommendation to be sent directly by the persons recommending the candidate.
Deadline: reference date is May 10th, 2009. Applications received before that date are guaranteed to be included in the selection process. Those received later may still be considered, but no guarantee can be given.
PD Dr. Horst Fichtner Institut für Weltraum und Astrophysik Ruhr-Universitat Bochum Universitätsstraße 150 44780 Bochum, Germany
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