Field of Interest:astro-ph
Experiments:CTA
Deadline: 2017-09-30
Region: Europe
Job description:
Laboratories involved:
CPPM, 163 Avenue de Luminy, 13288 Marseille, http://marwww.in2p3.fr
IRAP, 9, avenue Colonel Roche - 31400 Toulouse, http://www.irap.omp.eu
LUPM, Place Eugène Bataillon - CC 72 34095 Montpellier, http://web.lupm.univ-montp2.fr
Duration of the postdoc contract (years): 1 (+ 2 depending on funding)
Lab where the postdoc will be administratively located (acronym): CPPM
Collaborators:
Heide Costantini - CPPM), costant@cppm.in2p3.fr
Pierre Jean (IRAP), pjean@irap.omp.eu
Johan Bregeon (LUPM), johan.bregeon@lupm.in2p3.fr
OCEVU working group:
Astroparticle
Project title:
Optimizing CTA performance for Galactic science
(within the project: Preparing OCEVU's CTA Science (CTASci))
Description of the project
The OCEVU (“Origins, Constituents and Evolution of the Universe”) Labex, a research federation of
French labs in Marseille, Montpellier and Toulouse, invites applications for a post-doctoral position
based at CPPM, Marseille working on the preparation of the scientific exploitation of CTA.
CTA (Cherenkov Telescope Array) is a global effort to deliver an observatory with two observing sites (Paranal/ESO, Chile for the Southern hemisphere and ORM/La Palma, Spain for the Northern hemisphere) for photon astronomy at the highest energies, covering a broad energy range from about 20 GeV to 300 TeV. CTA will perform a survey of the whole Galactic disk with unprecedented sensitivity at energies up to 300 TeV opening a new observation window at those extremely high energies and giving the opportunity to discover new high energy sources.
The proposed post-doc project will focus on the optimization of CTA’s instrument response function with emphasis on the high-energy region (>10 TeV). Arcminute resolution is needed to study both the morphology of SNRs and to resolve possible new sources in galactic surveys. Improved energy resolution and effective area is mandatory to identify possible spectral features of SNRs such as cutoffs or breaks and to have the capability to detect faint young SNRs that are very promising
candidates for PeVatron sources (cosmic ray accelerators to PeV energies). With the optimized point-spread function, the sucessfull candidate will investigate the science potential of resolving emission regions in Galactic supernova remnants, and of disentangling new high-energy sources in the Galactic survey. The potential for detecting PeVatrons with CTA will be investigated.
The candidate will also have the opportunity to contribute to the ongoing effort of the CPPM group on the optimization of the Monte Carlo simulation of CTA. In particular CPPM is currently involved in the project of the SST prototype (GCT) simulations contributing to the study of the performance of the first CTA layout including a SST sub-array. CPPM is also involved in the NectarCam project for the construction of an end-to end camera for the MST telescope and is responsible for the development of the EventBuilder and Camera Server of the camera. First data are available both from the complete GCT prototype that is taking data on sky at the Paris Observatory in Meudon since March 2017. Calibration data are also available for the first module of the NectarCam camera . The CPPM group has started first data-MC comparisons.
Candidates for the position should hold a Ph.D. in Astronomy, Astroparticle Physics or equivalent. The
candidate should have a good background in high-energy astrophysics and programming experience in C/C++ and/or Python. Experience in Imaging Air Cherenkov Telescope data analysis is seen
as beneficial.
The position is for 1 year + possibly 2 years (depending on funding, to be confirmed by end of 2017).
The appointment will start the 15th November 2017. The net monthly salary will be
in the range of 1960 € to 2640 € and commensurate with experience and qualification. Research
budget of 2000 € /year and all basic insurance benefits will be provided.
Applicants should provide a a cover letter detailing the candidate’s interest and qualifications for the
project, a detailed curriculum vitae including a publication list, a statement of research interests, and
three letters of recommendation, emailed directly to labex-ocevu-postdoc@cppm.in2p3.fr . The
application due is 30 September 2017. More information as well as application instructions can be found at https://www.labex-ocevu.univ-amu.fr/?q=en/node/138
Informal enquiries and applications should be addressed to Dr. Heide Costantini (+33 4 91 82 72 57,
costant@cppm.in2p3.fr).
More Information:https://www.labex-ocevu.univ-amu.fr/?q=en/node/138
Experiments:CTA
Deadline: 2017-09-30
Region: Europe
Job description:
Laboratories involved:
CPPM, 163 Avenue de Luminy, 13288 Marseille, http://marwww.in2p3.fr
IRAP, 9, avenue Colonel Roche - 31400 Toulouse, http://www.irap.omp.eu
LUPM, Place Eugène Bataillon - CC 72 34095 Montpellier, http://web.lupm.univ-montp2.fr
Duration of the postdoc contract (years): 1 (+ 2 depending on funding)
Lab where the postdoc will be administratively located (acronym): CPPM
Collaborators:
Heide Costantini - CPPM), costant@cppm.in2p3.fr
Pierre Jean (IRAP), pjean@irap.omp.eu
Johan Bregeon (LUPM), johan.bregeon@lupm.in2p3.fr
OCEVU working group:
Astroparticle
Project title:
Optimizing CTA performance for Galactic science
(within the project: Preparing OCEVU's CTA Science (CTASci))
Description of the project
The OCEVU (“Origins, Constituents and Evolution of the Universe”) Labex, a research federation of
French labs in Marseille, Montpellier and Toulouse, invites applications for a post-doctoral position
based at CPPM, Marseille working on the preparation of the scientific exploitation of CTA.
CTA (Cherenkov Telescope Array) is a global effort to deliver an observatory with two observing sites (Paranal/ESO, Chile for the Southern hemisphere and ORM/La Palma, Spain for the Northern hemisphere) for photon astronomy at the highest energies, covering a broad energy range from about 20 GeV to 300 TeV. CTA will perform a survey of the whole Galactic disk with unprecedented sensitivity at energies up to 300 TeV opening a new observation window at those extremely high energies and giving the opportunity to discover new high energy sources.
The proposed post-doc project will focus on the optimization of CTA’s instrument response function with emphasis on the high-energy region (>10 TeV). Arcminute resolution is needed to study both the morphology of SNRs and to resolve possible new sources in galactic surveys. Improved energy resolution and effective area is mandatory to identify possible spectral features of SNRs such as cutoffs or breaks and to have the capability to detect faint young SNRs that are very promising
candidates for PeVatron sources (cosmic ray accelerators to PeV energies). With the optimized point-spread function, the sucessfull candidate will investigate the science potential of resolving emission regions in Galactic supernova remnants, and of disentangling new high-energy sources in the Galactic survey. The potential for detecting PeVatrons with CTA will be investigated.
The candidate will also have the opportunity to contribute to the ongoing effort of the CPPM group on the optimization of the Monte Carlo simulation of CTA. In particular CPPM is currently involved in the project of the SST prototype (GCT) simulations contributing to the study of the performance of the first CTA layout including a SST sub-array. CPPM is also involved in the NectarCam project for the construction of an end-to end camera for the MST telescope and is responsible for the development of the EventBuilder and Camera Server of the camera. First data are available both from the complete GCT prototype that is taking data on sky at the Paris Observatory in Meudon since March 2017. Calibration data are also available for the first module of the NectarCam camera . The CPPM group has started first data-MC comparisons.
Candidates for the position should hold a Ph.D. in Astronomy, Astroparticle Physics or equivalent. The
candidate should have a good background in high-energy astrophysics and programming experience in C/C++ and/or Python. Experience in Imaging Air Cherenkov Telescope data analysis is seen
as beneficial.
The position is for 1 year + possibly 2 years (depending on funding, to be confirmed by end of 2017).
The appointment will start the 15th November 2017. The net monthly salary will be
in the range of 1960 € to 2640 € and commensurate with experience and qualification. Research
budget of 2000 € /year and all basic insurance benefits will be provided.
Applicants should provide a a cover letter detailing the candidate’s interest and qualifications for the
project, a detailed curriculum vitae including a publication list, a statement of research interests, and
three letters of recommendation, emailed directly to labex-ocevu-postdoc@cppm.in2p3.fr . The
application due is 30 September 2017. More information as well as application instructions can be found at https://www.labex-ocevu.univ-amu.fr/?q=en/node/138
Informal enquiries and applications should be addressed to Dr. Heide Costantini (+33 4 91 82 72 57,
costant@cppm.in2p3.fr).
More Information:https://www.labex-ocevu.univ-amu.fr/?q=en/node/138
