Deadline: 2017-12-04
Region: North America
Job description:
Job vacancy:
Space Physics Department
Geophysics Institute
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Topic: Cosmic Rays
Title: Plaza de Investigador Titular “A” de Tiempo Completo, interino
Number: 78712-47
Salary: The basic salary is 20,534.84 MXN, but the stimuli provided by different institutions
augment this sum by roughly 100% in the beginning and potentially much more after wards.
Geophysics Institute at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) in Mexico City is
announcing a full time job as a scientists in the field of Physics of cosmic rays with emphasis on
operation, simulation and analysis of the data from cosmic rays detectors. If selected, the
candidates will have access to several research facilities including High-Altitude Water Cherenkov
Observatory (HAWK) located on the flanks of the Sierra Negra volcano near Puebla.
The candidates are expected to have a PhD or equivalent experience in the topic of cosmic rays
and at least four years of experience in research and teaching. The research experience is
expected to be backed up by their original publications in relevant journals. The candidates are
also expected to have graduated students on different levels
In order to be considered, the candidates will have to do the following:
• They have to write a research project on usage of the cosmic radiation data in the studies of
modulation and solar activity (maximum 15 pages). In the project the candidates have to
indicate which products will they deliver and what is the infrastructure required for the
completion of the proposed project.
• The candidates will have to make an oral presentation of their project (duration 30 minutes).
In order to participate in the concourse the candidates have to contact the Secretaría Académica of
the Geophysics Institute (s.academica@igeofisica.unam.
(University Campus), Ciudad de México before December 4 2017 and present the following
documents:
I. An application to participate in the concourse (stating the Title and the Number provided
above).
II. Curriculum Vitae accompanied by the copies of the documents that prove the validity of the CV.
III. All academic titles (University, Masters, PhD).
The candidates will be notified about the admission of their application and the date and place of
the oral presentation. The results will be published within 15 workdays after the date when the
Consejo Técnico de la Investigación Científica takes its decision.
The candidates are encouraged to contact Dr. Rogelio Caballero (rogelioc@geofisica.unam.mx) or
Dr. Alejandro Lara (alara@geofisica.unam.mx) prior submitting their applications in order to discuss possible future collaborations.