My colleague, Josh Lothringer, and I are hiring a postdoctoral associate to come work with us at the Space Telescope Science Institute. The position is funded by HST and JWST grants, so the scope of the work is well defined. For the HST part of the work, the associate will work on analyzing ultraviolet transit light curves of ultrahot Jupiter exoplanets and derive transmission spectra. For the JWST part, the associate will work on interpreting and/or modeling of a near-infrared phase curve of the ultrahot Jupiter KELT-9b.
STScI has excellent benefits and a vibrant work environment – many people who come here don’t want to leave! You will be able to join the broader Transiting Exoplanets research group and interact with other folks, such as the Extrasolar Planetary Systems Imaging Group and our colleagues at Johns Hopkins University.
If you are interested, submit your application on STScI Slideroom. Please arrange to have three reference letter writers. Shortlisted candidates will go through an interview process, where you will have a chance to interact with the PIs on a call. Please do not request a Zoom call before the interview with us, as we want all candidates to have a fair chance.
Deadline: August 31 (11:59pm UTC-3)