Postdoctoral Contract Opportunity: Letters of Intent Invited

The MESON (Madrid Evolved STars Outflows Network) research group, funded by the Spanish AEI/MICIU, is pleased to announce an upcoming postdoctoral position in 2025. The selected candidate will contribute to the projects "AGB and post-AGB Circumstellar Envelopes: Companion's Role In ShaPing Nebulae of Evolved StarS (CRISPNESS)" (PID2023-146056NB-C21) led by Drs. J. Alcolea and M. Santander (OAN, IGN), and "AGB and Post-AGB Circumstellar Envelopes: Multidiagnostic Insights and Bias Mitigation" (PID2023-146056NB-C22) led by Dr. C. Sánchez Contreras (CAB, CSIC-INTA).

Research Field:

The research will focus on the study of the physical and chemical properties of circumstellar envelopes around low-to-intermediate mass evolved stars, including Asymptotic Giant Branch (AGB) stars, post-AGB stars, and Planetary Nebulae (PNe).

Key Responsibilities:

- Calibration, data reduction, and analysis interferometric mapping (millimeter-wavelength and/or NIR/MIR) and/or optical/NIR spectroscopic data (long-slit/IFU) of AGBs/pPNe/PNe.

- Modeling the continuum and spectral line emissions from these sources, including dust, molecules, atomic, and/or ionized gas.

- Active involvement in formulating and drafting new proposals for innovative investigations into structures critical for jet-launching and the role of binaries.

Desired Expertise:

Candidates must have an good research record and they should possess, or be in the process of obtaining by 2025, a Ph.D. in Astrophysics or Physics.

Experience in the following areas is highly desirable:

- Research focus on evolved stars.
- High-resolution interferometry: (sub)mm-wavelengths and/or midinfrared.
- Familiarity with software such as CASA and GILDAS.
- Familiarity with tools for reducing and analyzing optical spectroscpopy (long-slit and/or IFU).
- Molecular spectroscopy.
- Radiative transfer modeling.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates who meet some of the above criteria are invited to submit a Letter of Intent and a CV to any of the project PIs:

- Dr. Carmen Sánchez Contreras (CAB, Madrid-Villafranca) - csanchez@cab.inta-csic.es
- Dr. Javier Alcolea (OAN, Madrid) - j.alcolea@oan.es
- Dr. Miguel Santander García (OAN, Madrid) - m.santander@oan.es

Deadline: Please submit your Letter of Intent by October 18th, 2024.