[obsdoc] SUPPORT ASTRONOMER AT LA PALMA (ING-La Palma) (fwd)

[Reza Samadi <Reza.Samadi@obspm.fr>]

Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2000 12:32:51 +0200 (MET DST)
From: Roser Pello <roser@ast.obs-mip.fr>
Subject: SUPPORT ASTRONOMER AT LA PALMA (ING-La Palma) (fwd)
To: allumr@ast.obs-mip.fr, sfsa-jc@observatoire.cnrs-mrs.fr
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Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 09:08:26 +0100 (BST)
From: Sebastian Sanchez <sanchez@ING.IAC.ES>
To: discusion@sea.am.ub.es
Subject: Puesto de Astronomo de Soporte (ING-La Palma)

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Hola a todos,

 Supongo que sera de vuestro interes. Las fechas no son las mejores para
este tipo de cosas, pero ya sabemos todos como funciona el mundo (por
desgracia).

 Saludos!
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SUPPORT ASTRONOMER AT LA PALMA 

A vacancy has arisen for a Support Astronomer at the Isaac Newton Group of
Telescopes (ING) on the island of La Palma in the Canaries. This
appointment will be fixed-term for a period of 3 years, but with the 

possibility of an extension for an additional 2 years.Starting salary
would be in the range 17,880 to 22,790, plus overseas allowances based on
your
personal circumstances, rent free accommodation for you and your
dependants and an attractive relocation package.

The ING operates the 4.2-m William Herschel Telescope, the largest and
most advanced optical telescope in Europe, the 2.5-m Isaac Newton
Telescope and the 1-m Jacobus Kapteyn Telescope. They are located in a
multi-national observatory site, el Roque de Los Muchachos, at an altitude
of 2,400 metres. The ING is pursuing a vigorous optical and IR development
programme concentrating on the areas of wide field astronomy and
Adaptive Optics. This year has seen the highly successful debut of the new
IR camera, INGRID, on the WHT and this summer will also see delivery
and commissioning of NAOMI, the natural guide star adaptive optics system
on the WHT. Other important developments are upgrades to
AF2/WYFFOS, the WHT's wide field fibre positioner and spectrograph, and
the implementation of improved data pipeline processing and archiving
facilities.

DUTIES

The core responsibilities of the successful applicant will include
night-time support of visiting observers, provision of scientific and
technical advice,
execution of service observations and responsibility, as instrument
specialist, for the welfare of a particular instrument or instruments. We
are
especially interested in hearing from applicants with new and innovative
ideas for exploiting the enhancements to the observing opportunities at
the
ING mentioned above. Support astronomers are also expected to spend a
substantial fraction of their time on a personal research programme and
opportunities also exist for the successful candidate to participate and
contribute to instrumentation development projects.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Applicants must have a Ph.D. in observational astronomy or related
subject, together with a good understanding of astronomical
instrumentation. The
ability to work effectively with engineering staff to diagnose and solve
technical problems, plus a strong and competitive research programme are
essential requirements. Experience relevant to any of the development
areas mentioned above would be an advantage, as would be research
interests
complementing those of existing astronomy staff.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Applications, including a CV, publication list, a statement of research
interests and two letters of recommendation should reach the Isaac Newton
Group by 15th September 2000. They should be addressed to; Personnel
Officer, Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes, Sea Level Office, Apartado de
Correos 321, 38700 Santa Cruz de La Palma, Spain. Informal enquiries may
be addressed to the Head of Astronomy, Danny Lennon (djl@ing.iac.es).


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- Sebastian F. Sanchez Sanchez					--------	
- Astronomical Administrative Support, 		 		--------
-      Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes - La Palma		--------
- PhD Student, Dept. de Fisica Moderna, Univ. de Cantabria	--------
- e-mail: sanchez@ing.iac.es					--------
- Webpage: http://www.roque.ing.iac.es/~sanchez                 -------- 
- Phone: +34 922 425463						--------
- Adress: Aprt. de Correos 368. 38700-S/C de La Palma	        --------
-         (S/C de Tenerife) 					--------
-          -Spain-						--------
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