Postdoctoral Research Associate in Local Volume

1 month ago


Edinburgh, United Kingdom University of Edinburgh Full time

**Postdoctoral Research Associate in Galaxy Archaeology**

**UE07 Salary £37,099 - £44,263**

**School of Physics & Astronomy / Institute for Astronomy**

**This post is full-time (35 hours per week)**

**Fixed term 3 years if in post by 1 **st **April 2024
**The Opportunity:
**Your skills and attributes for success**:

- Strong analytical and programming skills, and a good knowledge of statistics.
- Record of high-quality lead-author and co-authored refereed journal publications (relative to career stage).
- Good level of independence and creativity. Excellent written and oral scientific communication skills.

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**As a valued member of our team you can expect**:

- An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
- To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
- Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our **staff benefits page **(opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits

**Championing equality, diversity and inclusion**

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our **right to work webpages **(opens new browser tab)

**Key dates to note**

Interviews will be held **February 2024



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