Lecturer/Associate Professor in Astrophysics - Cosmology

About the role

This post is for a Lectureship or Associate Professor in Cosmology depending on quality of fit to assessment criteria and on experience and is a permanent position. It will be held within the Astrophysics Group at the Mullard Space Science Laboratory (in the Department of Space and Climate Physics -http://www.ucl.ac.uk/mssl/). The Department is part of the Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences at University College London http://www.ucl.ac.uk Postgraduate taught degrees | UCL Mathematical & Physical Sciences - UCL – University College London

The MSSL Astrophysics Group carries out research in high-energy astrophysics, cosmology, galaxy evolution and exoplanets ( https://ucl.ac.uk/mssl/research/astrophysics-0). The Astrophysics Group consists of 10 academics, 10 postdoctoral researchers and 26 PhD students. The group has a coherent, strategic programme of astronomy research, encompassing cosmology, exoplanets, compact objects, galaxy evolution, gravitational wave physics, particle astrophysics, and artificial intelligence (AI), and has direct involvement in both instrumentation and science exploitation of numerous space missions. In particular, our research exploits the data provided by astrophysics facilities in which we have made a key investment, such as XMM-Newton, Swift, Gaia, Euclid, and PLATO (currently in its build phase), and our scientists also routinely use other space-borne and ground-based to address the science question at hand.

MSSL leads the VISible (VIS) instrument of ESA's Euclid mission. A key requirement of the position will be to maximise the scientific return of Euclid, and of the VIS instrument in particular. This most naturally aligns with a research focus on cosmology, such as weak lensing, but could encompass other fields. While Euclid science will be an immediate priority, the successful candidate will demonstrate a vision for future astrophysical research, including the vision and aspiration to lead future space missions and/or space instrument roles.

When applying for the role, please specify if you are applying for the Lecturer or Associate professor post and tailor your application to the relevant person specification. Specification 1 is for the Lecturer post and 2 is for the Associate professor position. For any questions, you can contact Obehi Asuelimen-

Working arrangements- You will be expected to be onsite 80% of your contracted hours

About you

The successful applicant will be expected to pursue a vigorous internationally competitive original research programme exploiting data from Euclid VIS and other complementary resources. They will also demonstrate a vision for future astrophysical research at MSSL, including the vision and aspiration to lead future space missions and/or space instrument roles.

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