Research Fellow x3 (110322-0225)

For informal queries, please email Pier-Emmanuel Tremblay (Professor) at p.tremblay@warwick.ac.uk.

The Department of Physics seeks to appoint three Research Fellows to work within the project “Cosmochronology within the stellar neighbourhood: Leaving no star and planet behind”.

The position is funded by an ERC Consolidator Grant held by Professor Pier-Emmanuel Tremblay, and the candidate will join an existing team of PhD candidates and post-doctoral researchers.

The project will exploit Gaia Data Release 3, multi-object spectroscopic follow-ups and state-of-the-art models to understand the ages and evolution history of white dwarfs and stars.

The project will be focused on one or more of these different branches: 1) the preparation of the spectroscopic follow-up of all stars within 100 pc as part of the 4MOST consortium, 2) the observational follow-up and characterisation of Gaia DR3 white dwarf candidates, including exotic sub-classes of white dwarfs with magnetic line emission or evolved planetary systems, as well as volume complete statistics, 3) the follow-up of compact white dwarf binaries in the 100 pc sample and the search for SN Ia progenitors.

An application form must be completed if you wish to be considered for this post. Applicants should also submit a cover letter with a concise description of their research accomplishments and relevant technical experience, as well as a CV including a full publication list. You will be asked to provide the names of referees, but reference letters are not needed before the closing date.

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