Job Information
University of Washington RESEARCH SCIENTIST/ENGINEER 4 in Seattle, Washington
Req #: 239970
Department: ASTRONOMY DEPARTMENT
Job Location Detail: Hybrid schedule, in office at least 2 days a week
Posting Date: 11/19/2024
Closing Info: Closes On 11/26/2024
Salary: $7,466 - $13,694 per month
Shift: First Shift
Notes: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-professional-staff-librarians-academic-staff-20230701_a11y.pdf)
As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills, and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.
UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty.
The Department of Astronomy has an outstanding opportunity for a Research Scientist/Engineer 4 to join their team.
This position will focus on research and development of novel algorithms and techniques in support of next generation survey astronomy and the commissioning of those telescopes.
This position primarily supports the construction of the Rubin Observatory, and successfully conducting the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST). When it enters operations in 2023, LSST will conduct the widest, fastest and deepest survey of the southern sky carried out to date. It will identify tens of billions of stars, galaxies, and solar system objects. It will enable paradigm-changing research in the fields of weak lensing cosmology, galactic astronomy, transient and variable astronomical sources, and the contents of the solar system. The University of Washington is a major stakeholder in LSST; the Department of Astronomy hosts the Director (Prof. Željko Ivezic), groups working on the developing the LSST survey strategy and on commissioning the facility, and is responsible for the prompt processing system which will identify transient, variable and moving objects in the LSST image stream. This is a role for an experienced developer working within the Rubin Observatory adaptive optics and commissioning group at UW. This position will refine existing algorithms and develop new algorithms under limited guidance for Rubin. This role will be responsible for
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
40%: the integration of adaptive optics algorithms within the Rubin software pipelines
40%: development of tools for and analyses of Rubin data to enable the commissioning of the Rubin Observatory
20% mentoring and/or training and engaging in scholarly activities with postdoctoral scholars, research scientists and students who will engage in the commissioning and operation of the LSST. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
PhD in Physics or Astronomy plus 5-7 years of experience Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration. Application Process: The application process may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process. These assessments may include Work Authorization, Cover Letter and/or others. Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select “Apply to this position”. Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment, you will be prompted to do so the next time you access your “My Jobs” page. If you select to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are access ready. Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed.
University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.