Postdoctoral Fellow / Research Fellow in Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics

ANU; Canberra; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Australian National University seeks a highly qualified Postdoctoral Fellow / Research Fellow to undertake research and instrumentation development in Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics. The role focuses on the ULTIMATE GLAO system for the Subaru Telescope and LTAO for GMT, with opportunities to contribute to design, development, integration and testing of advanced AO instrumentation.

The successful candidate will have a PhD in physics, astronomy, engineering or related discipline and a strong

Qualifications

• PhD in physics, astronomy, engineering or related discipline.
• Strong record of peer‑reviewed publications.
• Experience with adaptive optics instrumentation and collaboration across research groups.

Responsibilities

• Undertake research and instrumentation development in Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics.
• Publish results and disseminate findings to the scientific community.
• Supervise students and contribute to outreach.
• Collaborate with national and international partners on design, development, integration and testing of AO instrumentation.
• Explore new research directions and external funding opportunities.

Skills

Laser Guide Star AO

Wavefront sensing

Real-time computing

Education

PhD in physics/astronomy/engineering

Tools

Adaptive optics instrumentation

Job description

Postdoctoral Fellow / Research Fellow

Undertake research and instrumentation development in Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics, with a particular focus on the ULTIMATE Ground Layer Adaptive Optics (GLAO) system for the Subaru Telescope and the Laser Tomography Adaptive Optics (LTAO) system for the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT).

Contribute to the design, development, integration and testing of advanced Adaptive Optics instrumentation, working collaboratively with researchers and engineers at ANU and with national and international partners. Your activities will include independent and collaborative research, publication and dissemination of results, instrumentation development, student supervision and outreach. You will also have opportunities to contribute to the development of new research directions and external funding.

The successful candidate will have a PhD in physics, astronomy, engineering or a related discipline and demonstrated expertise relevant to adaptive optics and instrumentation development, such as Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics, wavefront sensing or real-time computing. They will also have a strong record of research demonstrated through peer-reviewed publications and collaboration.

We highly value experience in the design, development, fielding or operation of adaptive optics systems on large astronomical telescopes, as well as knowledge of project management and systems engineering. The successful candidate will be an effective communicator and collaborative team member, able to work across disciplinary and institutional boundaries, contribute to student supervision and engage with the broader research community.

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