Postdoc: X-ray Binaries & Multiwavelength

Sociedad Española de Astronomía; Tenerife; On-site; EUR 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) in Tenerife invites applications for a postdoctoral fellowship focused on X-ray binaries. The project covers multi-wavelength studies of LMXBs and related accretion phenomena, with emphasis on X-ray, optical and infrared data.

The successful candidate will pursue research on characterising observational properties and deriving fundamental parameters from multi-wavelength analyses, with preference for experience in X-ray binaries and related objects.

Qualifications

• PhD in Astrophysics or Physics by the application deadline.
• Candidates must have an excellent research record.
• Applications from candidates not in possession of a PhD will be rejected.

Responsibilities

• Characterise observational properties of LMXBs through X-ray, optical and infrared data.
• Determine fundamental parameters of LMXBs via multi-wavelength studies.

Skills

LMXB analysis

Multi-wavelength analysis

Photometry & spectroscopy

X-ray data

Education

PhD in Astrophysics or Physics

Tools

X-ray data analysis

Photometry software

Spectroscopy

Job description

Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) in Tenerife invites applications for a postdoctoral fellowship focused on X-ray binaries. The project covers multi-wavelength studies of LMXBs and related accretion phenomena, with emphasis on X-ray, optical and infrared data.

The successful candidate will pursue research on characterising observational properties and deriving fundamental parameters from multi-wavelength analyses, with preference for experience in X-ray binaries and related objects.