Postdoc: Planetary Atmosphere Scientist (JWSTVoyager)

University Of Leicester Recruitment Team; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

University Of Leicester Recruitment Team is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate in planetary atmospheric science to work on the JWSTVoyager ERC project at Leicester. You will join Professor Leigh Fletcher's group, handle JWST and Juno datasets, and develop atmospheric retrievals to study giant planets.

The role requires a PhD, strong publication record, and experience with spectral modelling, data analysis and code development in IDL/Python/Fortran.

Qualifications

• PhD in a domain related to planetary science.
• Strong track record of publishing in peer-reviewed journals.

Responsibilities

• Investigate planetary atmospheres using JWST data and ground-based observations.
• Develop and apply radiative transfer and retrieval tools to derive climatological parameters.
• Collaborate within the JWSTVoyager team and international partners.

Skills

Data analysis

Spectral modelling

Problem solving

Education

PhD in planetary science or related field

Tools

IDL

Python

Fortran

Job description

University Of Leicester Recruitment Team is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate in planetary atmospheric science to work on the JWSTVoyager ERC project at Leicester. You will join Professor Leigh Fletcher's group, handle JWST and Juno datasets, and develop atmospheric retrievals to study giant planets.

The role requires a PhD, strong publication record, and experience with spectral modelling, data analysis and code development in IDL/Python/Fortran.