Assistant Professor-1 - General Neurology

We invite applications for two Extragalactic Postdoctoral Fellow positions at the Carnegie Science Observatories in Pasadena, California. The successful applicants will work in the groups of Dr. Andrew Newman and Dr. Gwen Rudie. The post-doc working primarily with Dr. Rudie will focus on studies of the circumgalactic medium of high-redshift galaxies. The post-doc working primarily with Dr. Newman will focus on applications of IGM tomography maps , such as the connections between high-redshift galaxies and their large-scale environments. Successful applicants will collaborate with faculty, post-docs, and students at Carnegie, the University of Southern California, and UC Riverside as part of a new cross-disciplinary and cross-institutional hub, the Lyman-Alpha forest Research Collaboration (LARC).

The initial appointments will be for two-year terms, and extensions to a third year are possible. The start date is flexible provided it is no later than September 2026. Please send any inquiries to Dr. Rudie at [email protected] and/or Dr. Newman at [email protected] .

Carnegie Science owns and operates the Las Campanas Observatory in Chile, which includes the twin 6.5-meter Magellan telescopes, the 2.5-meter du Pont telescope (currently dedicated to Sloan Digital Sky Survey-V observations), and the 1.0-meter Swope telescope. Postdoctoral researchers are eligible to propose for time through a competitive time allocation process on the same basis as the scientific staff. Carnegie is also a full institutional member of SDSS-V. Based in Pasadena, between the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the California Institute of Technology, the Observatories provide an exceptional research environment and access to resources for theorists, observers, and instrumentalists alike. Scientific computing at Carnegie is supported by our share in the Resnick HPC Center at Caltech in addition to local computing resources. The successful applicants will have access to dedicated computational facilities and Carnegie observing facilities on the same basis as the scientific staff.

Review of applications will begin after January 5th, but the application portal will remain open until both positions are filled. Applicants must have completed the Ph.D. requirements before beginning the position.

The application should include a cover letter, curriculum vitae including list of publications, and a statement describing the applicant’s previous research. The cover letter should specify whether the candidate wishes to be considered for the position with Dr. Rudie or Dr. Newman, or for both, and it should describe the applicant’s principal research interests related to the position. In the cover letter, candidates are also welcome to describe their past experience related to mentoring, service, outreach, or contributions to community building. Please submit these materials along with the names and addresses of three references.

Carnegie Institution for Science has a long-standing commitment to equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment. All applicants will receive consideration of employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.