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Research Chair - Cosmology with Multi-Wavelength Data

University of the Western Cape

Call for Candidates for DST/NRF SARChI Research Chair - Cosmology with Multi-Wavelength Data

ACU Ref: 59228
Closing Date: 8 June 2012



Call for Candidates for DST/NRF SARChI Research Chair

The aim of the South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI) is to strengthen scientific research leadership and capacity in South African universities, in order to strengthen the development of a knowledge-based economy in South Africa. The University of the Western Cape (UWC) was awarded a number of Tier 1 Research Chairs and is hereby calling for candidates to fill this prestigious position for the following Chair:

Cosmology with Multi-Wavelength Data

The University of the Western Cape (UWC), together with the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) and the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), has been awarded the Chair as part of the ongoing major investment in optical/IR and radio astronomy in South Africa, centred on the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT: www.salt.ac.za), MeerKAT and the SKA (www.ska.ac.za). The Research Chair should be a researcher with an international reputation who has the vision and enthusiasm to build a programme of world-class research and training that spans the three host institutions and can help take cosmology to the next level in South Africa. The Chair will focus on research, postgraduate development, outreach and team building, will join the highly active astronomy and cosmology research programmes in greater Cape Town, and will contribute to the science exploitations of SALT, MeerKAT and the SKA.

For further information, contact Roy Maartens (rmaartens@uwc.ac.za).

To apply, interested candidates should submit their full CVs to Prof. Ramesh Bharuthram via e-mail vbrown@uwc.ac.za

General enquiries: Prof. Ramesh Bharuthram, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic). Tel: +27 21 959 9468 or e-mail: vbrown@uwc.ac.za

Please note: Invited candidates should be prepared to submit a full project proposal in the defined research area.

For detailed information on the SARChi Phase 2 call, please visit: http://www.nrf.ac.za/funding_overview.php?fid=117

Closing date: Friday 8 June 2012