Applications are invited for a 1-year Postdoctoral Scholarship at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS, www.dias.ie) Astronomy & Astrophysics Section working with the Solar Physics and Space Weather group (https://www.dias.ie/solarphysics/). The Astronomy & Astrophysics Section is a vibrant and inclusive community of about 40 researchers working on planetary science, solar physics, space weather, star formation, and high-energy astrophysics.

The successful applicant will be involved in the SolarMonitor project (www.solarmonitor.org) which provides an overview of current solar activity as well as a historical data archive. SolarMonitor was initially created in 2001 using PHP and IDL (SolarSoft) and has since received many small progessive upgrades. Recently, the Solar Physics and Space Weather group began an ambitious project to rebuild SolarMontior using a modern technology using a Python-powered REST APIs and modern Javascript frontend.

The Scholar is expected to have a PhD in Physics, Computer Science or related discipline, have experience with Linux/Unix, Python web and scientific stacks, web application development, continuous integration and development tools, databases, and containers. 

The Scholar will receive training and work with a vibrant research group, collaborating with other researchers locally and internationally to improve existing features of SolarMonitor and to develop new features.

This position is available for 1-year starting in January 2023. Postdoctoral Scholars receive a tax-free annual stipend of €29,000 (equivalent to approximately €36,000 taxable salary). 

Candidates should apply on the DIAS e-recruitment system at https://dias.ie/ApplyPDScholarSolarData before 2 December 2022 by uploading a curriculum vitae (2-page max.), a publication list, and a statement of research interests and career goals (2-page max.), all as one PDF document. In addition please also arrange for two letters of reference to be emailed to Dr Sophie Murray (sophie.murray ‘at’ dias.ie) by the application deadline.

At DIAS, we are committed to building an inclusive scientific community, distinguished by scientific excellence, gender balance, and diversity. The DIAS Gender Equality and Inclusion Action Plan may be found here.