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                 BOLETIM ELETRÔNICO SAB N. 288 - 20/07/2005
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SEÇÃO: OPORTUNIDADES * * * Responsável: Vera Ap.F. Martin
                                                  (vmartin1963@hotmail.com)
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1. RESEARCH FELLOW IN X-RAY BINARY RESEARCH

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1. RESEARCH FELLOW IN X-RAY BINARY RESEARCH
  (comunicado por Raimundo Lopes de Oliveira Filho )

University of Southampton

School of Physics and Astronomy

Research Fellow in X-ray binary research   Ref: (04F0847)

A postdoctoral fellowship is available to work with Dr
Malcolm Coe in the Astronomy Group at the University of
Southampton, UK. The position will focus on studies of the
population of X-ray binaries in the Magellanic Clouds and
their comparison with the Milky Way population.
The project will make use of an approved extensive Chandra
survey of the SMC together with ground-based optical data
from the SALT telescope. The successful applicant will be
encouraged to conduct research in any related areas in
support of the general programme of XRB populations in
external galaxies. Applicants with both observational and
interpretative backgrounds are encouraged to apply. A few
years postdoctoral experience would be valuable.

The Astronomy Group at Southampton University is a leading
institute in high-energy astrophysics, with active research,
both observational and theoretical, into accretion and
related processes on all scales.
Furthermore, it is the UK centre for INTEGRAL, is a partner
in SALT. The group is itself part of the School of Physics &
Astronomy, which achieved a 5* rating in the last UK Research
Assessment Exercise, making it one of the top five Physics
schools in the country for research.

See http://www.astro.soton.ac.uk/ for more information on the
group, the School and the University.

Informal enquiries may be made directly to Dr Malcolm Coe
(mjcoe@soton.ac.uk).

This is a fixed term position funded by the University of
Southampton and available from August 1, 2005 for 36 months,
with a possibility of a further 2 year extension.

Salary in the range of £22,774 - £28,009 per annum

Application forms and further particulars may be obtained
from Human Resources (F), University of Southampton,
Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, Tel: 023 8059 2750, e-mail:
recruit@soton.ac.uk or minicom: 023
8059 5595, or alternatively, visit our website www.jobs.soton.ac.uk.
Return completed application forms, along with a current
Curriculum Vitae and Research Plan, by no later than 5 August
2005. Please quote reference number 04F0847.

Working for Equal Opportunities

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