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                  BOLETIM ELETRÔNICO SAB N. 301 - 23/11/2005
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SEÇÃO: OPORTUNIDADES/INFORMES
Responsável: Vera Ap.F. Martin (vmartin1963@hotmail.com)
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1. FACULTY POSITION IN ASTROPHYSICS
2. POSSIBILIDADE DE USO DO ESPECTRÓGRAFO PHOENIX NO SOAR

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1. FACULTY POSITION IN ASTROPHYSICS
    (comunicado por Marcio Catelan)

FACULTY POSITION IN ASTROPHYSICS

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

This position is a bona fide, open position which has not been
promised to anyone.
It will remain open for at least 30 days.

Submission Address for Resumes/CVs:
Leopoldo Infante, Director
Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Faculty of Physics
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Av. Vicuña Mackenna 4860
782-0436 Macul
Santiago, RM
Chile
Tel: 56-2-354-4940
Fax: 56-2-354-4948
E-mail: linfante@astro.puc.cl
http://www.astro.puc.cl (Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics)

The Faculty of Physics at Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
offers a position in Astronomy at the assistant or associate
professor level, available as early as April 2006.
The requirements are a Ph.D. degree and a demonstrated ability and
commitment to excellence in independent  research and teaching.

The successful candidate is expected to join the research and teaching
activities of the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics and to 
strongly interact with students. Presently, the Department includes ten 
faculty and seven postdocs doing research in areas of observational and 
theoretical cosmology, extragalactic, galactic and stellar 
astrophysics. We are interested in developing the Department 
particularly in areas related to theory and mm-radio astronomy.
However, applicants from all areas of astrophysics are strongly 
encouraged to apply. The successful applicant will have access to the 
10% of all the telescope time in Chile, including VLT, Gemini, 
Magellan, APEX and ALMA telescopes. Teaching duties are in astronomy 
and physics, at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The candidate is 
expected to be able to teach in Spanish within a year.
Further information can be obtained at
http://www.astro.puc.cl or from L. Infante (linfante@astro.puc.cl).

Applicants should send a curriculum vitae and a description of
research and teaching interests before January 16th 2006,
preferably by e-mail, and ensure that three letters of recommendation
are sent (preferably by email) before the deadline directly to
Prof.  Leopoldo Infante, Director, Departmento de Astronomía y Astrofísica,
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile,
Av. Vicuña Mackenna 4860, 782-0436 Macul,
Santiago, RM, CHILE (job@astro.puc.cl).

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2. POSSIBILIDADE DE USO DO ESPECTRÓGRAFO PHOENIX NO SOAR
    (comunicado por Alberto Rodríguez Ardila)


O Escritório Nacional do Telescópio SOAR quer fazer um levantamento 
dentro da Comunidade Astronômica Brasileira do interesse no uso do 
espectrógrafo infravermelho de alta resolução Phoenix no telescópio 
SOAR no semestre 2006B. Atualmente, o Phoenix  encontra-se instalado no 
Gemini sul. Portanto, solicitamos aos astrônomos interessados em 
submeter projetos de observação utilizando esse instrumento junto ao 
SOAR em 2006B, enviar um e-mail a aardila@lna.br manifestando sua 
intenção, junto com um breve comentário sobre o porquê não utilizar o 
instrumento no Gemini e sim no SOAR. Informações sobre o Phoenix podem 
ser obtidas no endereço:

http://www.gemini.edu/sciops/instruments/phoenix/phoenixIndex.html

Atenciosamente,

Alberto Rodríguez Ardila
Escritório Nacional do SOAR, LNA/MCT

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