Harvard CMB Postdoctoral Fellow

The multi-institutional BICEP program produces extremely deep maps of polarization of the CMB at multiple frequencies from the South Pole, measuring gravitational lensing and galactic foregrounds and placing leading constraints on primordial gravitational waves. The BICEP Array project is upgrading the current program with new instrumentation to include over 30,000 detectors and five frequency bands, to be deployed and operated over the next five years. The program will continue to produce maps with groundbreaking sensitivity, while validating technologies and methodologies essential to Stage 3 and Stage 4 CMB science goals. A major focus is the design optimization and testing of the pSAT receiver, with goals of advancing both Stage 3 science and instrument development for the Small Aperture Telescopes of CMB Stage 4.

Successful candidates will play a variety of leading roles conducting experimental research and scholarship in experimental cosmology within the Harvard CMB group, spanning the development and characterization of optical, vacuum, cryo-mechanical, detector and readout systems for the pSAT small aperture telescope and technologically-adjacent BICEP and CMB-S4 systems. Successful candidates will actively represent this research at conferences and take leading roles in preparation of results for publication. The postdoctoral fellow position offers a highly competitive salary, an independent research fund and an allowance for relocation expenses. The position will be renewed annually based on satisfactory performance, for an expected total length of three years. Joint appointments with collaborating institutions are possible and may be considered on a case by case basis.

For full consideration, applications should be submitted as soon as possible to the attention of Amy Dierker, Administrator for the Harvard CMB Group, via email: amy.dierker@cfa.harvard.edu, using subject line “CMB Postdoc”. Applications will be reviewed as received, starting in January 2023, and will continue to be accepted for ten days past the posting date. Applications consist of a curriculum vitae, publication list and a description of past research and future plans. Applicants should also arrange to have two or three letters of reference sent directly to Ms. Dierker at amy.dierker@cfa.harvard.edu. Please ensure the candidate’s name is included in the subject line and that letters are on letterhead and signed. 

Harvard University is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, or any other characteristic protected by law.
 

How to Apply:

Applications are due February 2023.

Materials

Please supply the following application materials:

• Cover Letter
• Curriculum Vita
• List of Publications
• Research Interests (up to 3 pages) a statement explaining research interests and qualifications.

Online admissions materials are due on/by the deadline. The first time you go to the below link you will need register for a login password. When you see the Login page, click on the "Update Account" button. This will take you to a form where you will create your account. Make sure that you remember your password so that you can return to the same application to finish your application, or to make changes.

The online application can be found at:

Fellowship Application Login

Formatting

Please upload all documents in a PDF Format.

How to upload Letters of Reference Three letters of reference are required to be considered a complete application. Please ensure that all letters of reference are submitted by the application deadline February 2023.

• Contact your references. Make sure that they are available to submit the reference and are willing to write a letter on your behalf.
• The applicant supplies the name and email of each referee in the application form.
• A message is emailed to each reference, which provides a unique URL.
• The reference uses the URL give in their email to upload the letter.
• Once the reference letter has been uploaded, the applicant will see "Complete" when checking the appropriate area of the application status page.

Harvard is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, age, protected veteran status, disability, genetic information, military service, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, or other protected status.