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Monday, 28 September 2020
It is with great sadness that we share the news of the death of Michael Feast. He died peacefully early on the morning of 1 April 2019, aged 92.
Publication Date:
Wed, 03 Apr 2019 - 17:45
The Department of Astronomy at the University of Cape Town (UCT) and the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) have an opening for a joint position in observational astronomy at Lecturer or Senior Lecturer level. Applications are sought from scientists whose research interests lie in stellar astrophysics or extragalactic astronomy, and who could make intensive use of the telescopes at SAAO, including SALT and MeerLICHT.
Publication Date:
Tue, 26 Mar 2019 - 06:45
Within the context of the NRF Funded SARChI project: “Gravitational Wave Counterparts and Fast Transients” the following positions are available. All positions will be based at the University of Cape Town (UCT), in close collaboration with SAAO, IDIA/Ilifu and SARAO. Candidates will be requested to spend extended periods of time abroad, specifically in the Netherlands and Chile.
Publication Date:
Thu, 14 Feb 2019 - 10:45
OBSERVATION Sub-GROUP:
1. Masters (MSc, 1 year): Exploring extreme star-forming galaxies for SALT in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
2. Masters (MSc,1 year): HI masses of extreme star-forming galaxies in HI deep-fields
3. Ph.D. (3 years): Vertical structure evolution of spiral galaxy disks using optical and near-infrared integral field spectroscopy INSTRUMENT Sub-GROUP:
4. Masters (1 year) (MSc or MTech): Design and development of fibre-optic test facility
5. Ph.D. (3 years): Design, development and commissioning of a fibre slitmask integral-field unit for SALT prime-focus spectrograph
For more details please view the entire advert here Publication Date:
Tue, 05 Feb 2019 - 22:00