Key Responsibilities:
- Manage performance of data analyst/operator team
- Play a leading role in the designing and documenting of operating procedures for the organisation
- Conduct, monitor and calibrate astronomical observations and use appropriate computing resources towards successful operation of the telescope array
- Undertake quality assurance of data
- Support communication between engineering and technical staff and scientific stakeholders.
Key Requirements:
Qualification:
- MSc in physics, astronomy or related discipline, coupled with 4 years’ experience in a technical or scientific environment.
- BSc (Hons) in physics, astronomy or related discipline, coupled with 5 years’ experience in a technical or scientific environment.
Experience:
- MSc in physics, astronomy or related discipline, coupled with 4 years’ experience in a technical or scientific environment.
- BSc (Hons) in physics, astronomy or related discipline, coupled with 5 years’ experience in a technical or scientific environment.
Knowledge:
- Experience in leading a team
- Principles of radio astronomy and interferometric calibration
- Radio astronomy reduction software
- Control and monitoring systems
- Astro Scientific computing in python
Desired Skills:
- Python
- Team Leading