Bolsa de PD em Simulações, Software, Instrumentação e Astrofísica

Post-doctoral fellowship in Simulations, Software, Instrumentation and Astrophysics

• Resumo Summary

  Título: "Simulações em Software e Hardware para otimização do espectrógrafo MOSAIC".
  
  Resumo: O objetivo é investigar sobre qualidade dos dados científicos a serem obtidos com o espectrógrafo MOSAIC para o E-ELT, por meio de simulações de performance em espectroscopia e imageamento. O projeto inclui também caracterização de performance de fibras ópticas e infra-vermelhas, desenho e testes de protótipo de fenda de entrada do espectrógrafo.
  
  Plano: O objetivo principal é a otimização da performance do espectrógrafo MOSAIC, focalizando na fenda de entrada do espectrógrafo, que é a interface entre as fibras e o espectrógrafo. O trabalho inclui três aspectos: simulações em software de espectroscopia com o MOSAIC, participação no desenho e testes da fenda de fibras ópticas envolvendo engenharia de sistemas do instrumento e conhecimentos em astrofísica.
  
  O perfil do pós-doutor deve estar entre os perfis de engenheiro, expert em software e astrofísico com conhecimentos de instrumentação e espectroscopia. Em astrofísica, as simulações envolverão espectroscopia de estrelas frias e estrelas quentes e trabalhos em imageamento de estrelas massivas.

  Title: "Simulations of Software and Hardware for optimization of MOSAIC".
  
  Abstract: The aim is to investigate astronomical science performance, by carrying out simulations of performance of the MOSAIC spectrograph in spectroscopy and imaging. It includes as well characterizing the performance of optical and near-infrared fibres, design of slit-unit prototype and test set-up, slit unit performance tests.
  
  Description of the work plan: The aim is the optimization of the MOSAIC performance, focusing on the spectrograph entrance slit as the interface between the fibers and the spectrograph. The work involves instrument system engineering. The work involves software for simulations of spectroscopy with the MOSAIC spectrograph; characterization of the performance of optical and near-infrared fibres; participation in the design of slit-unit prototype and test set-up, slit unit performance tests.
  
  This posdoc should be part of the project of realization of a slit unit prototype, its technical performance simulations, and slit unit performance tests. A profile of engineer is possibly best, or else if an astrophysicist of the profile is spotted, then such profile is suitable. In the latter case, work in astrophysics, such as spectroscopy of cool stars, and work on massive stars imaging and characterization is also to be included.
  
  This opportunity is open to candidates of any nationalities. The selected candidate will receive a FAPESP's Post-Doctoral fellowship in the amount of R$ 6.819,30 monthly and a research contingency fund, equivalent to 15% of the annual value of the fellowship which should be spent in items directly related to the research activity.
  
  More information about the fellowship is at: www.fapesp.br/en/5427.