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Recruitment campaign for professor-researchers - 2015
UPMC - Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Sorbonne Universités
INFORMATION ABOUT THE POSITION
Position number
30 MCF 1090 (4296)
Relevant department
DEPARTMENT OF BASIC AND APPLIED PHYSICS
Position type
Associate Professor (Article 26-I-1)
Location
Jussieu Campus
CNU Sections
34 - Astronomy, astrophysics
30 - Diluted and optic media
TITLE AND SUMMARY OF THE POST
Molecular complexity in the universe
The origin and evolution of molecular complexity in the Universe, from interstellar clouds to stars and planets; interfaces
between observations, modeling and laboratory astrophysics.
EURAXESS RESEARCH FIELDS
Astronomy
Other
Physics
Other
TEACHING
Relevant teaching topics
All levels of physics training from undergraduate to master’s students
Teaching objectives and supervisory requirements
The successful applicant will teach general physics to undergraduate and master’s students. He or she will eventually contribute
to teaching astrophysics (courses, directed work or practical work observations). The recruited candidate will help refresh our
current teaching practices and provide career guidance to students.
RESEARCH
The new Laboratory for the Study of Radiation and Matter in Astrophysics (LERMA), which was formed by merging LERMA and
LPMAA in January 2014, is a multidisciplinary laboratory whose activities are organized around four scientific poles: (1)
Galaxies and cosmology, (2) The dynamics of the interstellar environments and stellar plasmas, (3) Molecules in the universe,
(4) Instrumentation and remote sensing (THz). The broad range of LERMA’s activities, which encompass astrophysics, physics
and engineering sciences, inspires the development of original research in each individual field and promotes combined
teaching in physics, engineering, applied mathematics or high-performance computing, as well as with industrial partners.
LERMA is actively involved in three Labex physics projects at UPMC that have a strong link to astrophysics, including the
Lagrange Institute of Paris, the Plas@Par networks and MIChem, demonstrating the depth of the teams’ commitments, in line
with the strong scientific policies of the University.
Digital or experimental models are indispensable for analyzing physical systems that are too complex for simple mechanical
modeling. LERMA, a leader in these fields, is actively engaged in developing and using digital simulations, particularly in
collaboration with the Institute of Computing and Simulation, as well as the rapid rise of laboratory-based astrophysics at the
European level (the European Task Force for Laboratory Astrophysics, http://www.labastro.eu/).
The purpose of the advertised position is to reinforce the potential for astrophysics research along one of LERMA’s scientific
poles, in one of the subject areas in which the new laboratory has established a recognized leadership, particularly: the physics
of the interstellar environment and star formation, the dynamics of accretion and ejection processes, turbulence and
magneto-hydrodynamic (MHD) shocks, coupling microphysical processes to non-linear fluid dynamics, the origin and evolution
of molecular complexity in the universe and the study of molecular tracers and diagnostics.
The candidate should therefore be able to contribute to ambitious projects, such as:
- The function and use of programs at very large international observatories;
- Understand the coupling of microscopic processes to environmental dynamics (for instance, reactive MHD flow or the effects
of opacity on environments);
- The laboratory astrophysics: studying molecular processes at the gas-grain interface or in very dilute environments (isotopic
fractionation, the effects of UV radiation, collisional processes, etc…) or the study of plasmas in the laboratory;
- Developing powerful computational models of multiphase flow in the interstellar medium, including the precise details of heat
transfer and reactive processes, to study the formation and evolution of astrophysical objects.
Applications that link multiple scientific poles are encouraged, as they will reinforce the complementarities that are LERMA’s
strength, particularly synergies between observations made using world-class instrumentation (using data from the Herschel
and Planck satellites, new IRAM and ALMA projects, VLT, and later NOEMA, ELT or JWST,…) modeling and laboratory
experiments in molecular astrophysics.
HOST LABORATORY
UMR 8112 - Laboratory for the Study of Radiation and Matter in Astrophysics (LERMA)
CONTACTS
Research
M. Darek LIS, director of LERMA
Telephone: 01 40 51 20 53
E-Mail: [email protected]
Teaching
M. Edouard KIERLIK, director of the Physics faculty
E-Mail: [email protected]
MANDATORY INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARING YOUR APPLICATION
As UPMC has opted for a paperless application procedure, please ensure that you follow the instructions below
exactly to facilitate optimal handling of your application.
Candidate registration will involve two steps:
● 1st step: from 10 am Monday, February 2, 2015 to 4 pm Tuesday, March 10, 2015
REGISTER your candidacy using the GALAXIE application, which can
link: https://galaxie.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/antares/can/astree/index.jsp
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● 2nd step: from 10 am Monday, February 2, 2015 to midnight on Tuesday, March 10, 2015
REGISTER AND UPLOAD ALL FILES for your application at the following link: http://concours.upmc.fr
The application must contain the following items, according to the current regulations (decrees of October 7, 2009), in PDF
format:
1. a dated and signed declaration of candidacy, which can be downloaded on GALAXIE;
2. a clear copy of photo identification, front and back;
3. a curriculum vitae (cf. article 10 of title IV of the decree of October 7, 2009);
4. a diploma: doctorate, HDR (habilitation à diriger des recherches) or equivalent;
5. the thesis committee report approving the thesis defense/viva;
6. at least one representative example of the work, publications, articles and achievements cited in the CV;
7. additionally, for candidates who are applying in these cases:
7a) as a transfer: certification from the original institution confirming the quality of the professor or lecturer and active
performance of the duties associated with the position for at least three years by the closing date for applications;
7b) for a secondment: recent certification from the current employer citing which category the candidate falls into as
outlined by article 58-1 of decree No. 84-431 of June 6, 1984 concerning the status of research professors and the
quality of the position holder in the context of the original position for at least three years at the closing date for
applications;
7c) as a professor-researcher who holds a similar position in a country other than France that is equivalent to
the advertised position and is therefore exempt from evaluation based on the list of qualifications: recent
certification from the current employer citing the institution that the candidate belongs to, the duration of
employment and the level of duties performed;
7d) under article 46-3: certification from the original employer establishing the quality of the full professor or associate
professor as regulated by decree No. 84-431, modified on June 6, 1984, and the duration of employment, in
accordance with article 46-3 of the aforementioned decree.
Administrative documents in foreign languages must be translated into French.
All relevant information regarding the professor-researcher recruitment can be found on the UPMC website
at the following address, under the heading ACTUALITES (NEWS): http://www.upmc.fr
If you have any questions, you can contact the administrative team at [email protected].
PAPER APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED