CO-INVESTIGATOR NEEDED FOR NEO FOLLOW-UP PROJECT

http://www.tenagraobservatories.com

Must have good telescope skills and experience, especially hands on with sub 1.0-m telescopes of all kinds and a variety of CCD cameras, extensive experience in astrometry of MPs (especially NEOs). Must be able to stand in for PI, manage data analyst and programmer as well as manage 3 telescopes, two on-site in S. Arizona and one remote in the Sierra Nevada in California. Must live local to S. Arizona and have own car. Experience in programing, especially Visual Basic and FORTRAN, a definite plus. This is a VERY hands-on position requiring learning Tenagra Observatories’ NEO nightly triage and tools for morning analysis output from moving body detection system as well as trouble shooting 3 telescopes. Candidates must have a high level of
independence and creative solutions from hardware to software. Some overseas travel necessary.

Position begins 1/1/17 and ends 12/31/20.

Contact: Michael Schwartz, [email protected]