Research Chair (SARChI),
South African Astronomical Observatory
Adjunct Professor,
University of Cape Town
Professor,
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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EIGHT FUNDED RESEARCH POSITIONS - 2019
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OBSERVATION Sub-GROUP:
Honors/bursary project (BSc): [description] Finding extreme star-forming galaxies for SALT in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
Honors/bursary project (BSc): [description] Finding Milky-Way-like edge-on galaxies in HI deep-fields
Masters (MSc,1 year): [description] HI masses of extreme star-forming galaxies in HI deep-fields
Ph.D. (3 years): [description] Vertical structure evolution of spiral galaxy disks using optical and near-infrared integral field spectroscopy
INSTRUMENT Sub-GROUP:
Honors/bursary projects (BSc or BTech): [description] Civil engineering for astronomical instrumentation lab
Honors/bursary projects (BSc or BTech): [description] Mechanical engineering for fibre-optic test facility
Masters (1 year) (MSc or MTech): [description] Design and development of fibre-optic test facility
Ph.D. (3 years): [description] Design, development and commissioning of a fibre slit-mask integral-field unit for SALT prime-focus spectrograph
Inquiries and applications should be sent to mab@saao.ac.za