Subject: Recruitment notice

From: Bruce Gillespie

Submitted: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 15:18:08 -0700

Message number: 342 (previous: 341, next: 343 up: Index)

Observing Specialist I or II
Apache Point Observatory (APO)
P.O. Box 59
Sunspot, NM 88349-0059
Attention: Bruce Gillespie, Site Manager
(gillespi@apo.nmsu.edu, http://www.apo.nmsu.edu/)

New Mexico State University is anticipating the recruitment of an
Observing Specialist I or II to oversee and conduct observing programs
at the APO 3.5-meter telescope.  Minimum requirements include a B.S. in
astronomy, physics, or related field plus two years experience in the
operation of astronomical facilities. The Observing Specialist II position
requires a minimum of five years experience, and entails additional
supervisory and planning responsibilities.  Applicants with advanced
degrees will receive full
consideration.  The position is expected to be filled by May/June 1999.

APO is owned and operated by the Astrophysical Research Consortium, of
which NMSU is the member institution responsible for observatory
operations.  Located near Sunspot, NM, the observatory has an
operational 3.5-meter telescope, plus the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
2.5-meter and 0.5-meter telescopes which are in the final stages of
commissioning.

Applicants should have strong technical, mechanical, and engineering
skills, with hands-on experience in the operation of telescopes, CCDs,
spectrographs, vacuum systems, and cryogenics.  Computer skills are
mandatory, and an electronics background is desirable as is experience
using real-time telescope operations software and data analysis
packages.  Applicants should have general technical and astronomical
experience and knowledge, possess good communication skills, be able
to work effectively with astronomers and engineers, exhibit initiative
and reliability, and be capable of expanding user documentation.  This
is a full-time regular position, and entails work mostly at night,
with minimal supervision on an extended work week.

Submit letter of application and resume (giving the names, addresses, and
phone numbers of three references). Offer of employment contingent upon
funding and eligibility for employment in the U.S. EEO/AA

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