Informations générales
Intitulé de l'offre : CDD Researcher : Fixed-Term Contract for PILOT Data Processing M/F (H/F)
Référence : UMR5277-SANCHU-077
Nombre de Postes : 1
Lieu de travail : TOULOUSE
Date de publication : mardi 28 octobre 2025
Type de contrat : Chercheur en contrat CDD
Durée du contrat : 4 mois
Date d'embauche prévue : 1 janvier 2026
Quotité de travail : Complet
Rémunération : Between 3041 € et 4395 € gross depending on experience
Niveau d'études souhaité : Doctorat
Expérience souhaitée : Indifférent
Section(s) CN : 17 - Système solaire et univers lointain
Missions
The proposed position involves the development of computer tools for data processing and scientific analysis of data from the PILOT stratospheric balloon experiment (see http://pilot.irap.omp.eu).
Activités
Data Processing
Identification and correction of known systematics effects in the PILOT data, particularly filtering, detection of glitches caused by cosmic rays, and intercalibration of detectors using the internal calibration source as well as external sources. The candidate will consolidate a processing pipeline to process all PILOT experiment data to characterize systematic polarization effects and identify their origin.
Compétences
• Understanding of the main components of the interstellar medium and the physics of polarized emission from interstellar dust
• Proficiency in common tools of observational astronomy (astronomical coordinate systems, visualization and manipulation of FITS files, etc.)
• Understanding of instrumentation and data processing for observations of the interstellar medium in the infrared/millimeter range
• Proficiency in mathematical tools for uncertainty propagation and inverse methods
• Proficiency in IDL (Interactive Data Language) and Python
• Experience with Bayesian statistics and/or neural networks for scientific applications would be an advantage
• Experience with Fortran programming would be an advantage
• Fluency in written and spoken English
Contexte de travail
IRAP is an astronomy and instrumentation laboratory located in Toulouse, France (see http://www.irap.omp.eu/). The candidate will have access to the technical resources available to IRAP staff. The candidate will work and be supervised within the MICMAC (Interstellar Medium, Matter Cycle, and Astrochemistry) group, under the direction of Jean-Philippe Bernard, principal investigator of the PILOT experiment.
Le poste se situe dans un secteur relevant de la protection du potentiel scientifique et technique (PPST), et nécessite donc, conformément à la réglementation, que votre arrivée soit autorisée par l'autorité compétente du MESR.
Contraintes et risques
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