Organisation/Company INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste Research Field Astronomy » Cosmology Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Postdoc Positions Application Deadline 2 Sep 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Rome) Country Italy Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Not Applicable Offer Starting Date 1 Oct 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description
- The “INAF – Astronomical Observatory of Trieste” hereby announces, pursuant to article 22-ter of Law 30 December 2010, No. 240, a public selection procedure, based on qualifications and interview, for the awarding of n. 1 post-doc assignment (level 1, “National Scientific Group 1”) for the performance of research activities, of annual duration, possibly extendable/renewable, entitled “Calibration of the galaxy cluster catalog selection function from the LSST survey and cosmological applications”,



to meet the needs of the Research Project named “LSST Participation – Large Synoptic Survey Telescope”, CUP C93C26002620005.
- The activities of the winner, hereinafter referred to as the “post-doc assignee”, are aimed at conducting research activities, as well as contributing to teaching and outreach activities, under the supervision of the project/activity’s “Scientific Responsible”, without fixed working hours. The research activities may be supplemented by training activities proposed by the “Director”, which are designed to support professional development.
- The purpose of the project is aimed at carrying out the following research activities:

a) Calibration, including through the use of simulations, of the selection function for the LSST catalog of galaxy clusters;

b) Characterization, including through the use of simulations, of projection effects on the counts and clustering measures of LSST galaxy clusters;

c) Characterization, including through the use of s

📌 “Calibration of the galaxy cluster catalog selection function from the LSST survey and cosmological applications” (Italia)
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📍 Italia