Postdoctoral Fellow / Research Fellow, Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics

id="offer-description" class="ecl-u-type-heading-2 ecl-u-mt-none ecl-u-mb-l">Offer Description Classification: Academic Level A or Level B. Salary package: $91,546 - $141,317 per annum plus 17% superannuation. Term: Full-time, Fixed term (up to 3 years). Position Description and Selection Criteria: PD&PEWER_Level A and Level B_AITC_RSPhys_2026.docx.pdf . In 1946, ANU was founded to help rebuild a changing world. We’re still at it, 80 years later. For generations, our people have turned curiosity into ideas that have shaped Australia and our region. Learn more about ANU, our history and the community that has shaped us: ANU at 80 . The Position . Undertake research and instrumentation development in Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics, with a particular focus on the ULTIMATE Ground Layer Adaptive Optics (GLAO) system for the Subaru Telescope and the Laser Tomography Adaptive Optics (LTAO) system for the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT). Contribute to the design, development, integration and testing of advanced Adaptive Optics instrumentation, working collaboratively with researchers and engineers at ANU and with national and international partners. Your activities will include independent and collaborative research, publication and dissemination of results, instrumentation development, student supervision and outreach. You will also have opportunities to contribute to the development of new research directions and external funding. The Person . The successful candidate will have a