Array and Operations Performance Group Manager

hace 7 meses


Santiago de Chile Associated Universities, Inc. A tiempo completo

**ALMA Vacancy Notice**:
The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), an international astronomy facility, is a partnership of the European Organization for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere (ESO), the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institutes of Natural Sciences (NINS) of Japan in cooperation with the Republic of Chile. ALMA is funded by ESO on behalf of its Member States, by NSF in cooperation with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) and the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) in Taiwan, and by NINS in cooperation with the Academia Sinica (AS) in Taiwan and the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI).

ALMA construction and operations are led by ESO on behalf of its Member States; by the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO), managed by Associated Universities, Inc. (AUI), on behalf of North America; and by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) on behalf of East Asia. The Joint ALMA Observatory (JAO) provides the unified leadership and management of the construction, commissioning, and operation of ALMA.

**Array and Operations Performance Group Manager - Department of Science Operations**:
The Array and Operations Performance Group is responsible for the definition and optimization of ALMA operations to improve its performance, the design and implementation of long-term observational strategies related to development programs and new capabilities to enhance the observatory capabilities, and provide data science support to DSO. The group currently consists of 5 Operations Astronomers, 6 Systems Astronomers, and the Data Science and Analytics Lead.

The AOPG Manager will work closely with the other DSO Managers, the Observatory Scientist, the ALMA Regional Centers, the JAO Departments of Computing and Engineering, and the ALMA Integrated Science Operations Team.

**Responsibilities**

The AOPG Manager reports directly to the Head of Science Operations. The primary purpose of this position is to provide leadership and management to the Array and Operations Performance Group.

The AOPG Manager has the following responsibilities:

- Manage the Performance Group to develop and implement Operations Optimization and Automation processes, implement development programs, and prepare New Capabilities.
- Manage the operations resources dedicated to commissioning activities. The Manager will be the interface between development studies and programs and science operations.
- Work to provide professional development and visibility to team members and to enable their scientific research time.
- Coordinate support for Astronomers on Duty shifts from the Group with the PMG Manager.
- Prepare New Capabilities and improve existing ALMA Observing Modes to enhance efficiency and data quality.
- Support the Head of Science Operations in defining policies and procedures for ALMA science operations as well as in planning and coordinating science operations activities.
- Organize and evaluate tests of the software tools needed for optimizing science operations. Design new processes and procedures where needed.
- Coordinate Array diagnostics and troubleshooting.
- Coordinate new Cycle software validation and testing.
- Coordinate the cycle preparation activities with the Proposal Handling Team lead (PHT lead) for a call for proposals and deliver to the Program Management Group (PMG) the science projects ready for operations at the cycle start.
- Coordinate support to the ALMA Proposal Review Process, leading the technical assessments of proposals.
- Provide support to the ALMA call for proposals including the production of documentation and content of web pages.
- Provide infrastructure to support science activities of JAO science staff and visitors, and coordinate support to the JAO public outreach team.
- Manage the support and promotion of data science within DSO.

**Professional Requirements/Qualifications**

Applicants for this position shall fulfill the following requirements:

- PhD in Astronomy or Physics.
- At least 5 years of experience after the PhD
- Excellent managerial and leadership skills
- Ability to lead a high-performing team consisting of operations astronomers
- Ability to design and innovate new processes and procedures
- Fluency in the English language (oral and written).
- Proven track record of scientific research

The following requirements will be considered an asset:

- Experience in observatory science operations
- Experience in millimeter-wavelength observations

Required Competencies:

- Strong interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team

Due to travel requirements and work at high altitudes, a successful high-altitude medical check is a necessary condition of employment for this position.

**Duty Station / Location of Position & working conditions**

The JAO offices in Santiago and the Operations Support Facility (OSF) near San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. The su



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