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Radio Astronomy Technology Manager

Job IDCC-D5-C5-BE-23-46
CompanyNational Research Council Canada
LocationPenticton
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Date Posted2021-11-09
Posted Until2022-01-07
Job TypeFull-time
Job CategoryEngineering
Description
We are looking for a mid- to-senior-career Radio Astronomy Technology Manager to support our Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Centre. The Manager would be someone who shares our core values of Integrity, Excellence, Respect and Creativity.

The Radio Astronomy Technology Manager provides leadership of the radio astronomy technology team at the Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory in Penticton, British Columbia. They provide strategic planning and key decision making for the radio astronomy technology team. They ensure that the needed communication and interfaces happen between diverse discipline groups within the team, and between the team and the broader community at NRC/HAA, within Canada, and internationally.

They are responsible for ensuring that research & development activities are defined and executed to allow us to reach our strategic development goals, and for providing the appropriate scientific and technical oversight of these activities. Through their actions they ensure that the science motivation of projects and research & development activities are responsive to the research community needs, and are clearly understood by the team.

They actively liaise with the other HAA Directorates, other NRC research centres, the Canadian radio astronomy university research community, international observatories, other international government astronomy research laboratories, and industry partners, to develop collaborations and future project opportunities for the team and to ensure that existing project are meeting the scientific and technical needs of the community.

They manage the overall radio astronomy technology program, ensuring that activities are appropriately executed, resource requirements are satisfied, and that projects are meeting their scientific and technical as well as cost and schedule objectives.
Salary$105,785 To $123,393 per year
Education RequirementsPh.D in astronomy, or a B.Eng., B.Sc., B.A.Sc. in a related discipline of engineering or physics is required. A postgraduate degree in a relevant field of engineering or science would be considered an asset.

Formal training in project management would also be considered an asset.

Designation as a Project Management Professional (PMP) or Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) from the Project Management Institute (PMI) would be considered an asset.
Essential SkillsKnowledge of radio astronomy science that enables assessment of key technical requirements for a development activity, especially as to whether the requirements enable the desired science;
Knowledge of radio astronomy technology; and
Knowledge of project management principles and practices.
ExperienceExperience in managing large, complex, multi-disciplinary and multi-partner teams, possibly including large, complex organizations (e.g., universities, research institutes, government departments);
Experience interacting with practicing research astronomers on science project development activities; and
Experience in radio astronomy technology, including analog and digital signal processing, aperture synthesis, interferometry, and overall radio telescope systems design.
Experience in the following areas would be an asset:
Working in international collaborations;
Systems engineering, or formal training in systems engineering;
Business development, marketing activities, and/or the development of partnerships and collaborations;
Design, production, and commissioning of digital and analog electronic instrumentation systems or similar technology;
Conducting research in radio astronomy science and/or technology, including publishing.
LanguagesEnglish
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