The Black hOle Optical-polarization TimE-domain Survey (BOOTES) aims to study the polarized light coming from supermassive black holes and understand the processes of accretion disk and jet formation.
Specifically, it aims to deliver the first systematic high-cadence optical polarization monitoring of blazars, and the first systematic optical polarization follow-up of tidal disruption events (TDE).
BOOTES will be generating a large amount of polarimetric data through observations at the Skinakas observatory that would require telescope operator/observers.
Within the framework of BOOTES, the undergraduate students will be working on the acquisition, and data analysis of optical polarization observations at the Skinakas observatory for both blazars and TDEs, for the duration of the upcoming observing season (January-December 2027).
BOOTES has been granted 75% of the telescope time, the student will be expected to be present at the telescope for every observing night (three weeks per month).
When not observing, the undergraduate is expected to work on the data analysis of the observations.