28.10.2025 Instrument/Experiment Postdoctoral position at the LIGO Laboratory The LIGO Laboratory anticipates having one or possibly more experiment/instrumentation postdoctoral research positions at one or more of the LIGO sites – Caltech, MIT and at the two LIGO Observatories in Hanford, WA and Livingston, LA – as positions become available. Hires will be made based on the availability of funding. Successful applicants will interact with faculty members Rana Adhikari and Lee McCuller (Caltech) and Matt Evans and Nergis Mavalvala (MIT) as well as the Lab’s extensive network of experienced researchers and personnel. Successful applicants will be involved in the operation of the world’s most sensitive interferometers, and/or the R&D program for…

28.10.2025 Data Analysis Postdoctoral position at the LIGO Laboratory The LIGO Laboratory anticipates having one or possibly more data analysis postdoctoral research positions at Caltech and/or MIT as positions become available. Hires will be made based on the availability of funding. Successful applicants will interact with faculty members Alan Weinstein and Katerina Chatziioannou (Caltech) and Salvatore Vitale (MIT) as well as the Lab’s extensive network of experienced researchers and personnel. Successful applicants will be involved in analysis of LIGO data, both for diagnostic purposes and astrophysics searches, and have the opportunity to participate in detector characterization and calibration efforts. We seek candidates across a broad range of disciplines. Consideration of…

28.10.2025 Tenure-track Assistant Professor in Astrophysics at Université de Montréal The Department of Physics at the Faculty of Arts and Science is seeking an Assistant Professor of Astrophsics. The successful candidate will develop an internationally recognized research program in observational, theoretical, and/or computational astrophysics that (i) leverages the flagship observatories and missions of the coming decade and/or enhances their scientific impact through complementary approaches such as modeling, simulation, big data analysis, and artificial intelligence, and (ii) addresses the major scientific questions identified in the Canadian Astronomy Long Range Plan 2020–2030. Submit your application through the online recruitment system before 21st November, 2025. Read more

28.10.2025 Postdoctoral Position in Numerical Relativity and Fundamental Physics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is inviting applications for a postdoctoral position in numerical relativity and fundamental physics. The successful candidate will work with Prof. Helvi Witek and her team, and they will have the opportunity to collaborate on the Einstein Toolkit/CarpetX software framework. Applicant should submit their application package: (1) a cover letter, (2) a curriculum vitae, including a list of publications, (3) a research statement (limited to 3 pages, 1 inch margin, 11-12pt) containing a summary of previous and current research, and future research plans, (4) contact information for three (3) referees who…

21.10.2025 Postdoctoral positions in Computational Relativistic Astrophysics division at the MPI for Gravitational Physics in Potsdam The “Computational Relativistic Astrophysics” division at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (the Albert Einstein Institute) in Potsdam led by Masaru Shibata (director) announces the opening of postdoc appointments. Each available postdoctoral position will be for a duration of 2—3 years. The „Computational Relativistic Astrophysics“ division is currently composed of two group leaders (Kenta Kiuchi, Kyohei Kawaguchi), 1 senior scientist (Takami Kuroda), and several postdoc researchers and students, and focuses on several research topics in relativistic astrophysics including neutron star mergers, collapsars, nucleosynthesis, stellar core collapse and explosion, formation and evolution of very…

21.10.2025 Postdoctoral Position on Gravitational Wave Astronomy and Astrophysics in Mumbai A postdoctoral position is available from March 2025 or later on Gravitational Wave Astronomy and Astrophysics in the research group of Suvodip Mukherjee at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai. Interested candidates can contact Suvodip Mukherjee (suvodi(at)tifr.res.in) with a latest CV and a list of publications to know more details regarding the position by November 10th, 2025.