• PhD position, Experimental optics and Simulation for Scattered Light Metrology at ARTEMIS

    08.04.2026 PhD position, Experimental optics and Simulation for Scattered Light Metrology at ARTEMIS A PhD position is available at the ARTEMIS Laboratory, Nice, France, in collaboration with Laboratoire d’Annecy de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Annecy, France. PhD position, Experimental optics and Simulation for Scattered Light Metrology. This PhD project aims to develop an instrument for identifying the optical components in Virgo’s benches responsible for stray light. The project is led by Frederic Cleva, Eleonora Polini, and Marie Anne Bizouard at the ARTEMIS Laboratory, and Michal Was at LAPP. Please direct any questions you might have to frederic.cleva(at)oca.eu. Please submit your application by April 30 2026. Read more

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  • PhD Positions at Institute of Astrophysics – FORTH

    07.04.2026 PhD Positions at Institute of Astrophysics – FORTH The Institute of Astrophysics at the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (IA-FORTH) invites applications for several PhD positions broadly on supermassive black hole binaries to work in Dr Maria Charisi’s group, funded by the ERC Starting Grant MMMonsters. MMMonsters aims to detect supermassive black hole binaries using electromagnetic (time-domain) and gravitational-wave (PTA) data and the combination of the two. Application deadline: April 15 2026. Read more

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  • Update from the International Einstein Telescope Collaboration

    Our international Collaboration continues to grow steadily. We are now more than 2,000 members from 291 institutions across 34 countries. This broad community is one of our greatest assets as we move into the next decisive phase of the project. This year, a transition in leadership is approaching. After many years of service in building and shaping both the project and the Collaboration, Michele Punturo and I will hand over responsibilities to a new team. Our mandate concluded on 22 March 2026, and the new team took over: Michele Maggiore and Angelique Lartaux. Their election statement is available on the ET Wiki (https://wiki.et-gw.eu/CB/ElectionSPDSP2026), and they also presented their vision for the future of ET at…

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  • News from the German ET Community

    Dear Members of ET Germany, Over the past months, several important developments have taken place. I am pleased to share a brief overview of significant milestones. Germany Joins the Board of Governmental Representatives Germany is now officially a member of the Einstein Telescope’s Board of Governmental Representatives (BGR). The BGR brings together national representatives — typically from the relevant ministries — of the countries supporting the Einstein Telescope and serves as the central decision-making body for the project. Until recently, Belgium, Croatia, France, Greece, Italy, Poland, Spain, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom were members, while Austria and Germany held observer status. Germany’s formal admission to the BGR marks an important step…

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  • Poste d’ATER au département de physique et astrophysique, Université Côte d’Azur, Nice

    27.03.2026 Poste d’ATER au département de physique et astrophysique, Université Côte d’Azur, Nice An ATER teaching position is open at the Université Côte d’Azur, Nice for the year 2026–2027. The teaching will be done in the Department of Physics and Astrophysics. Research will be done at the ARTEMIS Laboratory, at the Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur. A research program in gravitational waves is encouraged. Instructions of how to apply can be found here. The submission deadline is April 23. Please contact: nelson.christensen(at)oca.eu if you have questions. Read more

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  • PhD International School on Technologies in Gravitational Waves Detection 2026, May 20-27, Sicily

    PhD International School on Technologies in Gravitational Waves Detection 2026, May 20-27, Sicily The scientific program includes a theoretical introduction to the fundamental principles of gravitational wave detection, along with lectures and practical sessions dedicated to the main features of ground-based and space-based interferometric detectors, paying particular attention to the following fields: GW theoretical aspects and principia, Future GW Observatories, Technologies aspects (interferometry, optics, controls, noise mitigation), Data Analysis. School Website

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  • Einstein Telescope Vacuum and Cryogenics Industrial Workshop: opportunities and challenges, April 21-22 2026 at CERN

    Einstein Telescope Vacuum and Cryogenics Industrial Workshop: opportunities and challenges, April 21-22 2026 at CERN The purpose of the workshop is to bring together the leading institutes which are designing the vacuum and cryogenic systems of the Einstein Telescope (the third generation gravitational wave detector which is currently being designed in Europe) and European Big Science industries specialised in vacuum and cryogenic technologies, to discuss the challenges and opportunities ahead. Workshop Website

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  • Joint PhD position in gravitational-wave astronomy, Milan and Marseille

    24.03.2026 Joint PhD position in gravitational-wave astronomy, Milan and Marseille The University of Milano-Bicocca (Italy) and Aix-Marseille University (France) welcome applications for a joint PhD scholarship in gravitational-wave astronomy. The application deadline is April 17th, 2026 (noon CEST) for positions starting in Fall 2026. We are seeking highly motivated candidates to join our research in black-hole binary dynamics, gravitational-wave data analysis, and cosmology. Both Milano-Bicocca and Aix-Marseille host large gravitational-wave groups; candidates will benefit from both research environments as well as their broad network of external collaborators. Read more

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