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27.08.2026 LIGO Laboratory Job Opening: Research Engineer, at LIGO Caltech The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) Laboratory seeks a highly motivated and skilled Research Engineer to join its team. LIGO Laboratory is a National Science Foundation major facility dedicated to observing gravitational-waves. This position is an in-person role located in Pasadena, California.As a Research Engineer in the LIGO Laboratory, you will have the opportunity to apply your skills to the design and implementation of technologies that increase the LIGO detector sensitivity and astrophysical reach, and to the development of the future interferometric detectors of the next decades. This position focuses on the development and characterization of the extremely high performance…

27.08.2026 LIGO Laboratory Job Opening: Senior Scientist, at LIGO Caltech LIGO Laboratory (the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory) seeks a highly motivated and skilled Senior Scientist to join its team with experience in research, design and problem solving in a collaborative environment. This position is an in-person role located in Pasadena, California.The successful candidate will report to the most senior engineers at LIGO Lab. Given how important core optics and optical coatings are for LIGO today and LIGO tomorrow this is an important position and offers the individual an important role within LIGO Lab. This is an exciting opportunity to work with world-leading scientists and engineers on cutting-edge science. This selected…

27.08.2026 Research Fellow in Nanohertz Gravitational Waves at University of Birmingham University of Birmingham is seeking to appoint a postdoctoral researcher to work on developing analysis approaches for low frequency observations of gravitational waves to improving our understanding of the formation and evolution of supermassive black holes. The applicant will join the Institute for Gravitational Wave Astronomy at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom – one of the globally leading institutes in gravitational wave-research. The successful applicant should have a background in data analysis techniques and in astrophysics of massive black hole binaries. Apply Before 10/01/2026, 12:59 AM. Read more

27.08.2026 PhD Researcher in Compact High-Precision Sensors for Science and Industry at nikhef This vacancy is for a four-year PhD position focusing on the development of the optical readout of the CHiPS sensor. Your research will centre on a homodyne quadrature interferometric readout, with the aim of combining high sensitivity with the robustness and stability required for continuous operation. You will investigate and develop the interferometric sensing architecture through modelling, experimental development and characterisation. The readout will be designed to operate in both open-loop mode, using fringe counting, and closed-loop mode. Developing the closed-loop system will involve close collaboration with the control-design PhD researcher at TU Delft, while achieving a…

27.08.2026 Research Position (Postdoc) in the field Gravitational Wave Detector Instrumentation at Leibniz Universität Hannover The Institute for Gravitational Physics invites applications for the following position starting at the earliest possible date: Research Position (Postdoc) in the field Gravitational Wave Detector Instrumentation (salary scale 13 TV-L, 100 %). The fixed-term position is limited to 3 years. This position is part of the project “Developing a modular suspension platform interferometer for the Einstein Telescope” which aims to investigate and design an ultra-sensitive interferometric sensor for sensing and controlling the motion between seismically isolated platforms for the next generation Einstein Telescope gravitational wave detector. The research will be carried out at the…

11.08.2026 Research Associate in LISA Phasemeter Development at the University of Hamburg The position is part of the proposed project “LISA ground-support equipment: Support for the usage of a Phasemeter simulator and optical testing”. Specifically, the candidate will participate in finalizing the development of specific modules of the GSE phasemeter and will support the adaption of modules to changing hardware specifications. The candidate will also provide on-site support for users of the GSE phasemeter at national and international laboratories and will study the usage of the GSE phasemeter in verification and testing experiments in the context of the LISA mission and the performance of its optical metrology. The phasemeter development…

11.08.2026 PhD student position in LISA Phasemeter Testing at the University of Hamburg The position is part of the proposed project “LISA ground-support equipment: Support for the usage of a Phasemeter simulator and optical testing”. Specifically, the candidate will participate in the optical testing of an electrical ground-support equipment version of the LISA phase readout system (phasemeter), based on the MicroTCA.4 standard. The candidate will also use the multi-channel readout provided by the ground-support equipment phasemeter to study noise sources in a dedicated in-house optical experiment, investigating also use of machine learning techniques for noise reduction. Finally, the candidate will support the usage of ground-support equipment phasemeters for the verification…