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Workshop on “New Frontiers in Strong Gravity IV” in Benasque in July 19-31 2026
Workshop on “New Frontiers in Strong Gravity IV” in Benasque in July 19-31 2026 The fourth installment of the two-week workshop “New frontiers in strong gravity” will take place in Benasque, Spain, from 19–31 July 2026 at the Science Center in Benasque (https://benasque.org/new_general/cgi-bin/years.pl?ano=2026) in the Spanish Pyrenees. The registration will open in Spring 2026.
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Postdoc position at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
11.11.2025 Postdoc position at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley The South Texas Space Science Institute (STSSI) at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) in Brownsville, TX announces the opening of one postdoctoral appointment in space science research, broadly defined. The successful candidate is expected to actively contribute to and expand the current research activities at UTRGV in space science technology development, gravitational-wave (GW) astronomy, optical and radio astronomy, or experimental GW detector development. The STSSI is an interdisciplinary institute with active research in various areas of space and astrophysical science (https://www.utrgv.edu/stssi/). We are particularly interested in hiring creative and motivated candidates who are at ease working…
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PhD Studentships in Gravity at University of Nottingham
05.11.2025 PhD Studentships in Gravity at University of Nottingham We invite applications for PhD positions in gravitational physics at the School of Mathematical Sciences of the University of Nottingham. We are seeking applicants in several areas of research listed below, with one scholarship reserved for AI for gravitational waves. Successful applicants will also join the Nottingham Centre of Gravity (NCoG), which unites gravitational physics expertise across the School of Mathematical Sciences and the School of Physics and Astronomy. Application deadline: December 20th, 2025. Read more
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PhD positions in “Gravity at the Extreme: from Theory to Observation” at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics in Potsdam
04.11.2025 PhD positions in “Gravity at the Extreme: from Theory to Observation” at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics in Potsdam The Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute, AEI) in Potsdam, Germany, announces the opening of several PhD positions at the IMPRS “Gravity at the Extreme: from Theory to Observation”. We are particularly interested in hiring creative, proactive and motivated candidates who flourish at working in a vibrant, interdisciplinary and synergistic group. Successful candidates will join one of the scientific departments at the AEI in Potsdam, either the “Astrophysical and Cosmological Relativity” (ACR) or the “Computational Relativistic Astrophysics” (CRA) department. The deadline for full consideration is December…
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Multiple funded PhD positions available at the U²GRC
04.11.2025 Multiple funded PhD positions available at the U²GRC Multiple funded PhD positions are available at the UMass Dartmouth and University of Rhode Island gravity research group. We seek candidates for multiple, fully-funded PhD positions at UMass Dartmouth and the University of Rhode Island in the broad area of gravitational-wave science. We are particularly interested in applicants interested in working in these specific research areas: gravitational-wave data analysis and detector characterization, data driven surrogate models, numerical relativity, black hole perturbation theory, and quantum information / gravity. Please apply by February 1st, 2026 for best chances of receiving funding. Read more
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Amplitudes, Strong-Field Gravity and Resummation, April 7-17 2026, Stockholm
Amplitudes, Strong-Field Gravity and Resummation, April 7-17 2026, Stockholm The event will include a PhD School (7-10 April) on scattering amplitudes, gravitational self-force and waveform modelling, followed by a focused workshop (13-17 April) on connecting post-Minkowskian and strong-field approaches to gravitational dynamics, with a focus on resummation strategies. Workshop Website
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PhD Winter School on Gravitational Physics, January 25-30, 2026 in Norway
PhD Winter School on Gravitational Physics, January 25-30, 2026 in Norway The school is located at an absolutely wonderful place (Tron Hotel Skeikampen https://www.thonhotels.com/our-hotels/norway/skeikampen/), which offers fantastic skiing opportunities between the lectures! This PhD winter school has been running for many years, and is one of the top PhD schools in Europe. School Website
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Lusatia officially third candidate location for the Einstein Telescope
21.10.2025 Lusatia officially third candidate location for the Einstein Telescope It has yet to be decided where the Einstein Telescope will be built, but teams at candidate locations are already doing feasibility and preparatory studies. By now, Lusatia has formally been accepted as a candidate location, bringing the total of candidate locations to three. Read more
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Lusatia officially third candidate location for the Einstein Telescope
Lusatia officially third candidate location for the Einstein Telescope It has yet to be decided where the Einstein Telescope will be built, but teams at candidate locations are already doing feasibility and preparatory studies. By now, Lusatia has formally been accepted as a candidate location, bringing the total of candidate locations to three. Read more
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Postdoctoral positions in Computational Relativistic Astrophysics division at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics in Potsdam
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…