29.09.2026 Research Scientist Position in LISA Data Analysis in Greenbelt The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) project at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) invites applications for a research scientist position in the field of Gravitational Wave data analysis. Applicants should have a strong record of research in the development of algorithms for scientific data analysis and expertise in the technical disciplines of full-stack software development. Leadership skills, including the ability to both manage and contribute within interdisciplinary teams, are essential. Completed applications received by Friday, October 23, 2026, at 11:59 pm ET, will receive full consideration. Read more

29.09.2026 Poincaré early-career researchers fellowship announcement Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur The Henri Poincaré Early-Career Researcher Fellowship, funded by the Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur (OCA) and the Université Côte d’Azur IdEx JEDI, offers a two-year postdoctoral contract to early-career researchers who obtained their PhD and pursued their postdoctoral research outside OCA. The fellowship is intended to enable successful candidates to develop an independent research program in the broad field of Earth and Universe sciences. Schedule: closing on november 16th, 2026 at midnight-result february 26th, 2027-start on october 1st, 2027 Read more

29.09.2026 The Center of Gravity: Exchange of researchers working on gravitational physics Grants for short term scientific missions (STSMs) are available to visit and work on research projects within the Center of Gravity (CoG), a DNRF Center of Excellence at the Niels Bohr Institute and at the AEI Astrophysical and Cosmological Relativity Department (ACR), a partner of CoG. We are inviting you to submit proposals for STMSs starting after April, 2027 and ending before October 1, 2027 (applications outside this timeframe will be discarded). We are looking for exciting and challenging research proposals to be developed jointly with our members. We value high risk/high gain proposals at the boundary between…

29.09.2026 PhD positions at the Center of Gravity, Copenhagen The Center of Gravity at the Niels Bohr Institute (NBI) invites expressions of interest for a PhD fellowship in gravitational-wave theory and solutions to the relativistic 2-body problem under the supervision of Maarten van de Meent. The preferred starting date is Fall 2027. To receive full consideration, interested candidates should upload the material requested below before December 15th, 2026. The search will remain open until the optimal candidates are found. Successful candidates will join the GWSKy project, funded by an ERC Synergy Grant. We are particularly interested in hiring creative and highly motivated candidates who can work collaboratively in a vibrant,…

25.09.2026 PhD Position: Search for quantization of space-time with photon counting interferometry in Cardiff The Gravity Exploration Institute at Cardiff University has an open PhD position in gravitational-wave and fundamental physics instrumentation. The post will initially be focused on developing of a new optical readout scheme for laser interferometry, that uses photon counting instead of continuous-wave photodetection. The work will be developed in context with our world-leading table-top experiment, and is being funded by an ERC advanced grant. Please talk to Prof. Hartmut Grote if you have further questions. Closing date for the application is 30 October 2026. Read more

25.09.2026 Postdoctoral Positions in Gravitational-Wave Science at Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) in Potsdam Astrophysical and Cosmological Relativity Department · Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), Potsdam, GermanyGravitational-wave astronomy is moving from discovery to precision science. The Astrophysical and Cosmological Relativity (ACR) department at the Albert Einstein Institute (AEI) in Potsdam works across the full chain of that transition — from first-principles modeling of strong-field gravity, through numerical relativity, to the analysis and interpretation of data from LIGO, Virgo and KAGRA today, and from Einstein Telescope, Cosmic Explorer and LISA in the decade ahead.AEI invites applications for several postdoctoral appointments, offered at different…

24.09.2026 PhD in Experimental Astroparticle Physics at KIT The Institute of Experimental Particle Physics (ETP) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) invites applications for a doctoral position in High-Energy Astroparticle Physics within the IceCube Neutrino Observatory collaboration. The successful candidate will contribute to cutting-edge research in cosmic-ray physics using IceCube. A central focus of the project is the recently upgraded IceCube surface detector array, where the existing IceTop is being extended by a hybrid network of radio antennas and scintillation detectors. The doctoral researcher will play a key role in the calibration, event reconstruction, and scientific analysis of data from this novel detector array. Application deadline: November 14th, 2026.…

18.09.2026 Operation Director for SCIENCE Makerspace University of Copenhagen We invite applications for a 5-year position as Operation Director for the SCIENCE Makerspace at the Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen. The Faculty of Science is committed to sustainably continuing the Makerspace activities at the end of the 5-year period, providing the possibility for extending the position long-term.We are establishing a top-tier Makerspace at the Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, spearheaded by the Department of Computer Science (DIKU), Niels Bohr Institute (NBI), and the Department of Science Education (IND). The SCIENCE Makerspace vision is built upon a foundation of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) and aims to create…

18.09.2026 Beecroft Fellow in Cosmology at University of Oxford Applications are invited for a Beecroft Fellowship in Cosmology. The post holder(s) will report to the group leader Prof. Pedro G. Ferreira and other members of the Beecroft Institute of Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology. The post holder will be a member of a disparate research network working independently to carry out research in cosmic microwave background physics or one or more of the following fields: cosmology, galaxy formation, numerical astrophysics, survey science tied to the up and coming large scale surveys, early universe and gravitational physics. Application close November 30th 2026 12:00 GMT. Read more

18.09.2026 Two Postdoctoral Positions in Joint Simulation-Based Inference for Large-Scale Structure and High-Energy Astrophysics at CNRS, LAPTh The Laboratoire d’Annecy de Physique Théorique (LAPTh) invites applications for two postdoctoral positions within ADACSI (Accelerating Discoveries in Astrophysics and Cosmology with Simulation-based Inference), funded by the Multidisciplinary Institute for Artificial Intelligence (MIAI) through an AIforScience Research Chair.The two postdocs will be recruited simultaneously and will work as a team toward a single joint pipeline.Position 1 — LSS forward modelling and SBI methodology. Developing fast simulations of the LSS observables, in particular data from spectroscopic galaxy surveys and CMB lensing and the inference machinery, building on and extending the SimBIG pipeline. This forward…