19.09.2025 PhD Position in Gravitational Waves Physics at IFAE Barcelona IFAE is an internationally recognized center for fundamental research in Particle Physics, Astroparticle Physics, and Cosmology. As a PhD student in our group, you will get involved in one of the group’s detector-related activities including LV data characterization, optical simulation studies, or the active monitoring of the stray light inside the LV optical cavities with new photo sensors in an ultra-high vacuum environment. You will also be deeply involved in the physics analysis of the LIGO-Virgo data, in one or more of the subjects described above. In addition, and within the framework of IFAE’s GW research activities, you will be…

19.09.2025 ESA Archival Research Visitor Programme To increase the scientific return from its space science missions, ESA welcomes applications from scientists interested in pursuing research based on publicly available data in the ESA Space Science Archives. The Archives host data from all current and past ESA space science missions in astronomy, planetary science, and heliophysics. The ESA Archival Research Visitor Programme is open to scientists at all career levels who are affiliated with institutes in ESA Member States and Cooperating States (note that all visits must comply with the ESA Security Directives, which may necessitate additional checks). Early-career scientists are particularly encouraged to apply, including PhD students. The next deadline…

17.09.2025 Burke-Leinweber Fellowships in Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics at Caltech The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) solicits applications for the Prize Fellowship program of the Walter Burke Institute for Theoretical Physics and the newly founded Leinweber Forum for Theoretical Physics. Fellowships are to begin in the Fall 2026, offering an opportunity for outstanding recent and new Ph.D. recipients to perform research at Caltech for three to four years. Application deadline November 15th 2025. Read more

17.09.2025 EXP Fellowships in Experimental Physics and Astrophysics at Caltech The Caltech Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy offers a number of named Experimental Physics and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Prize Fellowships (EXP Fellowships). EXP Fellowships are for a three-year duration and to begin in the fall 2026, or a mutually agreeable date. Application deadline: November 1st 2025. Read more

17.09.2025 Assistant Professor of Gravitational‑Wave & Multi‑Messenger Astrophysics at Vanderbilt University The Department of Physics & Astronomy at Vanderbilt University invites applications for a tenure‑track Assistant Professor in gravitational‑wave and multi‑messenger astrophysics. We seek an outstanding scholar whose research spans gravitational‑wave theory, data analysis, and/or multi‑messenger astrophysics, ideally grounded in gravitational physics and relativistic astrophysics. Vanderbilt has growing strength, leadership, and strategic momentum in gravitational‑wave science (e.g., in PTAs, LISA, and LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA) and multi‑messenger astrophysics (e.g., in SDSS, LSST, and UVEX), with collaborative ties across Physics & Astronomy, Mathematics, Data Science, and campus‑wide initiatives. Review of applications begin November 1st 2025. Read more

17.09.2025 One postdoctoral fellowship at the Center for Theoretical Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences Warsaw The Director of the Center for Theoretical Physics PAS (CTP PAS) invites applications for one 4-year postdoctoral fellowship at the CTP PAS, financed from the project Weave-UNISONO „Lensing of electromagnetic and gravitational waves”, financed by the National Science Center (GA no. UMO-2024/06/Y/ST2/00190). The PI of the project is dr hab. Mikołaj Korzyński. The research will be conducted in collaboration with the group of Dr. Marius Oancea from the University of Vienna. Application deadline: November 1st 2025. Read more

10.09.2025 Faculty position in Experimental Quantum Science at Princeton University The Princeton Quantum Initiative (PQI) and the Department of Physics at Princeton University seek applications for a tenure-track assistant professor faculty position in experimental quantum science. Candidates in all areas of experimental quantum science, including quantum information processing, sensing, computing, and networks, who research different experimental platforms, are encouraged to apply. Applicant review will begin in November 2025. For full consideration, please submit all application documents and reference letters no later than December 1, 2025 (11:59 EST). Read more

14.08.2025 Assistant Professor at Department of Astronomy UC Berkeley The Department of Astronomy at the University of California, Berkeley seeks applicants for an Assistant Professorship. This position is open to all subfields of Astronomy and Astrophysics. The department is committed to addressing the family needs of faculty, including dual career couples and single parents. We are also interested in candidates who have had non-traditional career paths or who have taken time off for family reasons, or who have achieved excellence in careers outside academia. The basic qualifications required to be considered for this position are a Ph.D. (or equivalent international degree), or enrollment in a Ph.D. or equivalent international degree-granting…

07.08.2025 KICP Postdoctoral Research Fellow Chicago The Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics (KICP) at the University of Chicago would like to invite applications for the KICP Postdoctoral Research Fellowship program. Scientists receiving a PhD in physics, astrophysics, astronomy, or related fields between June 2022 and September 2026 are welcome to apply. Successful applicants will conduct original research in experimental, observational, numerical, or theoretical cosmological physics, broadly defined. KICP Fellows are appointed to renewable one-year terms, for up to three years. Our positions carry a salary and benefits package comparable to other prize fellowships. Application deadline: October 31, 2025. Read more

29.07.2025 Maria de Maeztu Postdoctoral position in Gravitational Waves Astronomy at the ICCUB The Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona (ICCUB) invites applications for a 3-year Postdoctoral position in gravitational wave astronomy, as part of its current call for two postdoctoral positions and one ICCUB Postdoctoral Fellowship, offered under the framework of its Unit of Excellence Maria de Maeztu. The successful candidate will lead projects spanning both theoretical and data analysis aspects of gravitational wave science. Research topics may include, but not be limited to parameter estimation, gravitational lensing, numerical relativity simulations, detector characterization, mock data generation, neutron star asteroseismology, magnetohydrodynamic modeling of neutron stars and multimessenger…