Two Postdoctoral Positions in Joint Simulation-Based Inference for Large-Scale Structure and High-Energy Astrophysics at CNRS, LAPTh
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 model is also the baseline for the gamma-ray side of the project.
Position 2 — Gamma-ray astrophysics and data analysis. Modelling how gamma-ray emitters populate the cosmic web and linking source populations to the underlying halo and galaxy distribution; developing SBI pipelines for Fermi-LAT data, first standalone and then jointly with LSS.
Applications received before November 20th – 2026 will receive full consideration.