Postdoc position in gravitational-wave source modelling, Southampton, UK
The University of Southampton is inviting applications for a Research Fellow in gravitational-wave source modelling. The successful candidate will join Leor Barack’s STFC-funded programme to study black hole scattering as a precision probe of inspiral-merger dynamics using self-force methods.
Southampton’s School of Mathematical Sciences hosts a large research group in gravitational physics, including 16 staff members, over 10 postdocs, and around 20 PhD students. Research areas include black-hole and neutron-star physics, gravitational-wave source modelling, data analysis, gravitational self-force, numerical relativity, string theory, and holography. The group is involved in the LISA Consortium, LISA DDPC, the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, and the Einstein Telescope Observational Science Board.
Candidates should demonstrate a research track record in at least one of the following: the relativistic two-body problem (including post-Newtonian or post-Minkowskian theories), gravitational self-force theory, black hole perturbation theory, numerical relativity, or mathematical relativity. Applicants should have, or be about to obtain, a relevant PhD in physics or mathematics, or equivalent professional qualifications and experience.
This full-time fixed-term position lasts until 30/06/2028, with a negotiable start date between 1 July 2025 and 31 October 2025.
Applicants working towards or nearing completion of a relevant PhD will be considered. The title of Research Fellow will be awarded upon PhD completion; prior to that, the title of Senior Research Assistant will apply.
Application materials should include: (i) CV with publication list, (ii) a 1-2 page statement of research interests, and (iii) contact information of at least two referees.
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