Contact: SuttonPJ1[AT]cardiff.ac.ukLocation: Cardiff, UK
Cardiff Gravitational Physics (http://www.astro.cardiff.ac.uk/research/gravity/) is seeking applications to fill the position of Postdoctoral Research Associate. This is a two-year position at the Grade 6 level.
The post will involve research on one or several of the key research areas of the Cardiff Gravitational Physics group, with emphasis on analysis of data from the Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) and Virgo detectors, and/or gravitational-wave source modelling. Group members play leading roles in the search for signals from gamma-ray bursts, supernovae, and the coalescence of neutron star and black hole binaries; and in modelling astrophysical sources of gravitational waves using analytical and numerical relativity and develop search algorithms for their detection and interpretation with current and future detectors. The group is also undergoing a significant expansion, starting a new research programme in gravitational-wave instrumentation. The group is a founding member of GEO600, a member of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration and has played a leading role in these collaborations from their inception through to the recent first direct detections of gravitational waves, and is also active in planning and development of future detectors, such as LIGO-India, Einstein Telescope and Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA).
The position is full time and available from 1st June 2018, but the precise starting date is negotiable.
Salary: GBP 32,548 – 38,883 per annum (Grade 6)
Informal enquiries about the role can be made by email to Prof. Patrick Sutton (SuttonPJ1[AT]cardiff.ac.uk) or Prof. Mark Hannam (HannamMD[AT]cardiff.ac.uk).
Informal enquiries about working at Cardiff University can be made to Glesni Lloyd (LloydGW[AT]cardiff.ac.uk).
Closing date: Wednesday, 31 January 2018