Contact: sebastiano.bernuzzi[AT]uni-jena.deLocation: Jena, Germany
Applications are invited for a postdoctoral research position at the Friedrich-Schiller-Universitaet Jena. The appointment is associated with the research group of Prof. Sebastiano Bernuzzi at the Theoretical Physics Institute. The selected candidate is expected to work on the project “GROOVHY: Gravitational radiation from black holes’ hyperbolic mergers”, which is funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG). The project’s workplan spans effective-one-body models for hyperbolic and generic-orbit binary black hole mergers, numerical-relativity and test-body perturbative simulations, and Bayesian data analysis of non-circularized black hole mergers.
The project is embedded in an ongoing scientific effort on gravitational-wave science and modeling of multimessenger signals. The successful candidate has the opportunity to join the international Virgo, LISA and/or Einstein Telescope collaborations. The Jena group is also part of the computational relativity (CoRe) collaboration.
Applications should be received by August 1st, 2025, but will be considered until the position is filled. The appointment is for one year and should start in April 2026. An extension may be possible depending on finding availability.
Electronic applications with subject “Application for PD position – SURNAME NAME” should be send to: sebastiano.bernuzzi[AT]uni-jena.de
Please attach a single PDF with a cover letter, a curriculum vitae with a list of publications, a brief description of research interests, and a list of three potential referees, who may be contacted separately.