CareerPlan

Postdoc-Stellen in der Gravitationswellenforschung (m/w/d)

Potsdam, BRANDENBURGFull-time2026-09-28 → 2026-11-11

Core

Conducting research in gravitational wave astronomy, covering analytical modeling, numerical relativity, and data analysis for current and future detectors.

Role type

Postdoctoral researcher (theoretical physics/astrophysics)

Builds

Gravitational waveforms, data analysis pipelines, and cosmological models

Domain

Astrophysics, General Relativity, Gravitational Wave Astronomy

Deliverable

production ML models | research

Required skills

Analytical modeling, Numerical relativity, Data analysis, Machine learning, Astrophysics of compact objects, Cosmology

Preferred skills

Experience with LIGO/Virgo/KAGRA or space-based detectors (LISA), Effective-One-Body formalism, GPU computing

Technologies

NVIDIA A100 GPUs, High-performance computing clusters (Urania, Hypatia), Python/C++ (implied by HPC/ML)

Responsibilities

Model strong gravitational fields, perform numerical simulations of compact objects, analyze data from LIGO/Virgo/KAGRA/LISA, accelerate analysis using machine learning, test gravity in strong-field regimes

Seniority

Postdoctoral (Junior/Senior levels)