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Postdoctoral Positions and Fellowships in Theoretical Astrophysics
 AAS Job Register # 40502
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS IN COSMOLOGY
at the Max-Planck-Institut für Astrophysik
The MPA is the major German institution dedicated to theoretical
research in astrophysics. It is situated 10 kilometers north
of Munich on a campus shared with the MPI for Extraterrestrial Physics,
the headquarters of the European Southern Observatory and several other
research institutes and university departments. The campus is directly
connected to central Munich by subway.
The MPA has 15 long-term staff who work with about 40 postdoctoral
researchers and a somewhat larger number of PhD students. The Institute
runs a vigorous visitor programme and is housed in an attractive, specially
designed building with excellent library and computer facilities.
It also has privileged access to supercomputer facilities at the
neighboring Supercomputer Centre of the Max Planck Society.
With Eiichiro Komatsu becoming a new director at MPA in Fall 2012, we
seek applicants for postdoctoral fellowships in the area of
cosmology. In particular, Komatsu will be building up a group in the
large-scale structure of the universe and the cosmic microwave
background, and their connections to our understanding of the physics
of the early universe, dark energy, dark matter, and properties of
neutrinos. Research topics include, but are not limited to: thorough
investigations of initial conditions as well as non-linear effects on
the large-scale structure of the universe; imprints of high-energy
physics and astrophysics on polarization of the cosmic microwave
background; structures and evolution of the intracluster medium;
signatures of dark matter interactions in astrophysical systems;
imprints of dark energy on expansion of the universe and the growth of
structure; influences of massive neutrinos on the structure formation
in the universe; signatures of the epoch of reionization in various
wavelengths such as near infrared bands and 21-cm emission; and strong
and weak gravitational lensing as a cosmological probe.
The MPA is currently seeking to fill a number of postdoctoral fellowships
intended for promising young scientists who completed their PhD within the
last six years. These are usually three-year and exceptionally five-year
positions. Salaries are paid either at German civil service rates
(gross annual pre-tax income including health insurance contributions are
currently in the range 40.000 EUR to 50.000 EUR, depending on post-doctoral
experience) or through a tax-free stipend at equivalent take-home level.
Interested scientists are invited to apply electronically (one pdf-file please) to:
The Appointments Committee <appcom@mpa-garching.mpg.de>
Candidates should send a full curriculum vitae, a publication list and a
summary of current research interests and a statement of how they
anticipate their research to mesh with current MPA programmes to this
address by December 15, 2011. No further hardcopy of the electronically
submitted documents will be needed. Late applications will be accepted
until the posts are filled. The candidates should also arrange for three
reference letters (electronic submission as pdf preferred) to arrive by
the same date.
The MPA is actively committed to equal opportunity in employment.
Postdoctoral fellowships in high energy astrophysics and physical cosmology
at the Max-Planck-Institut für Astrophysik
The Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics in Garching near Munich is
seeking to fill a number of postdoctoral fellowships in the group
which includes Rashid Sunyaev, Eugene Churazov, Marat Gilfanov and a
number of postdocs and students. These positions are in addition to
other MPA fellowships announced earlier, see
AAS Job Register # 40502.
Candidates should have a strong background in one of the
following areas of high energy astrophysics and physical cosmology:
physical processes in the epochs of reionization and cosmological
recombination, physics of clusters of galaxies, physics of AGN, theory
of accretion onto black holes and neutron stars and their
observational appearance in the spectral and timing domains,
interaction of radiation with hot astrophysical plasmas. Theoretical
and computational candidates are all encouraged to apply. MPA has 15
long-term staff who work with about 40 postdoctoral researchers and a
somewhat larger number of PhD students. The institute also runs a
vigorous visitor program. The positions are for 2 years with a
possibility of 1 year prolongation. The start date can be between June
1 and October 1, 2012. Salaries are paid either at German civil
service rates (with gross annual income in the range 40.000 EUR to
50.000 EUR, depending on post-doctoral experience) or through a
tax-free stipend at equivalent take-home level.
Candidates should send a full curriculum vitae, a publication list and
a summary of current research interests to:
hea@mpa-garching.mpg.de
by January 10, 2012. No further hardcopy of the electronically submitted
documents will be needed. The candidates should also arrange for three
reference letters (electronic submission as pdf preferred) to arrive
by the same date.
MPA is actively committed to equal opportunity in
employment. Prospective applicants can contact Rashid Sunyaev, the MPA
director <sunyaev@mpa-garching.mpg.de> for further information.
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