PD Time domain astrophysics GOTO 2026. PS-2026-006

Sociedad Española de Astronomía; Tenerife; Presencial; EUR 30.000 - 40.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A research institution in Spain is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to work on time domain astrophysics related to the GOTO project. The role involves conducting research on gravitational waves and coordinating observations with various projects. Candidates with experience in astrophysics and software development are preferred. This is an excellent opportunity for those passionate about multi-messenger astronomy.

Formación

• PhD in astrophysics or a related discipline, typically required.
• Experience in software development for astronomical data analysis is beneficial.
• Prior research involvement in time domain astrophysics or multi-messenger astronomy is a plus.

Responsabilidades

• Conduct research in multi-messenger follow-up and GOTO photometric database exploitation.
• Liaise with IAC researchers on non-GW database queries and access issues.
• Coordinate observations of GOTO with other related IAC projects.
• Engage in operational software development tasks for GOTO and Warwick facilities.

Conocimientos

Experience in time domain astrophysics

Software development

Multi-wavelength follow-up studies

Educación

PhD in astrophysics or related field

Descripción del empleo

PD Time domain astrophysics GOTO 2026. PS-2026-006

TheIAC (Tenerife)invites applications forONE postdoctoral contractto work on the project linked to the line of research “Black holes, neutron stars, white dwarfs and their local environment”. The contract is funded by the project “GOTO”, led by Drs. Jorge Casares, Josefa Becerra and Manuel Pérez Torres in collaboration with the University of Warwick (https://goto-observatory.org/ ).

Research topics at the IAC include most areas of astrophysics: Solar Physics (FS), Exoplanetary System and Solar System (SEYSS), Stellar and Interstellar Physics (FEEI), The Milky Way and The Local Group (MWLG), Formation and Evolution of Galaxies (FYEG), and Cosmology and Astroparticles (CYA-CTA). All of these are supported by an ambitious instrumentation programme. Further information about the IAC's research programme, its Observatories and the 10.4m GTC is available at the IAC's web page:https://www.iac.es/en

Tasks:The successful candidate willpursue researchin the following fields:

• Multi-messenger follow-up (gravitational waves, neutrinos), and/or another research activity directly related to the complimentary exploitation of the GOTO photometric database. In particular the candidate will undertake multi-wavelength follow-up and time-domain studies of GOTO transients.A key requirement of the candidate will be the successful exploitation of GOTO for Mini-HAWKs sources during its operation time.
• The candidate will serve as liaison for IAC researchers interested in exploiting the GOTO database for non-GW purposes. In particular, helping with querying the database and solving access issues to possible users.
• The candidate is expected to participate and coordinate follow-up observations of GOTO with other IAC projects related to GW/transient events. This includes the MAGIC and LST telescopes (also CTAO in the future), observing programs allocated to IAC researchers for GW science, LSST, and other time-domain projects.
• The candidate is also expected to undertake some operational tasks related to software development on GOTO and, occasionally, on other Warwick telescope facilities on La Palma.

Particular attention will be given to applicants with experience in the field of time domain astrophysics and accreting binaries.