Postdoc: Globular Clusters & Gaia Data (N-body)

Universitat de Barcelona; España; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Universitat de Barcelona invites applications for a postdoctoral position to contribute to the GCform project in astronomy. The candidate will perform detailed N-body simulations and stellar evolution studies, and analyze simulation data to benchmark the cluster formation models.

The role emphasizes critical thinking, scientific writing, and collaboration within the Department of Quantum Physics and Astrophysics, Institute of Cosmos Sciences. Start date in Dec 2026, Barcelona, Spain.

Qualifications

• Numerical simulations, in particular N-body and stellar evolution.
• Simulation data analysis and code development.
• Critical thinking and scientific writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Numerical simulations, in particular N-body and stellar evolution
• Simulation data analysis and code development
• Critical thinking and scientific writing skills

Skills

Numerical simulations

Simulation data analysis

Code development

Critical thinking

Tools

clusterBHBdynamics (cBHBd)

Job description

Universitat de Barcelona invites applications for a postdoctoral position to contribute to the GCform project in astronomy. The candidate will perform detailed N-body simulations and stellar evolution studies, and analyze simulation data to benchmark the cluster formation models.

The role emphasizes critical thinking, scientific writing, and collaboration within the Department of Quantum Physics and Astrophysics, Institute of Cosmos Sciences. Start date in Dec 2026, Barcelona, Spain.