Postdoc in Astrophysics: Galaxy Cores & JWST Shocks Study

Euraxess CZ; Paris; Híbrido; EUR 40.000 - 54.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Laboratoire de Physique de l'École Normale Supérieure (LPENS) in Paris seeks a postdoctoral researcher to join the Astrophysics team. You will work on the ANR-funded VIEWS project, combining emission models and RAMSES simulations to study AGN feedback and star formation in massive galaxies, using JWST data.

The appointment is for 2 years with salary including French social security benefits and travel funding; candidates with PhD in physics/astronomy and strong modeling skills are encouraged to

Formación

• PhD in physics, astronomy or related subject by appointment time.
• Strong modeling or numerical-simulation expertise preferred.
• Experience with multi-wavelength data will be considered.

Responsabilidades

• Develop and apply state-of-the-art emission models for photoionized, photodissociated, and shocked gas to interpret JWST spectra.
• Perform high-resolution 3D MHD simulations of shocks interacting with dense interstellar clouds using RAMSES.
• Infer excitation conditions and assess the impact of fast shocks on ionized line emission; collaborate within LPENS Astrophysics team.

Conocimientos

Python

Fortran

C++

Research experience

Educación

PhD in physics/astronomy or related subject

Herramientas

CLOUDY

Meudon-PDR

Paris-Durham

RAMSES

Descripción del empleo

Laboratoire de Physique de l'École Normale Supérieure (LPENS) in Paris seeks a postdoctoral researcher to join the Astrophysics team. You will work on the ANR-funded VIEWS project, combining emission models and RAMSES simulations to study AGN feedback and star formation in massive galaxies, using JWST data.

The appointment is for 2 years with salary including French social security benefits and travel funding; candidates with PhD in physics/astronomy and strong modeling skills are encouraged to