CCAPP Postdoctoral Fellows

1000scholars; North Carolina; On-site; USD 67,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation funds

Research budget

Competitive salary

Job summary

The Ohio State University Departments of Astronomy and Physics invite applications for Postdoctoral Fellows in the Center for Cosmology and AstroParticle Physics (CCAPP). We seek candidates with strong research programs in cosmology, astroparticle physics, or astrophysics, with access to the Large Binocular Telescope and the Ohio Supercomputer Center, and a friendly, mentoring culture.

CCAPP Fellow appointments will be for three-year terms.

Job description

Position Description

The Ohio State University Departments of Astronomy and Physics invite applications for Postdoctoral Fellows in the Center for Cosmology and AstroParticle Physics (CCAPP). We seek candidates with strong research programs in any area of cosmology, astroparticle physics, or astrophysics. Fellows will be supported through our extensive resources (including access to the Large Binocular Telescope and the Ohio Supercomputer Center), our friendly and supportive culture, and our award-winning mentoring programs.

Current Research Areas

• dark energy
• large-scale structure
• cosmic microwave background
• gravitational lensing
• dark matter
• galaxy formation and evolution
• Galactic dynamics and substructure
• cosmic rays
• gamma rays
• neutrinos
• nucleosynthesis
• stellar physics
• supernovae
• gamma-ray bursts
• active galactic nuclei

CCAPP has affiliations with the Dark Energy Survey (DES), Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (formerly WFIRST), Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna (ANITA), Payload for Ultrahigh Energy Observations (PUEO), Askaryan Radio Array (ARA), IceCube/IceCube-Gen2, and the All-Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae (ASAS-SN).

CCAPP Fellow appointments will be for three-year terms.

Salary and Benefits

• Competitive salaries ($67k/year and a low cost of living)
• $10k/year research budgets
• $3k relocation funds

Finalists for this position will be asked to furnish at least three letters of recommendation upon request.

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