CCAPP Postdoctoral Fellows

Physics World; United States; On-site; USD 60,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation funds

Research budget support

Job summary

The Ohio State University, Departments of Astronomy and Physics, invites applications for three-year Postdoctoral Fellows in the Center for Cosmology and AstroParticle Physics (CCAPP). We seek candidates with strong research programs in cosmology, astroparticle physics, or astrophysics, to collaborate across theoretical, observational, and experimental groups.

Fellows will be supported by extensive resources, access to major facilities, mentoring programs, and robust start-up support including a

Qualifications

• Candidates with strong research programs in cosmology, astroparticle physics, or astrophysics.

Job 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 pograms 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.

CCAPP has significant efforts in theoretical, observational, and experimental astrophysics. Current research areas include 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, gammaray bursts, and 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. In addition to competitive salaries ($67k/year and a low cost of living), these positions come with $10k/year research budgets and a $3k relocation funds. Applicants will also be considered for other postdoctoral positions.

Applying before November 23, 2026 is strongly preferred.

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

The university is an equal opportunity employer, including veterans and disability.

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