Funded PhD in Gravity at the Extreme (Potsdam)

Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute); Indiana; On-site; USD 23,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full funding with no tuition fees

Structured English-language graduate‑t

Viza and residence permit help

Conference and professional develop

Job summary

Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (AEI) in Potsdam invites applications for several fully funded PhD positions in the International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) “Gravity at the Extreme.” We seek creative, proactive candidates who thrive in an interdisciplinary team.

The IMPRS connects AEI with multiple universities and international affiliates; students can join LIGO Scientific Collaboration, DDPC, LISA Consortium, and Einstein Telescope collaborations.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree (or equivalent) by the start of the PhD.

Responsibilities

• Analytical relativity and source modeling: gravitational dynamics and radiation with post-Newtonian and post-Minkowskian theory, gravitational self-force, black-hole perturbation theory, and effective-one-body formalism in general relativity and beyond.
• Numerical relativity: simulations of compact objects in general relativity and alternative theories of gravity; stellar collapse to black holes and neutron stars.
• Gravitational-wave data analysis: LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA data; pipelines and methods for LISA and the Einstein Telescope; accelerated inference, including machine learning.
• Fundamental physics, astrophysics & cosmology: tests of gravity in the strong-field, highly dynamical regime; compact-binary populations, environmental effects, cosmography with gravitational waves (dark energy, dark matter, lensing).
• Multi-messenger & high-energy astrophysics: neutron-star mergers, electromagnetic counterparts, the neutron-star equation of state, nucleosynthesis, gamma-ray bursts.

Education

Master’s degree (or equivalent)

Job description

Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (AEI) in Potsdam invites applications for several fully funded PhD positions in the International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) “Gravity at the Extreme.” We seek creative, proactive candidates who thrive in an interdisciplinary team.

The IMPRS connects AEI with multiple universities and international affiliates; students can join LIGO Scientific Collaboration, DDPC, LISA Consortium, and Einstein Telescope collaborations.