Neil Gehrels Prize Postdoc

Maryland University; Maryland; Sur place; USD 60 000 - 70 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The Neil Gehrels Prize Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Joint Space-Science Institute (JSI) within the University of Maryland, College Park, offers a two-year appointment with the possibility of a third year, beginning in Fall 2027.

Selected candidates will pursue independent research in areas including strong gravity, gravitational waves, black holes, neutron stars, high-energy astrophysics, plasma physics, time-domain and multi-messenger astronomy, galaxy evolution and cosmology, collaborating

Qualifications

• PhD required by start date.

Responsabilités

• Conduct independent research in JSI areas such as strong gravity, gravitational waves, black holes, neutron stars, high-energy astrophysics, plasma astrophysics, time-domain and multi-messenger astronomy, galaxy evolution and cosmology.

Formation

Ph.D. in Physics, Astronomy, or related field

Description du poste

Neil Gehrels Prize Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Joint Space-Science Institute (JSI; https://jsi.umd.edu) at the University of Maryland (UMD), College Park. The JSI is a research partnership between UMD-Astronomy, UMD-Physics, and the NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center created in 2010 to foster interdisciplinary collaborations. This fellowship is named to honor Dr. Neil Gehrels, who was a strong supporter of JSI. Current areas of interest to JSI include strong gravity, gravitational waves, black holes, neutron stars, high-energy astrophysics, plasma astrophysics, particle astrophysics, time-domain and multi-messenger astronomy, galaxy evolution, and cosmology. Members of JSI have leadership-level involvement in a number of missions and projects including COSI, Fermi, HAWC, HST, JWST, IceCube, LIGO, LISA, NICER, PSP, PRIMA, Roman, RNO-G, Swift, UltraSAT, UVEX, XRISM, ZTF.

The successful candidate must have a Ph.D. in Physics, Astronomy, or a related field by the start date of the position. The appointment will be for two years with the possibility of an extension to a third year and will start in the Fall of 2027.