Postdoctoral Fellow: Black Hole Frontier Research

Physics World; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Harvard University, hosting the Black Hole Initiative (BHI) in collaboration with the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO), invites applications for postdoctoral research fellows. The BHI is based in Cambridge, MA, with plans to move within Cambridge. Successful candidates will collaborate across multiple fields and access extensive computing resources.

Starting date is September 1, 2027. Applications should be submitted by 5:00pm EST, Monday, November 16, 2026, with ongoing consideration

Responsibilities

• Fundamental physics of black holes and the information paradox.
• Mathematical stability of spacetime and gravitational memory.
• GR Magnetohydrodynamic simulations of accretion flows.
• Tidal disruption events.
• Gravitational Waves and black hole mergers.
• The Philosophical and Historical context of black holes.
• Horizon-resolving observations and analysis using the EHT.

Job description

Harvard University, hosting the Black Hole Initiative (BHI) in collaboration with the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO), invites applications for postdoctoral research fellows. The BHI is based in Cambridge, MA, with plans to move within Cambridge. Successful candidates will collaborate across multiple fields and access extensive computing resources.

Starting date is September 1, 2027. Applications should be submitted by 5:00pm EST, Monday, November 16, 2026, with ongoing consideration