Two-year Humboldt postdoc fellowship via the Henriette Herz program for a female early-career researcher in the field of particle cosmology. The successful candidate will join the research group of Kai Schmitz at the University of Münster (“Particle Cosmology Münster”) and carry out research at the intersection of pulsar timing array (PTA) searches for gravitational waves and new physics beyond the Standard Model. Application deadline: October 31st, 2025.
Eligibility criteria
– PhD during the last four years, or about to obtain it before September 2026
– Strong background in theoretical particle physics and cosmology
– Willing to join the NANOGrav PTA collaboration as an associate member
– Interested in working with us on PTA searches for new physics
– Available to start in 2025 or 2026, but before November 2026
Application documents
– Cover letter
– CV
– List of publications
– Research essay on novel ideas for searches for new physics at the PTA frontier: explain what contribution to the PTA science program you would be able to make thanks to your background in particle physics. This is an ideas competition; the research essay will be assigned a large weight in the selection process.
Please send your application documents by October 31st, 2025 to kai.schmitz(at)uni-muenster.de. In addition, please arrange for two reference letters to be sent, independently of your own application, to the same address (kai.schmitz(at)uni-muenster.de) by October 31st, 2025.