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LISA PhD fellowships, Italian national PhD in Space Science and Technology

PhD fellowships are now open for application in the national PhD school "Space Science and Technology", in particular 5 fellowships in the newly created "gravity" curriculum in which a number of Italian LISA colleagues are involved.  There are exciting possibilities for both data analysis (3 fellowships) and experimental (2 fellowships) focused research,  and 4 of the 5 fellowships are directly dedicated to LISA (a 5th regards application of LISA GRS technology to geodesy). The deadline for application is 16 July.

The specific fellowships of interest to the LISA community are:

  • (8A) The “global fit” challenge in the data analysis of the space mission LISA (University of Milano Bicocca, contact Monica Colpi)
  • (8B) Development of algorithms for low-latency observations of mergers of massive black holes with the LISA space mission (University of Milano Bicocca, Massimo Dotti)
  • (8C) Multi-sensor analysis of the data stream from terrestrial and space (LISA) gravitational wave observatories (University of Pisa, Walter Del Pozzo)
  • (8D) From the LISA Pathfinder mission to the LISA observatory for gravitational waves at mHz frequencies: measurements of the fundamental limits for free-falling masses (University of Trento, William Joseph Weber)
  • (8E) Design, analysis, and testing of a gravitational reference test mass system for geodesy (University of Trento, William Joseph Weber)

Students will enter a network with some of the top groups collaborating in gravitational waves and in space science in Italy. The fellowships foresee a period abroad (6 months). Please do not hesitate to forward this announcement to your colleagues and/or to contact the references for more information on the specific research opportunities.

Please see the link to the application:

english: https://www.unitn.it/en/phd/space-science-and-technology-sst-national-doctoral-programme

italian: https://www.unitn.it/it/dottorati/dottorato-di-interesse-nazionale-space-science-and-technology-sst

Please find further in this PDF abstracts for different fellowships, which include the INAF LISA fellowship, 1E in the “observation of the universe” program, which may also include other fellowships of interest to the LISA astrophysics community.

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PhD level Position in Gravitational & High-Energy Astrophysics at the University of Tübingen

The Gravitational and High-Energy Astrophysics Groups of the Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics (IAAT) at the University of Tübingen has an opening for one PhD level position (Wissenschaftliche/r Angestellte/r, m/w/d) starting from 1st of October 2025. The position is for 36 months. The salary will be paid according to the German public service scale (50 % TV-L E13). Deadline for applications: July 25, 2025.

The successful applicant will conduct original research focusing on the dynamics of neutron stars and black holes, as well as their observations in the gravitational and high-energy spectrum. The candidate is expected to have a strong background in astrophysics and computational skills within the broader field of relativistic astrophysics. He or she will be involved primarily in theoretical work with the Theoretical Astrophysics Group (TAT) led by Professor K. Kokkotas, and mainly in observational work with the High-Energy Astrophysics Group (HEA) led by Professor A. Santangelo.

The research activities of TAT focus on the investigation of gravitational wave sources, with particular emphasis on the dynamics of neutron stars and black holes. In parallel, HEA concentrates on high-energy astrophysical sources, covering a broad spectrum from X-rays to very high-energy gamma rays (in the TeV range), and especially on compact objects.

A Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, or other relevant fields is required, as well as excellent written and spoken English proficiency. Documented skills in GR theory, compact objects study, data analysis, and programming techniques are an asset for the position.

Applications, including curriculum vitae, transcript of records, list of publications (if any), statement of research interests and experience, and the names and contact details of two referees (reference letters may be requested later) should be sent to:

Prof. Kostas Kokkotas
Theoretical Astrophysics (IAAT)
University of Tübingen
Auf der Morgenstelle 10
D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
E-mail: kostas.kokkotas_at_uni-tuebingen.de

Prof. Andrea Santangelo
High-Energy Astrophysics (IAAT)
University of Tübingen
Sand 1
D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
E-mail: andrea.santangelo_at_uni-tuebingen.de

Applications by e-mail are welcome. All applications will receive full consideration until the position is filled. The University of Tübingen seeks to increase the fraction of female scientists in research and teaching and particularly encourages applications from women. Disabled candidates are given preference if equally qualified.

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Expressions of Interest for Advanced Fellowships University of Sussex

The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Sussex in Brighton, UK is inviting expressions of interest from candidates to apply for advanced long-term fellowships with the

Astronomy Centre
Experimental Particle Physics group
Theoretical Particle Physics group

We are seeking candidates to apply for:

STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellowship (ERF)
Royal Society University Research Fellowship (URF)
Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship

Expressions of interest should be sent by email to Dr Jonas Lindert at J.Lindert(at)sussex.ac.uk (Your email should have the subject “Advanced Fellowships Sussex”.) by 10th July 2025. Please indicate the research group you are interested in.

Expressions of interest should be sent by email to Dr Jonas Lindert at J.Lindert(at)sussex.ac.uk (Your email should have the subject “Advanced Fellowships Sussex”.) by 10th July 2025. Please indicate the research group you are interested in.

To be considered, please submit the following documents:

STFC ERF Expression of Interest Form [DOCX 26.08KB]. This needs to have the scope and detail of an actual research proposal.

OR

A narrative CV in the Résumé for Research and Innovation (R4RI) format

A research proposal (maximum 3 pages), ideally structured using STFC’s required format, with clearly defined vision and approach sections

Please also arrange for two letters of recommendation to be sent directly to the above contact by the same deadline.

Shortlisted candidates will be notified in late July and assigned a mentor to help develop their full applications.

We are also happy to answer any informal enquiries.

The University of Sussex is committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion within our research community. We particularly encourage expressions of interest from individuals from underrepresented groups, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ individuals.

Contact: Jonas Lindert (J.Lindert(at)sussex.ac.uk)

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STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellowships at DAMTP University of Cambridge

The Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP) will offer to support up to four applications (our quota) for the STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellowship scheme. Expression of interest application deadline is 7th July 2025.

Ernest Rutherford Fellowships are highly competitive. They enable early career researchers with clear leadership potential to establish a strong, independent research programme. They are intended for early career researchers who do not hold a permanent academic position. Applicants must hold a PhD qualification or have relevant experience and clear leadership potential.

Potential applicants should first contact a member of DAMTP academic staff in an appropriate area to discuss the possibility of submitting a pre-application to the DAMTP selection committee which will review requests. They should contact gr-secretary(at)damtp.cam.ac.uk if they have any difficulty identifying an appropriate member of staff or have any questions about the selection process.

Once applicants have identified a member of DAMTP academic staff to sponsor their application, a pre-application may be made by submitting:

  • CV
  • Publication list
  • A completed Expression of Interest form
  • An online Equality, Diversity and Inclusion questionnaire (optional)

The CV, publication list and Expression of Interest form should be sent to gr-secretary(at)damtp.cam.ac.uk with attachments as pdf or Word document format files.

Applicants must also ask a referee external to Cambridge to submit a reference letter to the above email address. In addition they must arrange for the DAMTP academic staff member to send a statement of support.
Pre-applications and reference letters must be received no later than 7th July 2025. We expect to inform all applicants of the outcome no later than 17th July.

Successful candidates will be provided with support and advice to develop their application before submission to STFC and will be further supported if selected for interview by STFC.

As per STFC guidelines, candidates will not be put under any pressure to accept an offer to be hosted before 18th July. This is to ensure candidates who submit pre-applications to multiple host organisations are given time to make an informed decision regarding which one to accept.

The STFC closing date for submission of applications is 4pm BST on 1st October 2025.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society. We particularly welcome applications from women and/or candidates from a BAME background for this vacancy as they are currently under-represented at this level in our department.

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Call for postdoctoral positions at University of Paris-Saclay

The Graduate School of Physics at Université Paris-Saclay, France, is launching a new postdoctoral fellowship program: UPSaclay-STAR-φ, supported by the EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie COFUND.

The program will recruit up to 41 international postdoctoral researchers over two calls, for 24-month projects in one of the 40 laboratories of the Graduate School, working on various fields from fundamental to applied physics. This includes the following two Theoretical Physics institutes :

  • Institut de Physique Théorique (IPhT), Saclay
  • Theory Pole of IJCLab, Orsay

The application deadline for the first call is July 31st, 2025 and the expected start of the fellowships early 2026 (flexible).

Applicants will have to propose their own research project, aligned with the School’s wide-ranging fields, from fundamental to applied physics. They are free to choose the institute at which they would like to carry out their research.

To be eligible, applicants must not have resided or carried out their main activity in France for more than 12 months during the 3 years preceding the deadline for applications.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.cofund-physics.universite-paris-saclay.fr/

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Two PhD Positions at University of Hamburg

Two positions for PhD students in geophysics and/or physics in the scope of project "SeiSmart: Research on and with seismic networks in smart cities". Application deadline: July 2nd 2025.

The project is a collaboration between the University of Hamburg, The Helmut-Schmidt University and DESY. SeiSmart explores the potential use and benefits of seismic sensing networks using distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) in cities and research campuses for high precision experiments, structural health monitoring and scientific research and sustainability. SeiSmart research is conducted with a focus on the sensing network developed and operated by the WAVE Initiatve in the Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld and the research connects strongly to gravitational wave detection observatories and experiments.

The two positions focus on:
1) Demonstrating real-time seismic noise prediction for active compensation
2) DAS and seismic wave propagation modeling for structural monitoring of large research facilities

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Fellowship Applications at University of Southampton

The Gravity group and the String Theory and Holography group of the school of Mathematical Sciences are accepting expressions of interest from early-career researchers who wish to apply for following fellowships with the University of Southampton as the host institution:

University Research Fellowship
Ernest Rutherford Fellowships
Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship
ERC grants
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowships

The Gravity group works on theory modelling, numerical simulations and data analysis for gravitational-wave astronomy. The main focus is on the dynamics of neutron stars and black holes, with direct connections to current ground-based interferometers, next-generation instruments (Cosmic Explorer and the Einstein Telescope) and LISA. Permanent group members are Nils Andersson, Leor Barack, Carsten Gundlach, Ian Jones, Ian Hawke, Adam Pound, Andreas Schmitt and Jonathan Thompson.

The String Theory and Holography group works on string theory; quantum field theory; holographic dualities and applications to gravity, black holes, cosmology, particle physics, condensed matter and quantum information and the permanent members of group are Ines Aniceto, Oscar Dias, Fridrik Gautason, Felix Haehl, Carlos Mafra, Kostas Skenderis, David Turton, Ben Withers, Itamar Yaakov and Ida Zadeh.

The University of Southampton also hosts the STAG Research Centre, which supports the coordinated activities with the theoretical physics and astronomy groups in the school of Physics & Astronomy.

If you would like to be considered please arrange submit a PDF document addressing:

  • Vision – What you are hoping to achieve with your proposed work? (up to 500 words)
  • Approach – How are you going to deliver your proposed work? (up to 1500 words)
  • Capability to deliver – Why are you the right individual to successfully deliver the proposed work? (up to 500 words)
  • Career development – Why is this fellowship the right way to develop your career and how will you use it to benefit others? (up to 500 words)
  • Please also include a standard CV.

and arrange for one reference letter to be sent to:
Nils Andersson, n.a.andersson@southampton.ac.uk (Gravity)
Kostas Skenderis, K.Skenderis@soton.ac.uk (Strings & Holography)
To receive full consideration please send your EoI by: Friday July 11, 5pm BST

Contact:

Kostas Skenderis (K.Skenderis(at)soton.ac.uk); Andersson, Nils (N.A.Andersson(at)southampton.ac.uk)

Letters of Reference should be sent to:
K.Skenderis(at)soton.ac.uk, N.A.Andersson(at)southampton.ac.uk

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Call for EoI (STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellowships) at University of Edinburgh

We welcome expressions of interest for an STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellowship tenable at the School of Mathematics of the University of Edinburgh. Due to our School's quota, we will have an internal selection process. Candidates wishing to apply are encouraged to email a short CV and a one-page research summary by noon on 21 July. Those who apply will be notified of the outcome of the selection process no later than the end of July. We particularly welcome expressions of interest from candidates from backgrounds that are under-represented in the scientific community.

Contact: Figueroa-O’Farrill, Jose Miguel (j.m.figueroa(at)ed.ac.uk)

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Software Developer – Infrastructure and Systems Support at EGO, Pisa

The European Gravitational Observatory (EGO) is seeking a Software Developer-Infrastructure and Systems Support to join Information Technology Department. Application Deadline: 25 June 2025.

Activities

The selected candidate will be part of the team that supports the software development and the system and infrastructure

About Software Development (Core Focus)

  • Design, develop, and maintain backend applications including APIs, web services, and client/server tools.
  • Implement robust, scalable, and maintainable code using Python, Bash, or similar languages.
  • Contribute to the evolution of services through continuous integration and deployment pipelines.
  • Ensure high code quality with testing, documentation, and collaborative development practices (e.g., GitLab).

About Systems and Infrastructure Support

  • Participate in the configuration and maintenance of infrastructure components supporting the developed software (e.g., databases, web services).
  • Support the development and operation of data ingestion pipelines and automated workflows.
  • Assist in managing MS-Windows services (such as AD domain services) as needed for integrated infrastructure support.

About Operations and Monitoring

  • Set up and manage tools for system monitoring, logging, and alerting.
  • Perform performance tuning, availability checks, and system diagnostics.
  • Maintain service reliability through automation and preventive maintenance.

Essential skills

  • Master’s degree in a technical or scientific discipline.
  • Demonstrated experience in software development for backend or infrastructure-related applications.
  • Proficiency with Python and/or Bash for scripting and application development.
  • Familiarity with Linux and Windows server environments.
  • Understanding of relational databases and API-based architectures.
  • Experience with Git version control.
  • Knowlegde of English

Other desired skills

One or more of the following will be an asset:

  • Experience with MS-Windows Active Directory Domain management and services.
  • Familiarity with identity and access management concepts (e.g., SSO, MFA, token-based auth).
  • Hands-on experience with configuration management tools like Puppet or Ansible.
  • Experience supporting user environments in research or collaborative scientific computing.

Work Context

EGO is an international consortium, founded by INFN and CNRS to foster European collaboration in gravitational-wave research. EGO is located in Cascina, near Pisa – Italy, and hosts and operates the gravitational-wave detector Virgo, a 3 km-long laser interferometer (ITF). The Virgo project involves the participation of about 130 institutions with more than 800 scientists, engineers and technicians from France, Italy, the Netherlands and other 13 European countries.

EGO welcomes applications from all suitably-qualified candidates, irrespective of gender, disability, marital or parental status, racial, ethnic or social origin, color, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Selection procedure

Only candidates who meet the above essential required qualifications and experience are admitted to the selection procedure. The evaluation of the candidates admitted to the procedure is assigned to a Selection Board appointed by the Director of EGO. The Selection Board will determine the evaluation criteria in the first meeting. The first phase of the selection will be based on a review of the Application Forms and other documents received in line with the above-mentioned essential and desired requirements. Only candidates who have obtained the minimum score established by the Selection Board in the first meeting will be able to access to the second phase of the selection, which will consist of an interview. During the interview the Selection Board will verify the knowledge of the English language, and the other desired qualifications and experience.

At the end of the interviews the Selection Board will draw up a ranking of the candidates who obtained at least the minimum score established during the first meeting.

The completion of the hiring is subject to Italian law D.Lgs. 81/08 art.41 “Sorveglianza Sanitaria”.

The EGO Consortium has the free right not to proceed with the recruitment.

Application Procedure:

Candidates have to send their CV and the EGO Application Form (to be found here) together with a cover letter and eventual reference letters, to jobs(at)ego-gw.it quoting the reference number of this vacancy notice.

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Positions at EGO

EGO is opening new positions. Application deadlines from June 25th to July 8th. Available job opportunities: 1) Software Developer, 2) Mechanical Designer, 3) Quality Assurance / Quality Control Engineer, 4) Control Physicist, 5) Integration Physicist, 6) Optics Physicist.

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