The Director of the Center for Theoretical Physics PAS announces a competition for oneScholar-PhD Student position at the CTP PAS, within the research Project Weave-UNISONO „Lensing of electromagnetic and gravitational waves”, financed by the National Science Center (GA no. UMO-2024/06/Y/ST2/00190), and within the Geoplanet doctoral school. The project’s leader is dr hab. Mikołaj Korzyński. The research will be conducted in collaboration with the group of Dr. Marius Oancea from the University of Vienna. Application deadline October 15th 2025.
The aims of the project are:
Optical drift effects close to caustics: investigating the effects of lens, observer and source transverse motion in strong gravitational lensing, for objects near caustics, Lensing of gravitational waves by strong gravitational fields: computing lensed gravitational waveforms originating from sources in strong-gravity environments, Computing the effects of propagation of waves in curved spacetimes beyond geometric optics using the Wigner function approach.
The scope of work of the successful Candidates will be pursuing their PhD project at CTP PAS and within the Geoplanet doctoral school. The scope of the project involves:
- Developing software for raytracing of gravitational waves in strong gravitational fields,
- Computing the waveforms from binary black hole systems,
- Theoretical research on wave propagation in curved spacetimes.
Where to apply
E-mail rekrutacja(at)cft.edu.pl
Requirements
- Research Field Astronomy » Astrophysics
- Education Level Master Degree or equivalent
- Research Field Physics » Other
- Education Level Master Degree or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications
We expect the Candidates to have:
- MSc in physics, astronomy or compatible,
- Good programming skills and experience in numerical methods,
- Independence and creativity in problem solving.
Knowledge of general relativity would be welcome.
Languages ENGLISH
Level Excellent
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