The Galaxies, Stars and Cosmology (GECO) group of the Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille (LAM) based in Marseille, France invites applications for one post-doctoral position to work on dark matter. The successful candidate will be hired through the AMU-AMIDEX project awarded to Eric Jullo between LAM and CPPM that aims at linking dark matter aspects from lensing to direct detection including phenomenology and numerical simulations for two different dark matter candidates (WIMP and Axions). The position is intended for 2 years to start in March/April of 2023.
The GECO group at LAM and the dark matter group at CPPM are involved in the project. The GECO group gathers 33 permanent researchers, covering a broad range of topics: cosmology and dark matter, galaxy evolution, multi-messenger transient astronomy. Dark matter research involves gravitational lensing, phenomenology, simulations, detection, etc. The dark matter group at CPPM is involved in two major projects DarkSide and MadMax (see CPPM website), focusing on WIMP and Axion particle detection respectively. Both institutes are strongly involved in international forefront projects (Euclid, DESI, BUFFALO, Antares/KM3NeT, etc).
The successful applicant should have or be about to obtain, a PhD (or equivalent) in Cosmology (theory/phenomenology) or a related discipline. He/She will bring expertise in (at least) one of the following topics:
- Cosmological simulations (different dark matter scenarios CDM, wDM, FuzzyDM, SIDM and/or hydrodynamical including baryonic physics )
- Dark matter modeling and phenomenology (Axions, WIMPs, ETHOS ...)
An interest for both cosmological and detection aspects is expected.
Applications should include a CV, a copy of a valid Identity Document (ID), a list of publications with a short discussion of up to three selected publications, a research statement and a cover letter. They should also arrange for three letters of reference to be sent to [email protected].