Postdoctoral position in computational star and planet formation

Applications are invited for a 2-year Postdoctoral Research Fellow to work with Dr. Benoît Commerçon and Dr. Guillaume Laibe at the Centre de Recherche Astrophysique de Lyon (http://cral.univ-lyon1.fr) in the AstroENS team based at École Normale Supérieure de Lyon on computational star and planet formation.

This includes any of the following aspects:
- Formation and evolution of protostellar disks
- Evolution of dust grains from the diffuse interstellar medium up to protoplanetary disks
- Modelling of dusty turbulence
- Modelling of multi-fluid flows dynamics.

The successful candidate should have a Ph.D. in Astrophysics, Physics or Applied mathematics in relation with hydrodynamics with experience computational star or planet formation.

By November 15th 2019, enthusiastic candidates should submit on the web platform at this address https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/UMR5574-BENCOM-002/Default.aspx i) a CV including a publication list, ii) a brief statement of research interests and iii) arrange for three letters of reference to be provided separately (sent to [email protected] and [email protected]). Applications which will not be submitted on the web platform will not be considered.

Starting date: Between Winter 2019 and Spring 2020