Post-doctoral position in Evolution of Massive Binary Systems

Submission Information
Publish Date: 
Tuesday, January 4, 2022
Archive Date: 
Tuesday, February 1, 2022
Job Summary
Job Category: 
Post-doctoral Positions and Fellowships
Institution Classification/Type: 
Small Academic
Institution/Company: 
Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center
Street Line 1: 
Bartycka
Street Line 2: 
18
Street Line 3: 
00-716
City: 
Warszawa
State/Province: 
mazowieckie
Country: 
Poland
Announcement
Job Announcement Text: 

Applications are invited for one postdoctoral position at the Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences (NCAC PAS), in Warsaw, Poland, to study evolution of massive stars in context of the formation of gravitational waves sources: merging black holes and neutron stars. 

Successful applicant will work with Prof. Chris Belczynski and join young and dynamic group on the project "Astrophysics of gravitational waves" founded by the National Science Center (nr 2018/30/A/ST9/00050). The contract is for 3 years.  

The main goal of the work is to establish the origin of LIGO/Virgo sources of gravitational waves and their connection to known populations of stars (e.g., X-ray binaries). The evolution of massive stars and the formation of black holes and neutron stars are of particular interest. Expertise in detailed stellar and binary evolutionary calculations (e.g. MESA), or population synthesis calculations, or neutron star/black hole formation will be useful for this position. 

Applicants are expected to be fluent in English, have good publication record and have good knowledge of astrophysics, in particular in context of stellar evolution and compact objects. Successful applicant is expected to present and publish her/his results at international conferences and in scientific journals.

To apply, please visit and follow the instructions on the official announcement page.

Applications will be collected till March 1, 2022. The winning candidate will start job on 1st April 2022.

Included Benefits: 

Generous funds are available for research travel (conferences and longer research visits). Group of Prof. Belczynski is in close collaboration with top institutions in USA, Japan, United Kingdom and European Union.  

Application Deadline: 
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Selection Deadline: 
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Current Status of Position: 
Accepting Applicants
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