The Center for Theoretical Astrophysics (CTA) at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is seeking exceptional candidates for multiple postdoctoral positions in computational astrophysics. With a diverse group of over 50 staff, students, and postdocs from across LANL organizations, the CTA encourages cross-disciplinary collaboration across a wide variety of astrophysical topics, and provides a broad expertise and a strongly supportive community. Research areas include supernovae and kilonovae explosion mechanisms and transients, stellar evolution, gamma-ray bursts, accretion, nuclear astrophysics and cosmology. The CTA works with LANL and external collaborators to tie these simulations with ground and satellite-based missions including HAWC, NuSTAR, Swift, LIGO, HET, COSI, Raptor, and ZTF. We are also involved in a number of new satellite proposals.
Salary and benefits are highly competitive, with a minimum starting salary of $92,000. Qualified applicants will also be considered for a number of prestigious fellowships. A PhD awarded within the last five years is required.
For more details and to apply, visit jobs.lanl.gov and search IRC113507. Inquiries should be sent to [email protected].
For full consideration all application materials should be submitted by Nov 4th.
Los Alamos National Laboratory is an EO employer – Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.
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Job Category: Post-doctoral Positions and Fellowships
Application Deadline: November 4th, 2022
