Postdoctoral position in planet formation
Job Summary
Job Description
Applications are invited for a 2+1-year Postdoctoral Research Fellow to work with Dr. Guillaume Laibe on discs and planet formation (ERC-CoG project PODCAST) at the École Normale Supérieure de Lyon (AstroENS team, Centre de Recherche Astrophysique de Lyon).
The project includes any of the following aspects:
- Formation and evolution of protostellar discs,
- Dust dynamics and evolution inside the disc,
- Numerical simulations of discs,
- Theoretical aspects of planet formation.
The successful candidate should have a Ph.D. in Astrophysics, Physics or Applied mathematics in relation with hydrodynamics with experience computational or theoretical discs or star and planet formation.
By March 20, 2020, enthusiastic candidates should send:
i) a CV including a publication list,
ii) a statement of research interests,
iii) arrange for three letters of reference to be provided separately (to be sent to [email protected]).
Later applications will be considered until the position has been filled.
Compensation and Benefits
National medical insurance, maternity/paternity leaves, family supplement for children, participation to public transport fees, pension contributions. School is free in France for children above 3. The Université de Lyon provides support for settling in Lyon and France.
Miscellaneous:
Since 2016, the École Normale Supérieure de Lyon appears in the world's Top 5 small universities of the Times Higher Education ranking.
Lyon is a vibrant city with high quality of life (e.g. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190312/what-is-the-best-thing-about-living-in-... ).
The project is funded by the ERC-CoG project PODCAST (contract n◦864965).