International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS) Bangalore, India
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS IN GRAVITATIONAL - WAVE - PHYSICS
AND ASTRONOMY
Two
postdoctoral fellowships are being offered at the Astrophysical Relativity
group of the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS) in Bangalore,
India. The fellowships are offered in the area of gravitational-wave- physics
and astronomy, including analytical- and numerical relativity. Candidates are
expected to have a PhD in Physics or Astrophysics with an excellent track
record. Although PhDs in gravitational-wave physics, relativistic astrophysics,
general relativity etc. are preferred, candidates from other areas with strong
analytical and computational skills will also be considered. Two kinds of positions are offered:
Post Doctoral Fellow (3 years): Emoluments range from Rs
21,000-24,000 plus 30% housing allowance per month (before taxes), and a
contingency grant of Rs 20,000 per annum.
Post Doctoral Visiting Scientist (2 years): Emoluments range from Rs
35,000-43,000 plus 30% housing allowance per month (before taxes). This
position requires minimum 1 year of postdoctoral experience. Post doctoral
fellows in scheme 1 can be considered for this position after a year.
The
Astrophysical Relativity group includes P. Ajith (permanent faculty), Bala
Iyer, Tarun Souradeep and Rana Adhikari (adjunct faculty). K. G. Arun, Sascha
Husa and Mark Hannam are visiting associates. Adjunct faculty members and
visiting associates are expected to spend from several weeks to a few months
every year at ICTS. Several undergraduate and graduate students are also
expected to join the group in the next year. The group will have a strong
involvement in the proposed LIGO-India project, the IndIGO consortium and the
LIGO Scientific Collaboration. In addition, the group expects to develop close
collaborations with the astrophysics and gravitational physics groups of the
neighboring Indian Institute of Science and Raman Research Institute, in
addition to other research groups of ICTS. The group is organizing a one-month
long ICTS program in numerical relativity during June-July 2013. Such programs
are expected to be organized regularly. In addition to a high-performance
computer cluster that the Centre is in the process of purchasing, group members
will have access to several large clusters in India and abroad.
Interested
candidates are requested send their CV, list of publications and a research
proposal of not more than two pages by e-mail to gravity.postdocs@icts.res.in. Please also arrange at least three reference
letters to be sent to the same e-mail. The nominal deadline is 1 December 2012; but applications will be considered
until positions are filled. The nominal starting date of 1 September 2013 is
negotiable. Informal queries may be addressed to ajith@caltech.edu.
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