Location:

Center of Physics of the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Starting date: flexible, between April 15 2026 and August 1 2026

Duration of the grant: 1 year, non-renewable

Requirements: The candidate must have a PhD in Physics or related areas at the beginning of the fellowship. The doctorate must have been obtained within the three years prior to the date of submission of the fellowship application.

Additional skills: Experience in the field of the micro- and macrophysics of neutron stars will be appreciated. Experience with HPC computing and Bayesian techniques will be highly valuable.

Monthly allowance: 1901 EUR, tax-free.

Work summary: The discovery of gravitational waves (GW) from the collision of two neutron stars GW170817, followed by a gamma-ray burst and a glowing kilonova, marked the dawn of a new era in astrophysics. This groundbreaking event revealed that by combining observations from GW det...