University of Texas at Austin, Center for Gravitational Physics
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fellowship Title:
Weinberg fellowships in gravitation, multi-messenger astrophysics and AI/ML
fellowship Type:
Postdoctoral
Location:
Austin, Texas 78712, United States of America
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Appl Deadline:
2025/11/21 11:59PM
(posted 2025/09/17, listed until 2026/02/28)
(posted 2025/09/17, listed until 2026/02/28) Description:
Description
The Center for Gravitational Physics (CGP) within the Weinberg Institute at the University of Texas at Austin invites applicants for multiple Weinberg Institute Postdoctoral Fellowships. These are full-time postdoctoral positions starting in September 2026. This position is open to candidates in gravitational-wave physics, astrophysics and data analysis, especially in (but not limited to) the areas of: (1) Cosmological inference with gravitational-wave observations (2) Applications of AI/ML techniques broadly to astrophysics, cosmology or gravitational wave data analysis (3) Nuclear astrophysics with gravitational-wave observations (4) Gravitational-wave multimessenger astrophysics (5) Numerical simulations of compact binaries One of the research opportunities will be to collaborate with incoming Prof. Jay Wadekar. This is open to candidates with a general background in data-driven analysis or AI/ML techniques in any domain, but who are interested in applying their skills to gravitational-waves, astrophysics or cosmology. UT Austin hosts the NSF-Simons Cosmic AI Institute and fellows will benefit from collaborations with its members. Fellows will also generally have the opportunity to conduct independent research and to collaborate with all the faculty of the CGP (Hsin-Yu Chen, Jay Wadekar, Pablo Laguna, Richard Matzner, Deirdre Shoemaker and Aaron Zimmerman). Fellows will benefit from collaboration with other faculty, postdoctoral fellows and graduate students at the CGP and within the larger Weinberg Institute. Professors Chen, Shoemaker and Zimmerman are members of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, and a successful candidate will have the opportunity to join or continue membership in these collaborations. Fellows will also benefit from interactions with members of the Weinberg Theory Group, the Department of Astronomy, Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences and use resources from the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC). Successful candidates will also benefit from living in Austin, a large city known for a thriving live music scene, artistic culture, and great food. It is widely regarded as the “live music capital of the world” and an overall great city to live and work in. Applicants must submit a cover letter (no more than 1 page), CV, list of publications, a short statement of research interests (no more than 3 pages in length) and arrange to have at least three letters of reference uploaded to AJO. Applications are due November 21, 2025. The completion of a PhD is required prior to the beginning of this appointment. The initial appointment is for two years, with the possibility of extension to a third year subject to available funding and research performance. Inquiries may be sent to Profs. Hsin-Yu Chen (hsinyu@austin.utexas.edu) or Jay Wadekar (jay.wadekar@utexas.edu).Application Materials Required:
Submit the following items online at this website to complete your application:
- Cover letter
- Curriculum Vitae
- Research statement
- Publication list
- Three reference letters (to be submitted online by the reference writers on this site )
And anything else requested in the description.
Further Info:
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