University of Southern California, Physics and Astronomy

Position ID:

USC-Physics and Astronomy-ASTROPHYS [#30629]

Position Title:

Astrophysics2025

Position Type:

Postdoctoral

Position Location:

Los Angeles, California 90089, United States of America

Subject Areas:

Astrophysics / Computational Astrophysics, Cosmology, particle astrophysics, Theoretical Astrophysics

Appl Deadline:

none (posted 2025/09/22)

Position Description:

The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Southern California (USC) invites applications for two postdoctoral positions in the field of theoretical and computational astrophysics, cosmology, and astroparticle physics, broadly defined.

We seek highly-motivated applicants who have obtained, or are about to obtain, a Ph.D. in physics, astrophysics, or a related field. Research experience in structure formation simulations or cosmological data analysis is highly valued. The successful applicants will primarily work within the groups of Profs. Vera Gluscevic and James Bullock and will have ample opportunities to collaborate with the postdoctoral cohort at USC, Caltech, Carnegie Observatories, UC Irvine, and UC Riverside, including participation in the FIRE Collaboration and the newly-formed cross-institutional Lyman-Alpha forest Research (LARC) Collaboration.

Postdoctoral scholars at USC have access to computational resources via the Center for Advanced Research Computing at USC (https://carc.usc.edu/). The duration of the postdoctoral appointment is up to three years. A competitive salary, funds for research and travel, and a benefits package will be provided.

For full consideration, applications must be submitted online at https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo and include a cover letter, research statement summarizing the applicant's ongoing research and future interests (up to 3 pages, excluding references and figures), a CV with a current list of publications, and three letters of reference. Applications will be reviewed beginning December 1, 2025, and the position will remain open until filled. For more information, please contact Prof. Vera Gluscevic at vera.gluscevic@usc.edu.

USC is an equal-opportunity educator and employer, proudly pluralistic and firmly committed to providing equal opportunity for outstanding persons of every race, gender, creed and background. USC will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship. Further information is available by contacting uschr@usc.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 position description.

Further Info:

825 Bloom Walk
ACB 439
Los Angeles, CA 90089-1483