[Users] Postdoctoral positions at the Rochester Institute of Technology

[Carlos Lousto]

Postdoctoral positions at the Rochester Institute of Technology

The Center for Computational Relativity and Gravitation (CCRG) at the
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) anticipates filling several
postdoctoral positions in the coming year. We are looking for
postdoctoral candidates in the areas of modeling of gravitational waves
sources and their electromagnetic counterparts with numerical relativity,
and
gravitational wave data analysis for LIGO and its astrophysical
interpretation.

In the area of gravitational-wave astronomy, we are particularly
interested in candidates who are  interested  in the data analysis
challenges involved in the detection of astrophysical gravitational
wave sources; in the
parameter estimation of binary compact objects, particularly binary
black holes; in tests of general relativity enabled by gravitational
wave measurements;   and in the opportunities afforded by multimessenger
astrophysics. 

In the area of computational astrophysics and astrophysical numerical
relativity we are particularly interested in candidates who are
interested in relativistic magneto-hydrodynamics (GRMHD) simulations
of accretion disks around supermassive black hole mergers, and jet
dynamics. This work will have direct impact on electromagnetic
observations of active galactic nuclei, and is part of an ongoing
long-term collaborative research effort with Julian Krolik at Johns
Hopkins University, Scott Noble at the University of Tulsa,
as well as other collaborators.

In the area of numerical relativity we are interested in a candidate
capable of working on the initial data and evolution of binary
black holes and neutron stars in the framework of the Einstein-
toolkit (ETK) and LazEv codes. We seek to develop and optimize current
RIT's group codes as well as semianalytic efforts to model hybrid
waveforms and final remnant formulae for LIGO. The ongoing effort
includes several faculty, postdocs, and graduate students, as well as
external collaborator Nakano at Kyoto University, and others.

The successful postdoctoral candidates will have the opportunity to
collaborate on a broad range of research topics in gravitational
physics. Our group is involved in several large collaborations,
including the LIGO Scientific Collaboration (LSC), The Einstein
Toolkit Consortium (http://einsteintoolkit.org), and a Petascale
computing project with NCSA.

There are many senior researchers working in a broad range of areas of
gravitational physics and astrophysics at the CCRG. This includes
Manuela Campanelli (Director), Sukanya Chakrabarti, Joshua Faber,
Carlos Lousto, Richard O'Shaughnessy, Jason Nordhaus, Yosef Zlochower,
John Whelan, and Hans-Peter Bischof (a visualization expert),
several postdoctoral
fellows and Ph.D. students (see http://ccrg.rit.edu/people for an
overview on who is or has been at CCRG).  The group also collaborates
with many faculty, postdocs and graduate students in the larger
astrophysics group (http://www.rit.edu/cos/astrophysics/), the school
of Mathematical Sciences (http://www.rit.edu/cos/sms/) and the School
of Physics and Astronomy (http://www.rit.edu/cos/physics/).

The positions are for two or three years and renewable depending on
satisfactory performance and the availability of funds. CCRG
researchers have access to several computing cluster facilities at
national computing centers such as XSEDE and BlueWaters as well as a
dedicated 1600-core cluster hosted at the Center.

More information about the CCRG is available at http://ccrg.rit.edu/
And about Rochester at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochester,_New_York

Applications should consist of a cover letter, a brief statement of
research interests, a curriculum vitae including publication list, and
at least three letters of recommendation. All materials should be sent
electronically as soon as possible to: ccrg-postdoc[AT]ccrgweb.rit.edu
For an overview of all job openings at CCRG please go to:
http://ccrg.rit.edu/spotlight/jobs.

Enquiries can be addressed to the center's Director:

Manuela Campanelli, manuela[AT]astro[dot]rit[dot]edu Center for
Computational Relativity and Gravitation, School of Mathematical
Sciences, and School of Physics and Astronomy, Rochester Institute of
Technology (RIT) 85 Lomb Memorial Drive Rochester, New York 14623 USA

Review of completed applications will begin as soon as available and
will continue until a suitable candidate is found. Starting date can
be as early as September, 2017.
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