As part of several NASA and NSF collaborative projects, RIT’s Center for Computational Relativity and Gravitation (CCRG) is currently seeking to fill one or two postdoctoral research positions with highly qualified individuals interested in pursuing research in the fields of numerical relativity, theoretical and computational astrophysics, with an emphasis on general relativistic magneto-hydrodynamics simulations.
We are particularly interested in relativistic magneto-hydrodynamics simulations of accretion disks around supermassive black hole mergers, and binary neutron star coalescences from prior to merger through to the formation of disks and/or collapse of the merged remnant, the production of jets, and launching of outflows. We are also interested to perform “event-based” simulations, using parameters informed by specific LIGO/Virgo detections, and thereby permitting much closer comparison with observables, in order to interpret current and future multi-messenger observations by a wide array of current and future detectors. The group is involved in several large collaborations, including the LIGO Scientific Collaboration (LSC), The Einstein Toolkit Consortium (einsteintoolkit.org http://einsteintoolkit.org/) and a NASA Theoretical and Computational Astrophysics Network (TCAN) (compact-binaries.org http://compact-binaries.org/). CCRG researchers have access to several computing cluster facilities at national computing centers such as XSEDE and the TACC’s Frontera Supercomputer, as well as a dedicated over 3500-cores cluster and large storage pool hosted at the Center. The successful postdoctoral candidates will be Fellows of the “Frontier in Gravitational-Wave Astrophysics” (FGWA) Program hosted by CCRG (ccrg.rit.edu http://ccrg.rit.edu/) and our broader Institute of Astrophysics (aspire.rit.edu http://aspire.rit.edu/). Initially appointed for three years, the Fellows can renewable for up to five years depending on satisfactory performance and the availability of funds.
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: manuela[AT]astro[dot]rit[dot]edu with a copy to ccrg-postdoc[AT]ccrg.rit.edu http://ccrg.rit.edu/. More information about the CCRG is available at http://ccrg.rit.edu/ http://ccrg.rit.edu/. And about Rochester at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochester,_New_York http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochester,_New_York
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