Research Associate in Cosmology and Gravitation

1 week ago

Cambridge, United Kingdom Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy Full time

Research Associate in Cosmology and Gravitation (Fixed Term) Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Associate position in cosmology within the Stephen Hawking Centre for Theoretical Cosmology/GR group at the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics. Candidates should be qualified to undertake research in the areas of the CMB, large‑scale structure and early universe cosmology. The successful candidate will work primarily with Professors James Fergusson and Paul Shellard, as well as academic staff across the Relativity and Gravitation group. There are close links with the HEP group and the AI Infosys Lab in DAMTP, and the Kavli Institute for Cosmology. The position is expected to be available on or soon after 1 September 2026, but the start date is flexible. Applicants should have, or be about to obtain, a PhD in a relevant area of theoretical physics, and to have an established track record of original research and experience of working in collaboration. Overall responsibilities will include developing and conducting individual and collaborative research objectives, proposals and projects. Duties will include: for data reduction aspects you will be expected to have computational experience, preferably on HPC systems with knowledge of parallelisation techniques and GPU programming; you will be expected to plan your own research, with guidance if required, and to assist in the preparation of funding proposals; you must be able to communicate material of a technical nature; you may be asked to assist in the supervision of student projects and development of skills and deliver seminars relating to the research area. Further information about CTC can be found at www.ctc.cam.ac.uk and the GR Group at www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/research/gr/. Fixed‑term: The funds for this post are available for 2 years in the first instance. Informal enquiries may be made to James Parke (LE47448@maths.cam.ac.uk) or to Professor James Fergusson (jf334@cam.ac.uk) and Professor Paul Shellard (eps1@cam.ac.uk). Please quote reference LE47448 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy. Click the ‘Apply’ button below to register an account with our recruitment system (if you have not already) and apply online. The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society. We particularly welcome applications from women and/or candidates from a BME background for this vacancy as they are currently under‑represented at this level in our Department. The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK. Seniority level Internship Employment type Full‑time Job function Research, Analyst, and Information Technology Industries Research #J-18808-Ljbffr

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