Postdoctoral Researcher- Physics- Gravitational Waves

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Job # 076246 Job Title Postdoctoral Researcher- Physics- Gravitational Waves Location Syracuse, NY (see job description for details) Pay Range Commensurate with experience FLSA Status Exempt Hours
As determined by supervisor. Job Type Full-time Rank Post Doc Campus Syracuse, NY Unionized Position Code Not Applicable Job Description
We are soliciting applications for a postdoctoral research position as part of the Nuclear Physics of Multi-Messenger Mergers (NP3M) Focus Research Hub in Theoretical Physics, supported by the National Science Foundation.

These postdocs will be employees of either the University of Tennessee, Syracuse University, Penn State University, the University of Houston, or Indiana University but may also perform research at any one of the institutions represented by the NP3M senior investigators.
See https://np3m.org for a complete list and for more information about our collaboration.

NP3M postdocs will have the opportunity to work with multiple NP3M investigators.
Applicants are encouraged to contact Andrew Steiner and/or NP3M senior investigators or executive board members listed on https://np3m.org/people.html to discuss their proposed research program. Qualifications
PhD in Physics.
We seek applicants from the range of disciplines that are needed to understand the nuclear physics of neutron star mergers.
Applicants will gain experience across the science pursued by NP3M.
Applicants with experience in areas such as gravitational wave astronomy, multi-messenger observations of neutron stars, the physics of hot and/or dense strongly-interacting matter, the nature of exotic nuclei, r-process nucleosynthesis, and computational astrophysics are strongly encouraged to apply.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are important to the NP3M collaboration.

Job Specific Qualifications
We specifically seek applications from women and from members of groups traditionally underrepresented among scholars in higher education.
We are interested in candidates who have the communication skills and cross-cultural abilities to be effective with diverse groups of students, colleagues and community members. Responsibilities
Research in nuclear astrophysics.

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