Research associate for the project “Cluster of Excellence Quantum Universe” Electromagnetic Follow-up of Gravitational Wave even University of Hamburg, Department of Physics, Hamburger Sternwarte Germany

The Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences, Department of Physics,
Hamburger Sternwarte invites applications for a

Research associate for the project
“Cluster of Excellence Quantum Universe”
Electromagnetic Follow-up of Gravitational
Wave events and other transients

- Salary Level 13 TV-L -

The position in accordance with Section 28 subsection 3 of the Hamburg higher education act
(Hamburgisches Hochschulgesetz, HmbHG) commences on 1 September 2019 or later.
This is a fixed-term contract in accordance with Section 2 of the academic fixed-term labor contract act (Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz, WissZeitVG). The term is fixed for a period of 3 years.
The position calls for 26 hours per week.

Responsibilities:
Duties include academic services in the project named above. Research associates may also pursue independent research and further academic qualifications.

Specific duties:
The Cluster of Excellence “Quantum Universe” performs research to understand mass and gravity at the interface between quantum physics and cosmology. The research team includes leading scientists from mathematics, particle physics, astrophysics, and cosmology at Universität
Hamburg and DESY.

The successful PhD candidate will pursue research involving electromagnetic follow-up observations of gravitational wave events and other transients, as well as of their host galaxies. In particular, this PhD project will involve setting up and exploiting a rapid response optical follow-up
facility for photometric and spectroscopic observations of gravitational wave events, fast radio
bursts, and for long-term monitoring of their host galaxies. This project will be closely linked to
observational efforts to detect transients with the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR), as well as to
theoretical efforts to understand the physics of gravitational wave sources and fast radio bursts.
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Doctoral research associates will become members of the Quantum Universe research school
(QURS) and through this receive offers for academic training, soft skills, and career planning. In
addition, they will receive individual budgets, meant to enable them to attend summer schools,
conferences or other educational and supporting measures. Additional travel money for projectspecific duties will be made available via the hosting research groups. Doctoral research associates may actively participate in the organization of the Cluster via an early career council.

Requirements:
A university degree in a relevant field. Familiarity with the basics of astrophysics, some experience in coding and good communication skills in English will all be considered an asset.

The University aims to increase the number of women in research and teaching and explicitly
encourages women to apply. Equally qualified female applicants will receive preference in accordance with the Hamburg act on gender equality (Hamburgisches Gleichstellungsgesetz,
HmbGleiG).

Qualified disabled candidates or applicants with equivalent status receive preference in the application process.
For further information, please contact Prof. Dr. Jochen Liske (+49 40 42838-8582 or
jochen.liske@uni-hamburg.de) or consult our website at www.qu.uni-hamburg.de.

Applications should include a cover letter, a tabular curriculum vitae, copies of degree certificate(s), and two letters of recommendation. Please send applications by 30 April 2019 to:

jochen.liske@uni-hamburg.de and office@qu.uni-hamburg.de. Later applications will be considered until the position is filled.

Please do not submit original documents as we are not able to return them. Any documents
submitted will be destroyed after the application process has concluded.

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