Postdoctoral Fellow

**Classification**: Academic Level A
**Salary package**:$82,936 - $104,099 per annum plus 17% superannuation
**Term**: Full time, Fixed-term (from 1 September 2025 to 30 August 2028)

**Working at ANU**
This is an opportunity to work with a world class University that undertakes cutting edge research and has a strong tradition in research-led teaching excellence.

We offer:

- Flexible working arrangements including hybrid arrangements working both on our beautiful, green campus and working remotely,
- Generous paid parental leave entitlements of up to 32 weeks. We are one of the leading employers in Australia for parental leave entitlements,
- Designated parent rooms, quiet spaces and childcare facilities on campus,
- Career support, training, mentoring & upskilling opportunities.

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**The Position**
We are advertising an Astrophysicist Postdoctoral Fellow position in a friendly, motivated team working in gravitational wave theory and data analysis. The Astrophysicist will conduct research in gravitational-wave astrophysics, incorporating the latest theoretical development and data analysis techniques.

This position is within the ANU Centre for Gravitational Astrophysics (CGA), a joint facility of the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics and the Research School of Physics. CGA undertakes a world-leading role for Australia in the science and technology of gravitational wave discoveries and is the ANU node of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav).

The ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav) was established in 2017 to use the historic first detections of gravitational waves to understand the extreme physics of black holes and warped space time. These discoveries will inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers to make use of this new window on the universe. OzGrav was recently awarded $35M from the Australian Research Council to renew Centre operations for another seven years, through to 2031.

OzGrav is committed to cultivating a culture of equity, diversity, and inclusivity for all members, colleagues, and partners. In addition to the employee supports that ANU offers, OzGrav has an Equity-Diversity and Inclusion action plan and centre-specific initiatives such as Carer Grant Scheme, and ongoing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion training.

**The Person**
We are looking for an early career academic with experience in gravitational wave data processing and data analysis. Expertise in any of the following fields is desirable:
Astrophysicist:

- theory (e.g., general relativity, modified theories of gravity, numerical relativity, etc.)
- gravitational-wave data analysis (e.g., parameter estimation, population analyses, etc.)

Learn more about the ground-breaking research and work class facilities of the ANU Research School of Astronomy & Astrophysics and the Centre for Gravitational Astrophysics.

**To Apply**
To be considered for this position, please upload the following documents:

- A current curriculum vitae (traditional or narrative CV), and
- No more than a two-page summary addressing your suitability against the selection criteria.

30 minute interview using behavioural interview questions

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