Postdoctoral researcher in theoretical modeling of supernovae

Through this opening we are looking for a motivated researcher to join the stellar astrophysics group of Prof. Pablo Marchant, within the context of the ERC starting grant project Star-Grasp. Project will be carried out in close collaboration with Prof. Takashi Moriya from the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan. The Star-Grasp project aims to constrain the physics involved in the formation of gravitational wave sources through the study of intermediate evolutionary stages that can be constrained through electromagnetic observations. The candidate will be responsible for the computation of state-of-the-art models of pulsational pair-instability supernovae making use of a novel stellar evolution code being developed in Ghent University. Research will include an important component of code development, in order to produce multi-color light curves of supernovae in 1D simulations that account for the physics of the stellar core (nucleosynthesis and convection), which are critical for the modeling of pair-instability. Results of this research will be placed in context with the observed mass spectrum of black holes in gravitational wave sources, as well as the possible identification of (pulsational) pair-instability supernovae in ongoing transient surveys.

Further details and application instructions are available in the website for the position.