LMU-Munich Postdoctoral Positions in the Euclid Mission

Applications are invited for two postdoctoral appointments in the Chair for Cosmology and Structure Formation of the Faculty of Physics at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU-Munich).  The successful applicants will join the Euclid team at LMU, with focus on the preparation, calibration and use of the external, ground based imaging data within the Euclid mission.  One of the two new team members will focus on the integration of the Rubin and Euclid datasets as part of a collaborative effort to produce the Rubin photometry needed within the Euclid mission.  The other will work as a member of the Euclid Science Ground Segment focused on external data.  These multi-band, ground based datasets enable precise photometric redshifts for the gravitational weak lensing science and enable SED-based PSF modelling within the broad VIS imaging band.  Together, these two elements are key to producing the exquisitely calibrated shear dataset that is needed for both cosmological and legacy science studies within the Euclid collaboration. Euclid is an ESA mission (https://sci.esa.int/web/euclid) that launched in July 2023 and is now delivering excellent data for the Euclid Collaboration. The validation of the growing amount of data in preparation for Euclid science and for public data releases is part of our work. The two positions are funded through the end of 2027.  The continuation of the position beyond that time is possible, pending the availability of funding and work performance.

Members of our LMU-Munich research group at the University Observatory  are focused on multiwavelength and weak lensing studies of galaxy clusters, voids, large scale structure, galaxies and AGN using data from SPT, DES, eROSITA, MeerKAT and Euclid. Furthermore, we lead two international participant groups within Rubin, and we are active contributors to the German National Research Data Infrastructure program PUNCH4NFDI.  Therefore, the new team members will enjoy access to multiple, leading national and international collaborations.   Munich offers a rich environment for astrophysics and cosmology, with groups pursuing a wide range of topics at the LMU and also at MPA, MPE and ESO in Garching.

Candidates must have a Ph.D. in astronomy or physics and a track record in working with large datasets.  Experience within a collaborative analysis or development project and programming experience in Python or C++ is desired.  This new position is available starting 1. July 2025.  This is a research position at the German E13 salary scale, and it is open to all qualified individuals, regardless of nationality.  German language skills are not required.