Postdoctal Fellow, N3AS

About this position

N3AS Physics Frontier Center Fellows The NSF Physics Frontier Center

Network for Neutrinos, Nuclear Astrophysics, and Symmetries (N3AS)

intends to make two postdoctoral Fellow appointments for positions

starting in fall 2027. N3AS is a multi-institutional collaboration

linking thirteen partners: UC Berkeley, UC San Diego, U. Kentucky, Los

Alamos National Laboratory, U. Minnesota, U. of New Hampshire, North

Carolina State U., Northwestern U., Notre Dame U., Ohio U.,

Pennsylvania State U., U. Washington, and U. Wisconsin. N3AS research

focuses on theoretical issues in multi-messenger astrophysics. Topics

include dark matter, dense matter, neutrino physics, nucleosynthesis,

neutron stars and their mergers, supernovae, and associated

gravitational wave physics. N3AS interests also include fundamental

symmetries and weak interactions. N3AS provides a unique

multi-disciplinary environment for postdoctoral Fellows to address

fundamental questions in astrophysics, cosmology, nuclear physics, and

particle physics. All N3AS appointments are made through UC Berkeley.

N3AS postdocs spend their initial two years at one of the N3AS host

institutions. This year the available hosts are U. Kentucky and Los

Alamos National Laboratory. N3AS Fellows then continue for a third

year, moving to new Network institution of their choice (all sites are

available). Fellow salaries depend on experience, beginning at $78K

for new PhDs. N3AS provides a generous allowance to enable travel to

other N3AS institutions and to support collaborative research, as well

as a relocation allowance. More details on N3AS can be found at

https://n3as.berkeley.edu. Candidates should have a recent Ph.D. (on

or after August 2024) in theoretical physics or astrophysics and the

ability to work productively within a diverse and collaborative

research environment, producing and publishing original research, and

defending that research effectively in seminars and scientific

meetings. Requested application materials: Please submit a CV, a

publication list, a statement of research interest, and three letters

of reference. Materials should be submitted online at AJO. The N3AS

Fellows selection committee includes all N3AS faculty. Interested

candidates are requested to submit their applications before December

7, 2026, to ensure full consideration. For further inquiries, please

contact one of the members of the search committee, at the email

addresses below. Fellow benefits packages will be continuous over the

three-year appointments, provided through UC Berkeley. UC Berkeley is

an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified

applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to

race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, or

protected veteran status. Contacts:

• Christian Drischler (drischler@ohio.edu)
• Vincenzo Cirigliano (cirigv@uw.edu)
• Jim Lattimer (james.lattimer@stonybrook.edu)