------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Lagrange Postdoctoral Fellowships

Web: http://ilp.upmc.fr/fellowships/postdoc-fellowships.php

The ILP invites applications from scientists with recent PhDs for several Fellowships beginning in 2017. Lagrange Fellows will receive a salary according to experience, and generous travel, research, and visitor funds, for 2 years (+ 1).

The Lagrange Institute further expands its visitor's program by the Lagrange Awards, enabling international leaders in the research themes of the Institute and their groups to spend extended periods of time collaborating with ILP fellows and members in Paris. In addition, the ILP hosts regular workshops and conferences.

Successful candidates will have demonstrated outstanding research creativity and have the potential to develop and lead projects in collaboration with ILP members.

Lagrange fellows will perform their research activities at the ILP's member laboratories (depending on research speciality), will be immersed in an internationally visible research environment with rich intellectual and computational resources, and opportunities for involvement in the leading astronomical observations and (astro-)particle physics experiments of the decade. Research strengths include (but are not limited to) theoretical and observational cosmology, the cosmic beginning, dark matter and dark energy research, theoretical and experimental (astro-)particle physics, and recent advances in quantum field theory and quantum gravity. If desired, Fellows may attend short courses on emerging research methods.

Members of the Lagrange Institute are involved in leading capacities in several international projects, including Planck, Herschel, Euclid, CFHTLS, TeraPix, BOSS, AUGER, CTA, VIPER, Square Kilometer Array, ATLAS at LHC and HESS.

Applications should include a research proposal, a statement of past research accomplishments, a curriculum vitae and a publication list. Candidates should also arrange for 3 letters of reference to be uploaded to the web application.

All application materials including reference letters will have to be received by the 16th of November, 2016 to guarantee full consideration.

Please note that the number of fellowships is conditional on funding. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. 3-year postdoctoral positions in extragalactic / ISM astronomy at LERMA (Paris)

The LERMA, Paris Observatory and IAP/CNRS are seeking candidates for 2 post-doctoral positions in (P1) photo-ionisation and shock modelling and (P2) hydrodynamical simulations of Cool Core Galaxy Clusters, starting at the earliest in Spring 2017.

The successful candidate will carry out research within the LYRICS project (https://vm-wordpress-lerma01.obspm.fr/lyrics/), funded by the french research agency (ANR). The goal of this project is to study the life cycle of gas in galaxies in the presence of AGN-feedback, by studying the filamentary network surrounding Brightest Cluster Galaxies (BCGs).

Applicants should have a PhD in physics or astronomy by the time of the appointment. We encourage applications from candidates with strong expertise in photo-ionisation, shock modelling (e.g. Meudon-PDR, CLOUDY, MAPPINGs) for P1 or hydrodynamical simulations of galaxies (e.g. RAMSES, Enzo, Gadget) for P2. Experience with manipulating multi-wavelength extragalactic data will also be considered.

The LERMA, Paris Observatory/IAP maintain a lively visitor program and hosts regular workshops and conferences throughout the year. The successful candidate will be immersed in an internationally visible research environment in the Paris Campus, with rich intellectual and computational resources.

The appointment is for 2+1 years with a salary including social security benefits. Funding will also be allocated for travel.

Applicants should submit a CV (max. 2 pages), a publication list, a short review of previous works (2 pages), a statement of research interests (2 pages) and 2 reference letters. Applications should be sent to philippe.salome at obspm.fr and dubois at iap.fr

For full consideration materials must be received before December 31st, 2016.

More details : Postdoc 1 : https://vm-wordpress-lerma01.obspm.fr/lyrics/open-positions/ Postdoc 2 : https://vm-wordpress-lerma01.obspm.fr/lyrics/open-position-iap/

Included Benefits: French national medical insurance, Maternity/Paternity leave, Lunch subsidies, Family supplement for children, Participation to public transport fees, Pension contributions ------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. Postdoctoral position in Cosmology at LAPP (Annecy)

The Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules (CNRS/IN2P3 - LAPP) has an immediate opening for a post-doctoral research position in cosmology in the framework of the Excellence Laboratory : ENIGMASS - http://enigmass.in2p3.fr/

The postdoc will join a cosmology team based at both Annecy (LAPP) and Grenoble (LPSC) and will work within the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope project (LSST) and the Dark Energy Science Collaboration (DESC). The successful applicant will focus their research on Weak Lensing applied to Galaxy Clusters and Cosmic Shear. Code development and optimization will be an important part of the work.

The candidate should have a strong background in cosmology, ideally with experience in weak lensing studies. Prior experience with photometric datasets and strong computational skills would also be significant assets.

The position is available immediately for a period of three years. The salary will depend on the working experience of the selected candidate.

The evaluation of the applications (a single pdf file with cover letter, CV including publications, research statement, email addresses of three people who can provide letters of recommendation) will start immediately, and will continue until the position is filled.

The application documents as well as further questions shall be directed to Dominique Boutigny, boutigny at in2p3.fr. ------------------------------------------------------------------------