06 Postdoctoral Fellowship at University of Hamburg, Germany

Research associates will be expected primarily to teach and conduct research. The research associate will also have the opportunity to pursue further academic qualifications, in particular a doctoral dissertation. At least one-third of set working hours will be made available for the research associate’s own academic work.

All of our research and transfer projects focus on organization and management. You will analyze current challenges using scientifically rigorous methods and develop innovative design solutions. You will also have the opportunity to present your findings at international conferences and publish in international journals.

The professorship of Islamic Studies works in field of Early Islamic and Comparative Empire studies. The applicant will work within an interdisciplinary environment. The position requires an active participation and engagement in the activities of the professorship of Islamic Studies at the Asien Afrika Institute (https://www.aai.uni-hamburg.de/voror.html) and the RomanIslam Center for Comparative Empire and Transcultural Studies (www.romanislam.uni-hamburg.de), i.e. coordinating the websites, lecture series, workshops, research colloquia and further activities in the field.

The RomanIslam Center of Comparative Empire and Transcultural Studies convenes the disciplines of comparative empire and transcultural studies. The approach aims to compare transcultural acculturisation processes during the first millennium CE, or the so-called „Long Late Antiquity“, including the Early Islamic Period.

The successful applicant will concentrated on the political, economic, or cultural history of the early Islamic Empire and the period of the regional states. A successful PhD-thesis is expected in the field of administrative divisions, political structures, imperial religions versus local believes, economy, the transformation of cities, etc.

We invite applications for one position in extragalactic astrophysics at Hamburg Observatory (Universität Hamburg) within the DFG-funded Emmy Noether Research Group led by Dr. Jan-Torge Schindler.

The group studies the formation of growing supermassive black holes (SMBHs) and their subsequent evolution in the early Universe. We aim to understand the processes by which SMBHs form, how they grow to their observed masses and how they influence the evolution of their host galaxies. Furthermore, we use actively growing SMBHs – quasars – as probes of the cosmic large-scale structure and the physical evolution of the intergalactic medium. In order to address these science questions, we use wide-area photometric surveys to discover new quasars at high redshift (using Euclid, LSST, data mining, machine learning, spectroscopy), conduct follow-up observations to characterise them (with optical, near-infrared, and sub-mm observations, spectroscopic modelling) and analyse their demographics (e.g., luminosity function, mass function using statistical inference).

We are looking for a candidate with a keen interest in the formation and growth of supermassive black holes in the first two billion years of cosmic time. The prospective candidate will focus their work on the selection, discovery, and characterization of high-redshift active galactic nuclei and quasars using wide-area survey data (e.g., from the Euclid Mission, the Nancy Grace Roman Telescope, and the Vera C. Rubin Observatory). With a particular interest in building a comprehensive census of the active SMBH population, we expect the candidate to lead the development of more inclusive selection methods using modern machine learning techniques.

Research associates will be expected primarily to teach and conduct research. The research associate will also have the opportunity to pursue further academic qualifications, in particular a doctoral dissertation. At least one-third of set working hours will be made available for the research associate’s own academic work.

The successful candidate will be strongly engaged in the experimental work in our Astroparticle Physics group which is part of the Cluster of Excellence “Quantum Universe”. A new experiment to search for MHz gravitational waves is currently in the prototype stage. You will be driving the design and optimization of the RF detector that will be operated inside a 14 T solenoid to search for both transient and stochastic gravitational waves. Your main contributions will be the installation and commissioning of the first detector design, reduction of noise contributions and running a matched-template search on real-time data for a first-science data run. You are also expected to contribute to the development of the next iteration of the experimental setup, optimizing both the design and the operation of a follow-up experiment. The research associate is expected to contribute to teaching at the level of 2.5 hours per week.

Interdisciplinarily trained professional with strong expertise in informatics, molecular biology, and biomedical sciences. Possesses demonstrated skills in data science and machine learning, along with practical experience in analyzing diverse biological data sets, including omics and high-throughput sequencing data (such as NGS/Single Cell).

Proficient in utilizing biomedical databases, standard analysis workflows, and developing user-friendly bioinformatics tools. Experienced in working with Linux environments and skilled in multiple programming languages such as Python, R, and C/C++.

In addition, the candidate should have a proven track record of independently producing scientific publications. Experience in leadership and mentoring within teams, as well as a history of interdisciplinary collaboration, is also desired. Strong organizational skills, along with experience working on international scientific projects, giving presentations, and disseminating research findings, are important. Fluency in English is required, and basic knowledge of German would be a plus.