2+2 year Postdoctoral Position: Calibrating theories of tidal dissipation in evolving high-mass close binaries from asteroseismology

We invite motivated candidates to apply for a postdoctoral position as part of the Centre of Excellence SOUL: Stellar evOlution in fUll gLory, a long-term project receiving structural funds from the Flemish government and awarded to Conny Aerts, Hugues Sana, Leen Decin, and Tom Van Doorsselaere. SOUL bridges the Institute of Astronomy (IvS) and the Centre of mathematical Plasma Astrophysics (CmPA) of KU Leuven in Belgium and aims to develop models of evolving close binaries and star-planet systems. The 4 PIs are well embedded in international consortia and collaborations, involving worldwide observatories on ground and in space, as well as high-performance computing centres.

The Institute of Astronomy (IvS) and Centre of mathematical Plasma Astrophysics (CmPA) of KU Leuven in Belgium are young and vibrant research groups of approximately 150 scientists, engineers, and administrative staff. The institutes are expertise centres in stellar and planetary physics and are active in ...