Research Fellow in Theoretical Astrophysics at Monash University

Everyone needs a platform to launch a satisfying career. At Monash, we give you the space and support to take your career in all kinds of exciting new directions. You'll have access to quality research, infrastructure and learning facilities, opportunities to collaborate internationally, as well as the grants you'll need to publish your work. We're a university full of energetic and enthusiastic minds, driven to challenge what's expected, expand what we know, and learn from other inspiring, empowering thinkers.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Research Fellow to join our team. As the successful candidate, you will have the opportunity to work with an ARC Future Fellow and international collaborators on 3D Hydrodynamics simulations of convective-reactive events in stars. You will join the world-class Stellar group in the Monash Centre for Astrophysics and will publish papers in high-impact journals, present results at major conferences and meetings, and assist with supervision of PhD students.

Our ideal candidate will have a PhD in theoretical astrophysics and experience in using, and developing, scientific codes. You will have demonstrated proposal preparation skills, experience in supervising and working with honours or postgraduate students within the discipline, and excellent organisational skills.

This role is a full-time position; however, flexible working arrangements may be negotiated.

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Dr. Simon Campbell, Senior Research Fellow and ARC Future Fellow, School of Physics and Astronomy, +61 3 9905 8671