The Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy (MPIfR) is recruiting up to two postdoctoral researchers in Radio Astronomy to join the project M2FINDERS (Mapping Magnetic Fields with INterferometry Down to Event hoRizon Scales). M2FINDERS is led by Prof. Zensus as the principal investigator, with funding from the European Research Council (grant agreement No 101018682).
The project will use multifrequency polarimetric, spectral, and astrometric measurements to measure and model the strength and the three-dimensional morphology of the magnetic field in the immediate vicinity of supermassive black holes in order to probe the physical conditions on the event horizon scale. The project will comprise a dedicated in depth study of prominent nearby AGN, using multifrequency VLBI observations with the VLBA and EVN at 15, 22, and 43 GHz, the GMVA at 86 GHz, and the EHT at 230 GHz.
The successful candidates will work on reconstruction of the 3D structure of the magnetic field near supermassive black holes in these AGN.
There will also be opportunities to supervise and collaborate with PhD students and gain teaching experience in the International Max Planck Research School for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IMPRS).
Find the full job advertisement here.
Interested and qualified individuals are encouraged to apply here latest December 31, 2021.