We are seeking highly two highly motivated postdocs to join the ETCETERA project (Einstein Telescope Computing, Experimental Testbed & End-to-end Research Architecture), a large cross-border collaboration funded through the Interreg Meuse-Rhine (NL-BE-DE) programme and co-funded by the European Union.
The Einstein Telescope (ET) is Europe’s next-generation gravitational-wave observatory. Expected to detect thousands of signals per day and generate data at the petabyte scale. Transforming these massive data streams into scientific discoveries requires intelligent methods that can efficiently orchestrate complex workflows, allocate computational resources, accelerate scientific simulations, and support real-time decision-making in large-scale computing environments.
The ETCETERA consortium brings together 14 leading universities, research institutes, and technology companies from Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany. Together, they cover the entire spectrum of expertise required to build the computational ecosystem for the Einstein Telescope—from artificial intelligence, statistics, optimisation, and scientific machine learning to high-performance computing, hardware technologies, software engineering, and gravitational-wave science. This unique interdisciplinary environment offers outstanding opportunities for collaboration with internationally recognised researchers and industrial innovators.
Join the team that is developing the intelligent computing infrastructure for Europe’s next-generation gravitational-wave observatory. The positions advertised here will be located at the Data Science Institute (UHasselt), the Leuven Gravity Institute (KULeuven) and the Research Institute in Mathematics and Physics (UCLouvain).
** Research Topics**
Possible research topics include:
The exact research topic will be determined in consultation with the successful candidate(s), taking into account individual expertise and interests. Candidates will contribute to one or more research activities within the ETCETERA project and will collaborate closely with researchers in artificial intelligence, computer science, data science, gravitational-wave physics, and high-performance computing across Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany.
The positions provide a unique opportunity to conduct fundamental AI research while contributing to one of Europe’s largest scientific infrastructures. The methodologies developed within the project will not only support the Einstein Telescope, but will also find applications in data centres, digital twins, cloud computing, space technologies, electricity network management, and other large-scale AI-driven computing systems.
** Profile **
We are looking for candidates with:
A background in physics is an asset but not required.
As the project begins on October 1, the candidates must be ready to start on this date.
** What we offer**
** Contact**
For more information or to submit your application letter, please contact Prof. Dr. Olivier Thas (olivier.thas@uhasselt.be).
** Application ** You can apply to the position via https://cp3.irmp.ucl.ac.be/job/121
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