Postdoctoral position in non-perturbative quantum gravity, Erlangen, Germany

2026-12-01
application[AT]gravity.fau.de
Erlangen, Germany

In autumn 2027, one postdoctoral position in the field of non-perturbative quantum gravity, including mathematical foundations, quantum cosmology, quantum black holes, numerical quantum gravity, quantum information theory and phenomenology is expected to be available at the Institute for Quantum Gravity (IQG) (Chair for Theoretical Physics III) of the Friedrich Alexander Universitaet Erlangen-Nuernberg (FAU) in Germany. The position is for two years with a possibility of extension for one additional year, depending on availability of funding and performance. Salaries depend on seniority and follow the collective wage agreement for scientific employees in Germany (TV-L).

Current staff of the IQG includes professors Kristina Giesel, Hanno Sahlmann and Thomas Thiemann (Chair), Heisenberg fellow Wolfgang Wieland, postdoc Francesco Fazzini, as well as 9 PhD and 4 master and bachelor students. Former institute members and Humboldt Fellows, professors Jonathan Engle and Muxin Han (Florida Atlantic University) are affiliated with the institute. Further affiliates are professors Wojciech Kaminski (University of Warsaw) and Parampreet Singh (Louisiana State University).

The IQG is part of the Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics (ECAP) which has a strong expertise in astronomy and experimental astroparticle physics. The IQG also fosters strong links with the Department of Mathematics in Erlangen. The IQG benefits from continuous exchange with the excellence cluster “Origins” in Munich, especially with the groups working on (quantum) cosmology. Finally, the IQG is in close contact with a network of international research centres focussing on quantum gravity, such as for example the School of Physics and Astronomy, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China; the Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information in Vienna, Austria; the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; the Institute for the Structure of Matter, IEM-CSIC, in Madrid, Spain; the Institute for Theoretical Physics in Marseille, France; the Institute for Theoretical Physics in Warsaw, Poland; Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA and Westlake University and Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, Hangzhou, China.

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3. Teaching experience (if applicable).
4. List of seminars and conferences attended, detailing talks given (if applicable).
5. List of publications.

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