Harvard University's Black Hole Initiative Announces Postdoctoral Fellowships for Interdisciplinary Research
Harvard University's Black Hole Initiative (BHI), the world's first interdisciplinary research center dedicated to the study of black holes, is inviting applications for Postdoctoral Research Fellows. These positions are affiliated with the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO). The BHI is currently located at 20 Garden Street in Cambridge, MA, and is slated to move to Zimmer Hall (formerly the Harvard Science Center) on Oxford Street. Senior members of the BHI include Harvard faculty such as Director Peter Galison (History & Philosophy of Science), Ramesh Narayan (Astronomy), Andy Strominger (Physics), and Abraham Loeb (Astronomy), as well as Yale Faculty Priyamvada Natarajan (Astronomy) and MIT Faculty Netta Engelhardt (Physics). SAO astronomers Sheperd Doeleman, founding director of the Event Horizon Telescope project, and Michael Johnson (Astrophysicist, Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) are also key members. Successful candidates will have access to computing facilities and opportunities to collaborate w...
