The scientific computing group at the University Jena expects a postdoctoral opening beginning in 2012. The position will be within the Collaborative Research Center SFB/Transregio 7 Gravitational Wave Astronomy, including the gravity group at Jena Marcus Ansorg, Bernd Brügmann, Reinhard Meinel, and Gerhard Schäfer. There is the opportunity to participate in a wide range of research activities offered by the SFB/Transregio, see wwwsfb.tpi.uni-jena.de. The successful candidate will work on numerical and computational methods for solving Einstein’s field equations of general relativity in a broader sense, which may include topics like numerical discretization schemes (e.g. discontinuous Galerkin method) or parallel computing (domain decomposition methods, GPU computing), see http://cse.mathe.uni-jena.de. Applicants should email a curriculum vitae including full list of publications and a brief description of research interests. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.
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Prof. Gerhard Zumbusch for further information.
Posted on 27.11.2010.
The goal of project A5 is the development of robust and scalable methods for the numerical solution of Einstein’s equations. This includes the development and implementation of numerical methods for second order wave equations, including Finite Element and discontinuous Galerkin methods, coordinate free discretizations and methods based on discrete differential forms.
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Prof. Gerhard Zumbusch for further information.
Posted on 21.11.2011.
Also see http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/11/15/phd-position-in-relativity-at-jena/ .
Project A7 is concerned with the development of novel numerical techniques for the solution of constraint and time evolution equations in general relativity. Three aspects are central: (i) the incorporation of future null infinity, (ii) the use of pseudo-spectral methods for spatial directions, and (iii) the introduction of appropriate coordinates related to conformal mappings known from complex analysis.
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Prof. Marcus Ansorg for further information.
Posted on 24.11.2011.