FONDECYT postdoctoral research projects in Physics
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- U. Mayor, Santiago
- South America
- astro-ph
- gr-qc
- hep-ph
- quant-ph
- cond-mat
- PostDoc
Deadline on Apr 11, 2025
Job description:
The Centro Multidisciplinario de Física at U. Mayor is searching for candidates who may propose research projects to the Chilean National Fund for Science and Technology (FONDECYT) with the sponsorship of our faculty members.
FONDECYT Postdoctoral Grant
- Start Date: ~April 2026
- Duration: 2 or 3 year
- Funding: Salary (~2222000 CLP per month before taxes), research expenses, and relocation allowance (if applicable)
- Eligibility: PhD obtained within the last 3 years (extensions available for female applicants with children during this period)
FONDECYT is expected to open soon. Given the short time available, we urge potential candidates to contact as soon as possible the faculty member closest to their research interests, sending their CV (including PhD graduation date and a list of publications) and a brief description of their research interests.
- Application deadline: April 11, 2024
- Related links: -
- Centro Multidisciplinario de Física: https://cmf.umayor.cl/
- Fondecyt call: https://anid.cl/concursos/concurso-fondecyt-de-postdoctorado-2026/
Research Areas & Faculty Sponsors
Astrophysics, gravitation and high energy
- Dr. Ignacio Araya – Massive stars; Stellar winds; Stellar atmospheres (ignacio.araya@umayor.cl)
- Dr. Ximena Ramos – Planet Formation; Orbital Dynamics; Numerical Astrophysics; Hydrodynamics (ximena.ramos@umayor.cl)
- Dr. Laura Becerra – Relativistic Astrophysics; Compact objects: white dwarfs and neutron stars; Stellar magnetic fields; MHD simulations (laura.becerra@umayor.cl):
- Dr. Carla Henríquez – Theoretical Physics; Gravitation; Black holes; Gravity in higher dimensions (carla.henriquez@umayor.cl)
- Dr. Andrés Gomberoff – Theoretical Physics; Cosmology and Gravitation; Black holes; High Energy Physics (andres.gomberoff@umayor.cl)
- Dr. Nicolas Neill – Particle Physics Phenomenology, Physics Beyond the Standard Model (nicolas.neill@umayor.cl)
Complex systems
- Dr. Felipe Urbina – Statistical Mechanics; Cellular automata; Complex systems (felipe.urbina@umayor.cl)
Quantum Optics
- Dr. Bing He – Nonlinear Quantum Optics; Nonlinear Dynamics; Quantum Simulations; Photonic Quantum Information Processing (bing.he@umayor.cl)
- Dr. Omar Jiménez – Quantum information; Quantum communication; Quantum coherence (omar.jimenez@umayor.cl)
- Dr. Luis Martínez – Photonics; Quantum optics; Materials science (luis.martinezr@umayor.cl)
- Dr. Miguel Orszag – Quantum Optics; Quantum Information; Weak Measures; Laser Physics; Optomechanical Systems (miguel.orszag@umayor.cl)
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