Postdoctoral Scholar - Particle Physics, String Theory and Cosmology Group

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Description Postdoctoral Scholar - Particle Physics, String Theory and Cosmology Group The Particle Physics, String Theory and Cosmology Group at the University of Washington invites applications for one or more Postdoctoral Scholar positions starting in September 2026. The position is a full-time, 24-month (two-year) appointment, which may be extended to a third year upon successful performance, subject to funding and mutual agreement. The faculty members in the group are Masha Baryakhtar, Isabel Garcia-Garcia, Marilena Loverde, Natalie Paquette, Steve Sharpe, Gustavo Joaquin Turiaci, and Laurence Yaffe. Postdoctoral researchers in the group include researchers working with the above-mentioned faculty, as well as larger themes of the Dark Universe Science Center (DUSC https://sites.google.com/uw.edu/dusc/ ). The group additionally maintains strong ties to the nuclear theory group and Institute for Nuclear Theory, and to the Astronomy and Math departments, as well as to experimental groups in astrophysics, particle physics, and precision measurement. Applicants will be considered across areas of theoretical high energy physics, including astroparticle physics, cosmology, particle p...