Job opportunities

Many of the involved institutions and organisations offer positions related to the Einstein Telescope. This page contains a collection. Click on the vacancies to go to the websites of the organisations offering these positions and to find out more and apply.

The image shows the visualization of the Einstein Telescope gravitational-waves observatory underground. Visualization of the future underground Einstein Telescope. Credits: Marco Kraan, Nikhef.

Most recent vacancies

Research Associate Position in Gravitational Wave Physics at IFAE

The Institut de Física d’Altes Energies (IFAE) in Barcelona, a Severo Ochoa Centre of Excellence, invites applications for a three-year postdoctoral research fellowship in Gravitational Wave (GW) Physics within the framework of the La Caixa Junior Leader Programme in Spain. The programme is open to candidates who defended their thesis between September 23, 2019 and September 23, 2024.

Programme details: https://lacaixafoundation.org/en/postdoctoral-junior-leader-fellowships

Application deadline: 23 September 2026, 2:00 pm (Peninsular Spain time).

Interested candidates are encouraged to contact IFAE, which will act as the host institution for the fellowship application.

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Postdoctoral Researcher: Deep-Learning-Based Newtonian Noise Subtraction at the University of Liège, Belgium

The STAR Institute is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to develop and test deep-learning methods for Newtonian Noise subtraction for the Einstein Telescope.

Requirements: PhD in a relevant field and strong experience in machine learning and deep learning. Applicants must not have lived in Belgium for more than 24 months during the past three years.

Apply to maxime.fays@uliege.be with a reference number IISN-ET-2026, motivation letter, CV, publication list, research summary and two recommendation letters.

Position starts: 1 November 2026 or later

Duration: 2 years, potentially extendable

More details

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PhD and postdoctoral positions in gravitational-wave instrumentation at the University of Antwerp

The University of Antwerp is seeking applications for several postdoctoral and PhD positions in GW instrumentation, associated with the FWO ‘ET-TECH: Empowering Tomorrow’s Technological Horizons for the Einstein Telescope’ research project in Flanders. The positions involve contributions to the Virgo, Einstein Telescope, and ETpathfinder collaborations.
Application deadline: 31 July 2026
More details:

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PhD position at the Leibniz University, Hannover

Doctoral researcher for the project “Developing a modular suspension platform interferometer for the Einstein Telescope” to develop a sensor to control the motion between seismically isolated platforms for Einstein Telescope.
Application deadline: 31 July 2026
More details: https://www.uni-hannover.de/en/jobs/id/8657/
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Research Associate / Doctoral Researcher in Machine-Learning-Based Newtonian-Noise Suppression for the Einstein Telescope. Project: “FPGA-Based Building Blocks for Active Noise Mitigation”.
Application deadline: 17 August 2026
More details: https://shorturl.at/Sub21

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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Real-Time AI and FPGA-Based Newtonian-Noise Mitigation for the Einstein Telescope. Project: “FPGA-Based Building Blocks for Active Noise Mitigation”.

Application deadline: 7 August 2026

More details: https://inspirehep.net/jobs/3176460
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PhD position in AI-based Newtonian-Noise mitigation for the Einstein Telescope

Research Associate / Doctoral Researcher in Machine-Learning-Based Newtonian-Noise Suppression for the Einstein Telescope. Project: “FPGA-Based Building Blocks for Active Noise Mitigation”.
Application deadline: 7 August 2026
More details: https://inspirehep.net/jobs/3176459
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