Join the massive stars group in Tel Aviv!

I am currently hiring at all levels: MSc, PhD, postdocs!

What you gain...

Work with advanced analysis techniques of spectroscopy and interferometry
Work in big international collaborations
Use the most advanced observatories (the Very Large Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, James Webb Space Telescope…)
Exclusive access to propriety data
Work with advanced models of radiative transfer and analysis algorithms
Projects available both on either model development or observational astrophysics
Access to affordable accommodation in the vibrant city of Tel Aviv

Work on diverse projects...

Wolf Rayet

stars

Classical Wolf-Rayet (WR) stars represent the final evolutionary stages of stars at the upper mass end, and are the putative immediate progenitors of black holes. Available projects include:

The carbon-rich WR stars (WC) in the Large Magellanic Cloud with HST + VLT
The nitrogen-rich WR stars (WN) in the Large Magellanic Cloud with 4MOST/Vista
Analysis of Galactic WR binaries

The BLOeM

campaign

The "Binarity at LOw Metallicity" (BLOeM) campaign is an unprecedented spectroscopic monitoring survey of ~1000 massive stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud with ESO's Very Large Telescope. Possible projects include:

Derivation of binary fractions of various subsamples
Derivation of orbits of various subsamples
Spectral analysis of various subsamples
Black-hole hunt

Oe/Be stars

Oe/Be stars are rapidly rotating stars with disks, thought to represent binaries which have previously interacted. Possible projects include:

Interferometry of a Galactic sample of Oe/Be stars
Spectroscopy of a sample of Oe/Be stars & binaries

The Potsdam Wolf-Rayet (PoWR) code is a widely used state-of-the-art model atmosphere code designed for massive stars with expanding atmospheres.

If you are inclined to theory and programming, developing new modules in the PoWR code (e.g., time-dependent radiative transfer) is a viable option.