Erin Kara

The MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research is seeking a postdoctoral associate for collaborative and independent research on time-domain studies of supermassive black holes. The successful candidate will join the group led by Professor Erin Kara and contribute to research on active galactic nuclei variability and supermassive black hole transients, including tidal disruption events, quasi-periodic eruptions, and changing-look AGN. The project emphasizes time-domain analysis across multiple wavelengths, using surveys such as Rubin/LSST and ULTRASAT, as well as follow-up spectral and timing studies in X-rays and other wavebands. The position is based in the MIT Kavli Institute, whose astrophysics community offers collaborative opportunities across a broad range of observatories and missions, including Magellan, ULTRASAT, LISA, LIGO, TESS, Chandra, and XRISM. The postdoc will have substantial freedom to propose and pursue related research directions while working both independently and with students and colleagues in the MKI community.