Gustav Mogull

Queen Mary University of London is offering a postdoctoral research position in the Centre for Geometry, Analysis and Gravitation within the School of Mathematical Sciences. The project, “Gravitational Waves from Worldline Quantum Field Theory,” is funded by Dr Gustav Mogull’s Royal Society University Research Fellowship. The successful researcher will contribute to the continuing development of Worldline Quantum Field Theory (WQFT) and its applications to bound binary systems and gravitational waveform modelling. The work sits at the intersection of theoretical physics, quantum field theory, effective field theory and general relativity, with a focus on the classical two-body problem and gravitational-wave physics. Potential research directions include multi-loop Feynman integration, quantum scattering in the classical limit, gravitational self-force, scattering amplitudes, and mappings between bound and unbound gravitational dynamics. The postdoctoral researcher will work with Dr Gustav Mogull while also contributing to the wider research community at Queen Mary University of London. The Centre for Geometry, Analysis and Gravitation forms part of a strong mathematical sciences environment encompassing research in geometry, analysis, gravitation, probability, statistics, data science, dynamical systems, statistical physics and complex systems. The role offers opportunities to develop collaborations with academics, postdoctoral researchers and PhD students, as well as to pursue independent research alongside the project.