Postdoctoral Positions — Targeted Simons Research Group on Decoding the Quantum Rosetta Stone
Postdoctoral Positions: Targeted Simons Research Group on Decoding the Quantum Rosetta Stone supports postdocs linking amplitudes and integrability to solve planar maximally supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory.
Funder: Institute for Advanced Study
Due Dates: November 15, 2026 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to five funded postdoctoral positions, each lasting three years (2+1)
Summary: Supports postdoctoral research connecting amplitudes methods and integrability techniques to solve planar maximally supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory.
Key Information: Appointments require two years at Oxford, ENS Paris, UC Davis, or Brown, followed by one year at IAS.
Description
The Institute for Advanced Study’s School of Natural Sciences invites applications for postdoctoral positions funded by the Targeted Simons Research Group on Decoding the Quantum Rosetta Stone. The collaboration aims to connect modern amplitudes methods with integrability techniques, with the goal of solving planar maximally supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory.
Nima Arkani-Hamed directs the group alongside principal investigators Fernando Alday, Benjamin Basso, Lance Dixon, Jaroslav Trnka, and Anastasia Volovich. IAS serves as the collaboration’s center, with regular meetings facilitating interactions among members. The positions combine research at a participating institution with a year at IAS, whose broader research environment includes joint seminars, lunches, and informal contacts with Princeton University.
