JWST–AGN Project

We are inviting applications for a post-doctoral position at the Centro de Astrobiología (CAB, CSIC–INTA) in Madrid, Spain. The successful candidate will join the JWST–AGN Evolution Project, working under the supervision of Dr. Michele Perna and Dr. Ismael García-Bernete.

The project focuses on investigating how supermassive black holes grow and impact their host galaxies using observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and complementary multi-wavelength data. The researcher will participate in the analysis of AGN-driven outflows, modelling of AGN emission, and interpretation of their effects on galaxy evolution across cosmic time.

Interested candidates should send their CV, a motivation letter and the email address a previous mentor willing to provide a reference. Please submit the material by July 1st, 2026, to: mperna@cab.inta-csic.es and igarcia@cab.inta-csic.es.

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ESA/ESAC workshop at ESAC (Madrid, Spain).
Organizers: Ismael García Bernete (CAB, CSIC-INTA), Álvaro Labiano Ortega (Telespazio UK for ESA), Almudena Alonso Herrero (CAB, CSIC-INTA), Macarena García Marín (ESA, STScI), Laura Hermosa Muñoz (CAB, CSIC-INTA), Travis Fischer (ESA-AURA, STScI) and Alessandro Marconi (Univ. of Florence).

Further information here.

The Physics of Galaxy Assembly: Spatially Resolved IFS Observations of High-Redshift Galaxies (GA-NIFS) survey is an ambitious project that aims to reveal the internal structure and environment of distant galaxies, as well as the properties of supermassive black holes at high redshift. It exploits observations obtained with the integral field spectroscopy (IFS) mode of the JWST/NIRSpec instrument and has been allocated over 300 hours of JWST prime observing time. GA-NIFS is one of the three major NIRSpec GTO high-redshift extragalactic surveys. Four years after the launch of JWST and the start of the GA-NIFS project, this workshop aims to discuss the scientific results obtained so far, their implications for our understanding of galaxy and black hole evolution, and to foster future collaborations across the extragalactic astronomy community.

Links to the program and the poster

We are inviting applications for a PhD position at the Centro de Astrobiología (CAB, CSIC–INTA) in Madrid, Spain. The successful candidate will join the JWST–AGN Evolution Project, working under the supervision of Dr. Michele Perna and Dr. Ismael García-Bernete.

The project focuses on investigating how supermassive black holes grow and impact their host galaxies using observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and complementary multi-wavelength data. The PhD candidate will participate in the analysis of AGN-driven outflows, modelling of AGN emission, and interpretation of their effects on galaxy evolution across cosmic time.

Applicants should hold (or expect to hold) a master’s degree in astrophysics or a closely related field. Experience with data analysis, spectroscopy, or numerical modelling is an asset. For more information or to express interest, please contact mperna@cab.inta-csic.es and igarcia@cab.inta-csic.es.