Astrophysics provides evidence for the existence and distribution of dark matter via gravitational effects. In addition, we can use astrophysics and cosmology data to learn about dark matter’s non-gravitational interactions, providing information about the particle nature of dark matter complementary to that obtained in experiments on Earth.

The unusual word `phenomenology’ refers to the study of various observable phenomena related to dark matter. Here, we focus on the ways theoretical descriptions of dark matter may be tested in laboratory experiments.

Two leading theoretical candidates for dark matter are WIMPs and WISPs, which stand for Weakly Interacting Massive Particles and Weakly Interacting Slim Particles.

To help encourage more women to step into leadership roles across the Education, Training and Development Sector, Women and Leadership Australias offering scholarships of up to $5,000 for three leadership development courses.

The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Postdoctoral Fellowship Program for Foreign Researchers provides opportunities for Australian postdoctoral researchers to conduct, under the guidance of their Japanese hosts, cooperative research with leading research groups in universities and other Japanese institutions.

A postdoctoral position in dark matter theory is available within the Melbourne Node of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics.