PhD student position in Fundamental Physics

Information about the research

There will be one position at the Department of Fundamental Physics with a focus on experimental subatomic physics.

The details of the departmental research activities may be found at www.chalmers.se/fp.

Major responsibilities

The subatomic physics activities within the department center on performing and preparing major experiments at e.g. GSI/FAIR in Darmstadt and CERN in Geneva, where the student can expect to spend extended periods.

Your major responsibilities as PhD student is to pursue your own doctoral studies. You are expected to develop your own scientific concepts and communicate the results of your research verbally and in writing, both in Swedish and in English. The position generally also includes teaching on Chalmers' undergraduate level or performing other duties corresponding to 20 per cent of working hours.

Position summary
Full-time temporary employment. The position is limited to a maximum of five years. The position can be started sometime during the second half of 2013 and continues for between four and five years, depending on the amount of teaching and other duties.

Qualifications

To qualify as a PhD student, you must have a master's level degree corresponding to at least 240 higher education credits in a relevant field.

The position requires a strong background and interest in physics.

A further specific requirement is an interest in experimental physics. Since there are strong e-science components in the activities, computing experience is also very valuable.

The position requires sound verbal and written communication skills in Swedish and English. If Swedish is not your native language, you should be able to teach in Swedish after two years. Chalmers offers Swedish courses.

Application procedure

The application should be marked with Ref 20130176 and written in English. The application should be sent electronically via Chalmers webpage.

Application deadline: 2013-07-31

For questions, please contact:

Associate Professor Andreas Heinz, FF, andreas.heinz@chalmers.se, +46 31-772 3430
Professor Thomas Nilsson, FF, thomas.nilsson@chalmers.se, +46 31-772 3258





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