PhD student position in experimental particle physics (LHCb)

Applications are invited for a PhD student position at the Laboratory for High Energy Physics (LPHE, lphe.epfl.ch) of the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). The successful candidate will work on the LHCb experiment where the EPFL high-energy physics group is strongly involved. LHCb is a particle physics experiment running at CERN's Large Hadron Collider and dedicated to the study of heavy flavour physics and CP violation. The position, which also involves teaching duties, becomes available on February 1, 2018, but a later start on April 1, 2018 is also possible. The PhD student will need to enroll in the Physics program of the EPFL doctoral school. After one year of successful probation, the initial contract will be extended up to a total of four years.

Applicants must hold a Master degree (or equivalent) in Physics, or expect to hold such a degree by the start of employment. They should send their CV, motivation letter and names of references via e-mail to the LPHE secretariat (erika.luthi@epfl.ch). In addition, they should arrange for two letters of reference to reach the same address. All complete applications (including letters) received before or on October 29, 2017, will be considered. More information can be obtained from Prof. O. Schneider (Olivier.Schneider@epfl.ch) and Dr M. De Cian (Michel.De.Cian@cern.ch).