The Experimental Subatomic Physics section at the Niels Bohr Institute invites applicants for a Ph.D. fellowship in the High-Energy Heavy-Ion Group. The project is part of the research project “Initial Conditions for Quark and Gluon Matter Formation at the LHC,” which is financed by the European Research Council (ERC). The PhD project will focus on studying anisotropic flow phenomena in small collision systems, such as proton–proton (pp), proton–oxygen (p–O), and proton–lead (p–Pb) collisions at the LHC Run 3. The successful candidate will lead the development and perform flow measurements using high-precision data from the ALICE experiment, aiming to understand the emergence of collective behaviour and the possible formation of a quark-gluon plasma in these systems. This work will play a central role in testing the limits of hydrodynamic descriptions and uncovering the origins of flow-like signals in small-scale collisions.

 

The start date is (expected to be) October 1st, 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter. Please feel free to contact Dr. You Zhou, Associate Professor, for any further information.

 

The link to the job application can be found here: