PhD Research Fellow in Experimental Subatomic Physics
There is a vacancy for a PhD Research Fellow in Experimental subatomic physics at the Department of Physics and Technology (IFT). The position is for a fixed-term period of 3 years with the possibility of a 4th year with career-promoting work (e.g. teaching at the Department). The position is funded by the Department of Physics and Technology in support of NORCC, the Norwegian Center for CERN-related research.
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About the project/work tasks:
The group for subatomic physics participates in two experiments at CERN's LHC, ATLAS and ALICE.
In ATLAS the group is involved in searches for supersymmetry and other signatures of Dark Matter as well as studies of the CP properties of the Higgs boson. The group focuses on final states containing several tau-leptons. The analysis activity is now extended to include generic anomaly searches using Machine Learning. Furthermore, the group takes part in ATLAS upgrade, with participation in the ITk-Pixels project, with responsibilities concerning testing and delivery of pixel modules for the ITk (ATLAS Inner Tracker).
Within the ALICE group there has been a long-standing involvement within studies of ultra-peripheral collisions, where the group has developed one of the leading simulation tools (called 'STARLIGHT') and has been involved in several studies of two-photon and photonuclear interactions using ALICE data. Many of the physics analyses include studies of charmonium (a bound state of a c and anti-c quark). The group is also strongly involved in upgrade projects for ALICE.
The position will be related to either the ATLAS or the ALICE group at IFT. It is expected that the selected candidate participates actively in activities of one of these experiments. Visits or short stays at CERN will be a natural part of the work that the candidate commits to.
General information:
For further details about the position, please contact
Professor Anna Lipniacka, Anna.Lipniacka@uib.no (ATLAS)
Professor Joakim Nystrand, Joakim.Nystrand@uib.no (ALICE)