Postdoctoral fellows in Theoretical Physics - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

The Theoretical Particle Physics group has an opening for up to two two-year postdoctoral fellows in Particle Physics Phenomenology, starting in the autumn of 2020, or by agreement.

The Lund Theoretical Particle Physics group consists of ten senior scientists, seven post-doctoral fellows and ten PhD students. Rikkert Frederix, Leif Lönnblad, Stefan Prestel, Malin Sjödahl, Torbjörn Sjöstrand, Korinna Zapp and Gösta Gustafson (emeritus) work on various aspects of QCD and collider phenomenology, with emphasis on event generator development and applications thereof. Johan Bijnens mainly works on hadron and flavour physics, notably with chiral perturbation theory as a tool. Johan Rathsman and Roman Pasechnik are mainly working on the phenomenology of physics beyond the Standard Model, especially Higgs physics and unified gauge theories. Further information about the group can be found on the website http://particle.thep.lu.se/

We enjoy good relations with the experimental particle physics group in Lund, which is a member of ATLAS and ALICE, and which explores the possibility of fundamental physics experiments at the upcoming European Spallation Source in Lund and in the search for Dark Matter.

Description of work

The researchers should work on topics related to simulation of heavy ion collisions within the scope of the KAW project CLASH and the ERC project collectiveQCD. These projects are led by Leif Lönnblad and Korinna Zapp, respectively, and both projects involve the development of new models for collective effects, and the implementation of these in Monte Carlo event generator programs. Special emphasis will be put on investigating observables of such effects not only in heavy ion collisions but also in smaller collision systems.

Qualifications

Postdoctoral fellow positions are research-focused appointments intended to form early stages of a science career. The applicants should hold a PhD in theoretical particle physics or a nearby field not older than 3 years at the application deadline. We are primarily looking for applicants with solid experience in the subareas listed above, but will also consider applicants from nearby fields seeking to change their research path into these subareas.

Application procedure

The application should be submitted electronically using the recruitment system of Lund University, https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/vacancies or https://www.science.lu.se/about-the-faculty/job-vacancies. On the linked page to the current position click on the "Login and apply" button and follow instructions.  Applications instead sent directly to one of the group members cannot be considered.  The application should consist of a CV, a copy of the PhD degree diploma or documents supporting that a PhD degree will be obtained by the start of the employment, a brief research plan, and a publication list. For applicants seeking to change their research path, as described above, the research plan should include a clear motivation for this path change. The names of three references should be included and they should be instructed to send letters of recommendation directly to leif.lonnblad@thep.lu.se at the latest the last application date.