Doctoral student in Theoretical Physics - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

The Theoretical Particle Physics group has an opening for a Doctoral student in Theoretical Physics, within the research area Particle Physics Phenomenology, starting in the spring of 2021, or by agreement.

The Lund Theoretical Particle Physics group consists of eleven senior scientists, five post-doctoral fellows and nine PhD students. Christian Bierlich, 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 (LDMX).

Description of work

The successful applicant will work on topics related to physics beyond the standard model, especially the relation between Higgs physics at colliders and phase transitions in the early universe that, for example, may have generated gravitational waves, in a project led by Johan Rathsman together with Roman Pasechnik.

Supervisors will be appointed at the beginning of the studies, and integrate the student in their ongoing research. The focus may shift as new interesting research subjects turn up; particle physics is a dynamic field and results from, for example, the LHC collider or precision experiments can inspire new research projects. The student is also expected to take a number of courses in theoretical physics, see http://home.thep.lu.se/~bijnens/PhD/ and
https://www.science.lu.se/sites/science.lu.se.internal/files/syllabi_theoretical_physics.pdf and may be required to perform a modest amount of other duties, such as teaching and administration, according to the specific regulations.

Qualifications

The position is open to students of all nationalities who fulfil the basic and special eligibility demands in the study plan https://www.science.lu.se/sites/science.lu.se.internal/files/syllabi_theoretical_physics.pdf . In brief the requirements are that the student, at the time of starting the PhD studies, has completed a master degree in physics or theoretical physics, alternatively has completed a bachelor degree, plus an additional full year of advanced-level physics or theoretical physics, i.e. a total of at least four years of full-time University studies (240 ECTS credits), or has obtained equivalent qualifications in Sweden or abroad. Detailed rules can be found at https://www.science.lu.se/education/phd-studies. Fluent spoken and written English is required.

Basis of Assessment

Regulations concerning appointment as a full PhD student can be found in HF 5 Chap 1-7§§ and SFS 1998:80. Those who hold a doctoral student appointment must first be accepted for postgraduate study. To be accepted, a student must be judged to have the competence necessary to complete a PhD during the tenure of the appointment. Among candidates, a ranking will be based on grades, the quality of undergraduate theses, if any, letters of recommendation, other relevant information provided, and ultimately (phone) interviews. Previous courses and project work in particle physics is an advantage. Experience with scientific programming is also a merit.

Application procedure

The application has to be submitted electronically using the recruitment system of Lund University 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.

Applications have to include a curriculum vitae, a description of research interests and past experience, copies of degrees, diplomas and grades, and copies of any previous research-related work. The CV should contain at least date and place of birth, nationality, address, education, and language skills, but may also contain e.g. additional skills, personal interests, honours and awards, teaching experience, conference and summer school participation, and publication lists. Upon request the applicants must be able to show original documents of degrees etc.

Applications also have to include the name, position, telephone number and email address of at least two reference persons. Those people do not need to send a letter of recommendation before being contacted, but if they do the letters should be sent by email to johan.bijnens@thep.lu.se .

Type of employment

Limit of tenure, four years according to HF 5 kap 7§.