Stillingstittel:
PhD Research Fellowship in Experimental Particle Physics (DARK MATTER)

Stillingsbeskrivelse:
The University of Oslo is Norway’s largest institution of research and education with 28 000 students and 7000 employees. Its broad range of academic disciplines and internationally esteemed research communities make UiO an important contributor to society.PhD Research Fellowship in Experimental Particle Physics (DARK MATTER)

Position as PhD Research fellow in Experimental Particle Physics is available at The Department of Physics.

If the successful candidate has a good knowledge of one Scandinavian language (Norwegian, Swedish, Danish), the fellowship will be for a period of 4 years, with 25 % compulsory work (teaching responsibilities at the Department of Physics). Otherwise, the fellowship will be for a period of 3 years, with no compulsory work. Starting date no later than 01.10.2016.

No one can be appointed for more than one fixed-term period at the same institution.

Job/ project description:

The position is connected to the Strategic Dark Matter Initiative (SDI), a new initiative in the search for the identity of Dark Matter, combining research in astro-, astroparticle- and particle physics, established by the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at the University of Oslo. For more information on SDI, please see:

http://www.mn.uio.no/fysikk/english/research/projects/darkmatter/

The PhD-fellowship will be based in the High Energy Physics Section at the Department of Physics, and be part of the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN through the Norwegian HEPP project. The work will focus on precision measurements of the Higgs boson, the search for invisible Higgs decays, and the statistical interpretation of results related to Dark Matter. The interpretation particularly concerns models where the Higgs field provides the link to a new sector of so-far undiscovered particles, including self-interacting dark matter. The student will work closely with theorists to develop analyses and models for future searches with ATLAS.

Requirements/qualifications:

The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences has a strategic ambition of being a leading research faculty. Candidates for these fellowships will be selected in accordance with this, and expected to be in the upper segment of their class with respect to academic credentials.

Applicants must hold a Master's degree or equivalent in particle physics, or related fields.

We are looking for highly motivated and competent candidates with a strong background in experimental and/or theoretical astrophysics, astroparticle physics or particle physics, and an interest in high energy physics and searches for Dark Matter. Prior experience with particle physics Dark Matter searches, as well as a solid background in scientific programming (C ), experience in data-analysis, use of advanced statistical tools and methods will be an advantage.

The successful candidate will interact closely with other members of SDI, CTA, ATLAS and GAMBIT, thus good collaborative abilities are also important.

Candidates without a Master's degree have until 30 June, 2016 to complete the final exam.

The purpose of the fellowship is research training leading to the successful completion of a PhD degree.

The fellowship requires admission to the PhD programme at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. The application to the PhD programme must be submitted to the department no later than two months after taking up the position. For more information see:

http://www.uio.no/english/research/phd/

http://www.mn.uio.no/english/research/doctoral-degree-and-career/phd-program

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Maksimal lønn: 0

Arbeidsgiver Navn: Universitetet i Oslo/The University of O

Arbeidsgiver adresse: 0313 OSLO

Job kort beskrivelse: University and higher education teachers

Land: Norge

Region: Oslo

Kilde til jobbtilbud: NAV, Offentlige arbeidsformidlinger, Norge

Lønn valuta: NOK

Lønn periode: Pr. år