PhD Studentships in NOvA and DUNE Neutrino Oscillations (2018)
Applications are invited from talented and creative students for a PhD place in Experimental Particle Physics at the University of Sussex on the NOvA and DUNE long-baseline neutrino oscillation experiments. The recent discovery of the last neutrino mixing angle (theta13) has opened a door to discovering the pattern of the neutrino masses and whether neutrinos violate CP symmetry: two of the very last missing pieces of the standard model of particle physics extended to include neutrino masses. Neutrinos may provide the answer to the big question of why the universe is dominated by matter and not antimatter. With the NOvA experiment you will have the opportunity to compare data taken with a beam of neutrinos to those from a beam of antineutrinos, looking for differences. The physics reach of NOvA is unique due to its long 810 km baseline combined with the high power and well understood beam of (anti)neutrinos. The DUNE experiment is the successor to NOvA and will use huge liquid argon TPC detectors. With DUNE you will have the opportunity to help design and build the experiment for the future.
We are presently offering a fully funded studentship on these experiments available to UK and EU nationals for a September 2018 start.
Funded studentships cover a tax free bursary (£14,553 per annum in 2017/18) and home/EU fees for 3.5 years. Additional financial support is provided to cover short-term and long-term travel. Interviews of shortlisted candidates will be held in February and March.
There are also funding opportunities for exeptional non-EU students to work on projects in our group through a China Scholarship Council/Sussex joint scholarship (open to Chinese nationals) and the Sussex Chancellor's International Research Scholarship (open to any nationality).
What you get
£14553 (2017-18) per annum tax-free bursary and waiver of fees each year for 3.5 years. Full-time study
Type of award
Postgraduate Research
Eligibility
You should have a physics or related degree, or be due to graduate before September 2018.
Further details on our entry requirements can be found at http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/phd/degrees/mathematical-and-physical-sciences/physics-phd
Deadline
1 March 2018 23:59How to apply
Apply through the Sussex on-line system
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/pg/applying
Please state in the Finance section of the online form that you are applying for STFC/MPS EPP studentships (UK and EU nationals), or the relevant scholarship for non-EU nationals.
Applications should include a CV, as well as transcripts of marks obtained on your degree(s) and the names and contact details of two academic referees. Please also include an overview of why you are suitable for this position and your reasons for applying.
Sponsors
This is a full-time studentship. With agreement of the supervisor the student may take on a limited amount of teaching, for which additional payment will be made.
Additional financial support is provided to cover short-term and long-term travel
The Experimental Particle Physics Group research webpages can be found here:
Contact us
For more details about the project, please contact Dr. Jeff Hartnell: J.J.Hartnell@sussex.ac.uk).
For practical questions about applications and/or eligibility for funding, please contact Rebecca Foster at: rebecca.foster@sussex.ac.uk
For academic questions please contact the coordinator of EPP PhD admissions, Dr. W. Clark Griffith: W.C.Griffith@sussex.ac.uk
Timetable
Early application is advised. The studentship will be allocated as soon as a suitable candidate is found. Interviews of shortlisted candidates will be held in February and March 2018 until the positions have been filled.
Start date at Sussex: 24th September 2018
First payment of the award bursary: 1st October 2018
Availability
At level(s):
PG (research)
Application deadline:
1 March 2018 23:59 (GMT)
the deadline has now expired