PhD Studentship on the SBND Neutrino Experiment (2021)
Applications are invited from talented and creative students for a PhD place in Experimental Particle Physics, to join the Sussex group working on the SBND experiment under the supervision of Dr Clark Griffith. A number of experiments have shown anomalies in neutrino oscillation results, hinting at a possible additional neutrino state beyond the three present in the Standard Model. The Short Baseline Neutrino programme at Fermilab aims to settle the question of whether or not the anomalies are real or not, with a set of three large liquid argon TPC neutrino detectors: ICARUS, MicroBooNE, and t
What you get
Fully-paid tuition fees for three and a half years
A tax-free bursary for living costs for three and a half years. From October 2021/22 this is expected to be £15560 per year
A research training support grant for three and a half years of £1,250 per year.
Type of award
Postgraduate Research
Eligibility
Open to students from the UK, EU and Overseas.
If you are not a UK national, nor an EU national with settled/pre-settled status in the UK, you may need to apply for a student study visa before admission.
hold or expect to hold a UK upper second-class degree (or non-UK equivalent) in Physics or a closely-related area, or else a lower second-class degree followed by a relevant Master's degree
We also welcome applications from independently-funded students interested in our experimental programme.
Select the PhD in Physics with a September 2021 start date.
State in the Finance & Funding section that you are applying for the STFC EPP studentship no. STFC/EPP/2020/02, “SBND Neutrino”
To be considered for more than one of our STFC EPP positions, include the studentship number(s) from our other advertisements in the Finance & Funding section.
Be sure to supply all of the required documents, particularly your transcripts and the details of two referees.
Due to the high volume of applications received, you may only hear from us if your application is successful.
Contact us
Contact us:
If you have practical questions about the progress of your applications or your eligibility, contact Emma Ransley at mps-pgrsupport@sussex.ac.uk
For academic questions contact the project supervisor who is also the coordinator of STFC EPP PhD admissions, Dr. W. Clark Griffith: W.C.Griffith@sussex.ac.uk