The Nuclear Physics Research Group at the University of the West of Scotland (UWS) is seeking to attract a PhD candidate of outstanding ability and commitment to join its established programme of internationally excellent research.
The successful applicant will join a well-established programme of research studying octupole correlations in atomic nuclei, that is, studying atomic nuclei that are reflection asymmetric or pear shaped. Our research typically involves the creation of the nuclei of interest using nuclear reactions in the laboratory, induced by bombarding targets with energetic beams of ions from particle accelerators. We then detect the radiation emitted in order to infer the structure and properties of the reaction products. This research will be carried out at overseas particle-accelerator laboratories such as JYFL (Jyväskylä, Finland), ISOLDE-CERN (Geneva), Legnaro National Laboratory (Padova, Italy), and Argonne National Laboratory (Chicago). The successful candidate will help to set up and run the experiments and will carry out the analysis of data from one or more of the experiments. Experience of scientific computing, particularly the Linux operating system, or an aptitude for computing would be an advantage.
The University of the West of Scotland is one on the founding members of SUPA, the Scottish Universities Physics Alliance, an active research-pooling initiative in Scotland. SUPA has a Graduate School, which offers a range of PhD level lecture courses and training, as well as various networking and collaboration opportunities.
The studentship is fully funded by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). The funding will cover tuition fees and will provide a standard research-council stipend of approximately £15k per year. Applicants should have, or expect to be awarded, a first-class or upper second-class Honours degree in Physics. Applicants should have a willingness to travel, and to spend short periods (several weeks) at overseas laboratories. The studentship is open to UK citizens and EU applicants with pre-settled or settled status.
The studentship will start on 1st October 2021. The closing date for applications is 20th August 2021
The Paisley Campus of the University of the West of Scotland. Paisley is located around 10 miles south-west of Glasgow, with excellent travel links to Glasgow (~10 minutes by train to Glasgow Central station) and to the scenic regions of Scotland (e.g. ~25 minutes by car to Loch Lomond). Glasgow International Airport is also located in Paisley.
Applications should be made through the UWS online system at https://www.uws.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/admissions-application/.
We welcome informal enquiries, or questions about the research proposal. For further information, please contact Professor John F. Smith by email to [Email Address Removed] or by telephone to 0141 848 3652.
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