About the Project
We are pleased to offer a fully funded studentship available to UK and EU nationals for a September 2018 start.
The University of Sussex Experimental Particle Physics group plays a critically important role in a number of experiments at the frontiers of our knowledge of particle physics, including the ATLAS experiment at the CERN Large Hadron Collider, and the SNO+ neutrinoless double beta decay experiment at SNOLAB (Canada), the NOvA and DUNE neutrino oscillation experiments at Fermilab (USA) and the Neutron EDM experiment at PSI (Switzerland).
Applications are invited from talented and creative students for a PhD place in Experimental Particle Physics, to join the Sussex group working on the SNO+ experiment under the supervision of Dr Lisa Falk. SNO+ offers a rich programme of neutrino physics, which includes neutrinoless double beta decay, antineutrinos from reactors and geothermal activity, solar neutrinos and a supernova watch. It is located at SNOLAB, 2 km underground in the Creighton mine in Canada. Data-taking commenced in 2017. The successful candidate is expected to work on the analysis of antineutrinos, focusing on an oscillation measurement using nearby reactor sources. The student will also spend some fraction of their time developing software for the calibration of the experiment and for data quality assurance, as well as participating in SNO+ experimental operations. The project is likely to involve spending an extended period of time at SNOLAB.
Award amount
£14553 (2017-18) per annum tax-free bursary and waiver of UK/EU fees each year for 3.5 years. Full-time study.
Eligibility
Applicants should hold, or expect to hold, a UK first class honours degree or a good UK Masters degree (or equivalent non-UK qualifications) in a relevant subject. We also welcome applications from self-funded non-EU students interested in our experimental programme.
Procedure
Apply on-line via the University of Sussex portal, http://www.sussex.ac.uk/pgapplication. State in the Funding section of the application form that you are applying for an STFC/MPS EPP studentship (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 details of two academic referees.
Due to the large volume of applications that we receive, we regret we may only contact you if your application is successful.
Timetable
Interviews of shortlisted candidates will be held in February and March. Early application is advised. The studentship will be allocated as soon as a suitable candidate is found.
Further information
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.
The award includes an additional training grant of £1650 p.a. for short courses, books, travel, conferences etc.
The Experimental Particle Physics Group research webpages can be found here: http://www.sussex.ac.uk/epp/
Contact details
The supervisor for this project will be Dr Lisa Falk. Informal queries about the project should be sent to her at [Email Address Removed]. For academic questions please contact the coordinator of EPP PhD admissions, Dr. W. Clark Griffith: [Email Address Removed]
Enquiries about your eligibility, the progress of your application and admission to Sussex, should be sent to Rebecca Foster at [Email Address Removed]
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