Prof A Cerri
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About the Project
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).
Precision measurements in known sectors of the Standard Model can pinpoint discrepancies with respect to its predictions, therefore producing indications of new physics phenomena. The Flavour sector is one of the richest well-modelled precision domains where these discrepancies are still to be fully explored. Thanks to the high luminosity provided by the LHC, the ATLAS experiment can achieve unprecedented precision in some of these measurements, which range from precision determinations of particle properties (product ion mechanisms, lifetimes etc.) to the search and identification of properties of new particles: the ATLAS heavy flavour group is in fact the one responsible for the very first new particle discovered at the LHC. The Sussex ATLAS group is currently involved in the search for the very rare disintegration of B mesons into two muons, as well as the measurement of the lifetime of Bs CP eigenstates. You will take a leading role in one of the Sussex ATLAS group analysis activities, building on the experience of the existing analyses in the flavour sector and additional indirect searches for new physics. You will also participate to hardware and software based projects related to ATLAS event selection system (Trigger) operation, development as well as R&D activities for the ATLAS upgrade. Due to the centrality of CERN-based activities in this project, frequent and possibly also extended trips to CERN and collaborating institutes are envisaged.
Award amount
£14254 (2016-17) 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.
Due to funding restrictions, the studentship is open to UK and EU resident students only.
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 "EPP Studentship.”
Applications should include a CV, as well as transcripts of marks obtained on your degree(s) and the details of two academic referees.
Timetable
The studentship will be allocated as soon as a suitable candidate is found. The very latest we can accept an application is 1st September 2017, but the position is likely to be filled before this date.
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.
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 Alessandro Cerri. Informal queries about the project should be sent to him at [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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