Opening Date: September 4, 2024 Closing Date: September 30, 2024 Ref: IFAE2024/30_THEORIC PHYSICS About IFAE The Institut de Física d'Altes Energies (IFAE) is a public consortium of Generalitat de Catalunya, the Autonomous Government of Catalonia, and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB, a public university) whose main goal is to carry out research and to contribute to the development of high energy physics from a theoretical, experimental and technological point of view.
About Theory Group The Theory Group at the Institut de Física d'Altes Energies (IFAE), at the UAB Campus (Barcelona), is a vibrant international group working on the physics of the Standard Model and Beyond, and Cosmology.
Current members include R. Escribano, P. Masjuan, Q. Matias, S. Peris, and A. Pineda, together with a group of postdoctoral researchers and PhD students.
What we are looking for We invite applications for a PhD Position in Theoretical Physics starting in October 2024.
What will be your role The PhD research topic will be along our strategic research lines: SM physics, formal aspects of quantum field theories, effective field theories, QCD, and flavor physics.
Offered contract Full-time contract (40 hours/week).
Temporary contract.
The contract will have a duration approximately of one year.
IFAE Professional category: "Investigador(a) predoctoral (R1)".
Salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications within the corresponding category range.
The selected candidate is expected to join IFAE as soon as possible.
Required skills and evaluation criteria Candidates must be enrolled or admitted to a doctoral program at a Spanish university for the 2024/2025 academic year, or hold a degree that allows admission to the official doctoral programme on the date the contract is formalized.
Criteria 1: Academic and / or scientific-technical trajectory of the candidate (up to 50 points): 1.1 Scientific-technical contributions (up to 45 points): The academic record and other curricular merits of the candidate.
1.2 Mobility and internationalization (up to 5 points): The relevance and impact on the candidate's research career stays in national and international centers and/or in the industrial sector.
Criteria 2: Adequacy of the candidate to the research activities to be carried out (up to 50 points).
Application and Selection Process Applications should be submitted to ****** and Prof. Pere Masjuan (******) stating the job reference (IFAE2024/30_TEORICS) as the subject of the message.
The mail should include a cover letter and an updated CV.
Candidates can also arrange to have two letters of reference by September 30.
A Selection Committee will evaluate the received applications.
If more than one candidate seems equally suitable for the position, the Selection Committee will arrange an online interview with each one of them as part of the selection process.
For further information please contact: Prof. Pere Masjuan (******) and/or Prof. Antonio Pineda (******).
IFAE is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace and social integration of people with a disability.
We welcome applications from all qualified candidates.
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