PhD Student in Theoretical Physics (D4, D5)

13 Feb 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

West University of Timisoara

Department

Physics

Research Field

Physics » Mathematical physics

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Romania

Application Deadline

17 Mar 2024 - 16:00 (Europe/Bucharest)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

40

Offer Starting Date

1 Oct 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

European Union / Next Generation EU

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

I. Project description

The present project aims to extend our understanding of the phenomenology of the rotating quark-gluon plasma (QGP) formed in relativistic heavy ion collisions by addressing the following open questions: The Phase diagram of rotating QGP (O1); Gravitational analogies of heavy-ion collisions (O2); Spin polarization (O3); Physics of Euclidean rotation (O4).

 

II. Responsabilities and tasks:

• Within this project we organise the selection process for two PhD Students, to occupy the positions numbered D4 and D5 in the Job title list.
• The positions are subordinate to the project director, Prof. Maxim N. Chernodub.
• The successful candidates will have tasks within the following activities:
  • D4:
    • A1.3 (Signatures of the inhomogeneous phase in the diphoton and dilepton spectra.)
    • A2.3 (Emission rates for diphotons and dileptons, and thermal hadronic yields)
  • D5:
    • A3.3 (Spin-vector dominance in s-quark–hyperon conversion cross-sections)

Requirements

Research Field

Physics » Mathematical physics

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

VIII. Mandatory job requirements:

• Background in Statistical Physics.
• Background in Electrodynamics.
• Background in Quantum Field Theory.

Specific Requirements

IX. Supplementary requirements:

Candidates with the following qualifications will have better chances of being selected:

• Graphical representation of data (e.g., gnuplot, python, etc.)
• Ability to use software for symbolic and numerical computations (Maple or Mathematica, etc).
• Standard Model: theory and phenomenology.

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Good

Years of Research Experience

None

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Benefits

IV. Contract duration and working conditions:

• The appointment is for the fixed term 1st October 2024 - 30th June 2026, with further extensions possible subject to funding availability.
• The work time is full time, in normal working conditions. 
• The trial period is of maximum 30 days in agreement with Romanian legislation.
• The vacation and its duration is offered according to the Work Code in Romania.

Eligibility criteria

III. Minimum eligibility requirements:

The candidates must have a Master’s degree in Physics or Applied Mathematics; or they must be enrolled in the final year of such a programme, under the condition of finalizing before the registration deadline for the doctoral programme of the Physics Faculty of the West University of Timișoara.

To take the position within this project, the candidate must necessarily enroll in the doctoral school of the Physics Faculty of the West University of Timișoara!

 

Selection process

V. The applications will be sent electronically to [email protected] , before 17th March 2024 at 16:00 Romania time, and will contain the following documents:

Request to participate in the selection (in the email with the documents);

Curriculum Vitae;

Two letters of recommendation;

List of scientific publications (should there be any).

 

VI.Competition trials:

The competition for the vacant positions consists of the following trials:

selection of applications;

written trial (120 min);

short presentation of scientific results (15 + 5 min);

interview (20 min).

Each trial is eliminatory. Candidates will be short-listed after trials a) and b).

 

VII. Date, place and time of selection contest:

All trials will take place online. The written trial will take place between 13:00 - 15:00 (Romania time), on 23rd March 2024. The short-listed candidates will be contacted before 25th March 2024 to schedule trials c) and d) during 25th-29th March 2024.

 

X. Subjects for the written trial:

• Statistical mechanics: Grand canonical ensemble. [1, Ch. 1,2]
• Electrodynamics: Radiation by moving charges [2, Ch. 14]
• Quantum field theory: Elementary processes [3, Ch. 5.1, 5.2]

[1] D. Tong, Statistical Physics, online course (damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/tong/statphys/statphys.pdf )

[2] J. D. Jackson, Classical Electrodynamics, 3rd Ed. (John Wiley & Sons, 1999).

[3] C. Itzykson, J.-B. Zuber, Quantum field theory (Dover, Mineola, 1980).

 

Additional comments

Further information can be obtained by contacting [email protected] .

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

2

Company/Institute

West University of Timișoara

Country

Romania

City

Timisoara

Postal Code

300223

Street

Bd. Vasile Parvan 4

Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

State/Province

Timis

City

Timișoara

Website

https://physics.uvt.ro/~cota/CCFT/

Street

Bd. Vasile Pârvan 4

Postal Code

300223

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED