Research Student Fellowship (BI – Master) - Neutrinos

LIP opens a call for selection of fellows for one Research Student Fellowships (BI Master) for participation in the project Neutrinoless double beta decay search with the SNO+ experiment” Ref. PTDC/FIS-PAR/2679/2021, funded by FCT/MCTES with national funds through the State Budget (OE).

Work plan:

The work plan is integrated in the search for rare processes at the SNO+ being carried out at LIP. The successful candidate will initiate research in the framework of the SNO+ experiment at the SNOLAB. The group is actively involved in the background characterization of the detector, the measurement of the anti-neutrino interactions, the search of the neutrino less double-beta decay, the measurement of the solar neutrino fluxes and the detector calibration. The successful candidate will work on the development of a binned likelihood fit to extract the double-beta decay half-life of 130Te and the impact of non-gaussian tails in the region of interest for the neutrinoless double-beta decay. The candidate will use Monte Carlo simulations based on the current best knowledge of the scintillator optics and prepare the set of tools necessary to perform the analysis with Te-loaded SNO+ data. Furthermore, the candidate will evaluate the systematics and their impact in the sensitivity studies by using the current best knowledge of the scintillator optics and its radioactive purity.

Legislation:

A fellowship contract will be established according to the “Regulations for Research Grants of the Foundation for Science and Technology” (https://dre.pt/application/conteudo/127238533 ) and to the Status of Scientific Research Fellow (Law nº 40/2004, August 18th, and its successive amendments).

Duration:

The fellowship has a duration of 6 months, not renewable and the foreseen starting date is May 2, 2022.

Applicants should submit: a cover letter, curriculum vitae , degree certificate and other relevant documents, as a PDF file, by email to [email protected] and [email protected]