FOUR PROJECT ASSISTANTS - High Energy Physics

Placement:
Department Physics or Department of Theoretical Physics, Faculty of Science

Duties: The selected Early Stage Researcher (ESR) will perform supervised research in High Energy Physics.Possible areas are experimental or phenomenological research related to physics at the energy frontier ATLAS at the CERN LHC, heavy ion collisions ALICE at the CERN LHC or PHENIX at the Brookhaven RHIC, future electron-positron colliders, grid computing, or related areas.

Qualifications: The requirement for appointment is that the applicants are enrolled in a PhD program at a recognized university and well into that activity.
Eligible students are nationals of European Union Member States, European Union Associated States, or third countries, with a majority coming from Member and/or Associated States.However, they may not have been resided or carried out their main activity in Sweden for more than 12 months in the three years prior to the appointment; short stays such as holidays are not taken into account.Holders of a Swedish citizenship are not eligible for these four positions, except if they have legally resided in a third country for at least four of the last five years prior to the appointment.

The criterion for selection is the ESR's estimated ability to perform well in supervised research.In the case of equal merits secondary criteria based on improving the gender-balance and recruitment from the less favoured regions as defined by the Community will be used.

Lund University is an equal opportunity university and encourages both men and women to apply for the position.

Your application should contain the following documents:
- Letter of application including the reference number for the position (The application should be written in English)
- Curriculum vitae
- Personal statement with motivation
- Justification showing the enrolment in the PhD program at the home university
- Statement from the supervisor at the home university
- Grades and a publication list
- Copies of certificates and copies of any other document that you wish to include in your application.