Research Associate/Fellow (2 posts) - Postdoc at The University of Nottingham

 

The Quantum Gravity Laboratory group is part of the Quantum Gravity group headed by John Barrett, and includes Kirill Krasnov, Jorma Louko, Thomas Sotiriou, Alexander Schenkel and Silke Weinfurtner http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/mathematics/research/mathematical-physics/quantum-gravity.aspx.  

 

The successful applicants will have strong knowledge of Classical and Quantum Field Theory in curved spacetimes and/or Analogue Gravity Systems. However, due to the interdisciplinary nature of the project objectives, a background in Ultra-cold atoms, Fluid Dynamics, Quantum Information, and AdS/CFT correspondence applied to condensed matter field theories will be considered.

 

Candidates must hold or be near completion of a PhD, or equivalent, in a relevant branch of theoretical/experimental physics.  Candidates should be confident, organised, have good communication skills and enjoy working as part of a team as well as independently.  The successful candidates will be expected to contribute to the publication of scientific papers, and to their dissemination at relevant workshops and conferences.  They should have evidence that the quality and quantity of their previous research outputs is commensurate with their level of experience.

 

In recognition of its commitment to promoting women in science, The University of Nottingham is one of a small number of universities to hold a Silver Athena SWAN Award.

 

These two full-time positions are available from 1 April 2017 or as soon as possible thereafter

 

 

This position is funded by the EPSRC project grant ‘Black Hole Superradiance in Rotating Fluids’ and will be offered on a fixed-term contract for a period of 24 months.

 

 

This position is funded by Dr Weinfurtner’s University of Nottingham Research Fellowship and will be offered on a fixed-term contract for a period of 12 months.

 

For information about the School of Mathematical Sciences, which has strong and active research groups see: 

 

http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/mathematics/index.aspx. 

 

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Dr Silke Weinfurtner, tel: +44(0)115 9567903 email: silke.weinfurtner@nottingham.ac.uk. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

 

The University of Nottingham is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

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