Quantum Gravity - Student at Regensburg U.

 

The salary is 2/3 of an TVL-E13 position, resulting in approximately 1500 EUR monthly after taxes and benefits (including health insurance and retirement funds). The positions will be funded for at least 3 years, with possible extensions. A moderate amount of teaching in accordance with the university's regulations will be required. Each position comes with an annual travel budget of 2000 EUR. Applicants should hold a MSc degree in physics or equivalent before signing the contract. 

 

The research focus of the group will be to apply loop quantum gravity techniques to the gauge / gravity correspondence with the eventual goal to better understand finite N gauge theories via quantum gravity. Individual research projects may include lattice gauge theory and will in this case be executed in collaboration with experts from Regensburg. 

 

PhD students in the Junior Research Group will have access to the activities of the Elite Graduate Programme “Physics Advanced” jointly run by the Universities of Erlangen-Nuremberg and Regensburg (workshops, summer schools, …) as well as to those of the Elite Network of Bavaria (soft-skill seminars, …). Likewise, activities of the graduate school "Particle Physics and High Performance Computing” in Regensburg will be open to them. 

 

In order to apply, please send an email to norbert.bodendorfer@lmu.de including a CV, transcripts, and a concise letter of motivation stating 

- your research interests

- your motivation to join the group    

- whatever you think is relevant. 

 

Letters of recommendation are optional and should be sent by the author to the same email address. 

 

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.