Physics Fellowship - Postdoc at Cape Town U.

The Centre of Theoretical and Mathematical Physics seeks to fill a postdoctoral fellowship for the period 15 November 2017 to 31 November 2019 in a joint appoinment with the INT Seattle.
The time is to be shared between UCT and and the INT Seattle. The value of the Fellowship for the first year, to be spent at UCT is R220 000. The second year is to be spent at the University of Washington, Seattle, covered by a postdoctoral salary of \$50-\$60k, (depending on seniority) which will be funded by the INT Seattle. The successful applicant must be available to commence with the Fellowship on 15 November 2017.
The fellowship is only available to individuals fulfilling the following academic criteria:

• a doctoral degree within the past 5 years in the area of the physics of the strong interaction;

• a research track record in the field of perturbative quantum field theory; and

• strong expertise modern multi loop techniques and renormalization.

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Conditions of award:

• This postdoctoral research fellowship is only available to individuals who have achieved a doctoral degree within the past 5 years.

• Applicants may not previously have held full-time permanent professional or academic posts.

• No benefits or allowances are included in the value of the Fellowship. The successful incumbent will be required to comply with the University's approved policies, procedures and practises for the postdoctoral sector.

All applications must include the following requirements:

• a letter of application detailing research expertise and track record;

• a CV including a list of publications/scholarly output;

• copies (or certified copies) of academic transcripts; and

• letters of reference from at least two academics who have taught, supervised or worked alongside the applicant.

Applications should be sent by email to Professor Heribert Weigert, CTMP, UCT, (heribert.weigert@uct.ac.za) before the closing date of 15 November 2017.

Selection and recruitment of the applicant will be undertaken jointly within the Centre of Theoretical Physics and the INT Seattle.

The University of Cape Town reserves the right to: disqualify ineligible, incomplete and/or inappropriate applications; and change the conditions of award or to make no awards at all.