Experimental Neutrino Physics - Student at INFN, Milan Bicocca

This is an Early Stage Researcher (ESR) training position designed to contribute towards and lead to a PhD degree. The candidate will work on Experimental Neutrino Physics, within the CUORE experiment at the University of Milano-Bicocca, hired by the INFN node of the EU network “Elusives” (www.elusives.eu).

The contract will be for 22 months, with a flexible starting date between February and June 2018.

All applications must be made exclusively through http://www.elusives.eu/jobs by December 8th, 2017.

All nodes of the network, e.g., the main and the associated ones, will contribute to the training, and the research effort will focus on collaborations throughout the network. The position includes stays as follows:

• one/two months at another European main node;

• one/two months at one major world laboratory among the associated nodes;

• a short stage at one of our private sector partners.

Yearly meetings of the complete network are foreseen and will be attended by the ESR. The student will also collaborate on the outreach activities of the network.

Eligible candidates may be of any nationality, but must fulfil the mobility requirement mentioned below. The candidate:

• must demonstrate a high level of accomplishment and excellence in her/his undergraduate studies;

• must be, at the time of recruitment (contract start date) with the host organization, in the first four years (full-time equivalent) of their research careers and have not yet been awarded a doctoral degree. This four-year span is measured from the date when they had obtained the degree which would formally entitle them to embark on a doctorate, either in the country in which the degree was obtained or in the country in which the research training will be provided.

• At the time of recruitment by the host organization (contract start date), must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc) in the country of their host organization for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the reference date. Short stays such as holidays and/or compulsory national service are not taken into account.

For more information, please go to http://www.elusives.eu/jobs