Deadline: 2018-04-11
Region: Europe
Job description:
Applications are invited for the above post to work with Dr Silke Weinfurtner and members of the Quantum Gravity Laboratory group.
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 and/or Gravitational Decoherence. 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 candidate 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.
This full-time, fixed term position is available from 1 April 2018 and must in post by 1 November 2018.This position is funded by the EPSRC project grant ‘Black Hole Superradiance in Rotating Fluids’ and will be offered fixed-term for a period of 12 months. Applications for jobshare will be accepted.
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.
More Information:www.gravitylaboratory.com