Deadline: 2016-05-01
Region: Europe
Job description:
Strongly coupled Quantum Field Theories
Field of Interest: gr-qc, hep-lat, hep-ph, hep-th, math-ph
Job description:
Applications are invited for a PhD position in Quantum Field theory at the Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena. The position is for two years (but can be extended to three years) and is paid according to salary group TV-L 13 (50%).
The successful candidate will work on strongly coupled quantum field theories in the research group of Andreas Wipf. In the research group strongly coupled systems are investigated with semi-analytic renormalisation group methods or with numerical Monte-Carlo simulations on a space-time lattice.
Applicants should hold a Master degree in physics and they should have already shown good research abilities and potential in the field of quantum field theory. The applicant is expected to actively participate in the scientific life of the Theoretical Physics Institute and the DFG Research Training Group 'Quantum- and Gravitational Fields'. Other senior members of the Institute are Martin Ammon, Marcus Ansorg, Bernd Brügmann, Holger Gies and Reinhard Meinel working on the AdS/CFT- correspondence, strong field physics, functional renormalization group, (numerical) general relativity and relativistic astrophysics.
The Friedrich-Schiller University Jena is an equal opportunity employer, and applications from women and people from minority backgrounds are encouraged.
Please send your application with a curriculum vitae and a description of your research interests compiled in one single pdf document to wipf@tpi.uni-jena.de. Please also arrange for a letter of recommendation to be written and sent to the same email-address. Applications are invited to arrive before May1st, 2016; later applications will be considered until the position is filled.
Contact: Andreas Wipf
Email: wipf@tpi.uni-jena.de
web-page: http://www.tpi.uni-jena.de/qfphysics/homepage/wipf/
Letters of Reference should be sent to: wipf@tpi.uni-jena.de
More Information:http://www.tpi.uni-jena.de/qfphysics/homepage/wipf/index.html