University of Groningen PhD Student in Hadron Physics

The University of Groningen (RUG) and the Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung (GSI) have recently set up a collaboration between KVI and GSI, which program includes projects in the fields of accelerator physics, atomic physics, hadron – and nuclear-structure physics.

The hadron-structure research program will address long-standing puzzles in hadron physics such as the confinement of quarks, the existence of glueballs and hybrids, and the origin of the mass of strongly interacting systems. Those puzzles represent the intellectual challenges that the PANDA (anti-Proton Annihilation at Darmstadt) experiment of the new FAIR (Facility of Antiproton and Ion Research) facility at GSI will address (www.gsi.de/fair/).

In this context, the KVI in Groningen is searching for a PhD student in hadron physics.

The successful candidate will work on the properties of charm mesons and baryons for the experimental conditions of density and temperature expected at FAIR and, in particular, in the future PANDA experiment, under the supervision of Dr. Laura Tolos.

If you have a Master degree in a relevant field such as high-energy or nuclear physics and have the perseverance to complete a PhD thesis within four years, you are the candidate for this PhD position.

Training
You will receive a thorough training within the international research school FANTOM. You will profit from the structured and multidisciplinary training and research programme and have the opportunity to experience working in an international collaboration.

Terms of employment
The successful candidate will receive a four-year scholarschip.

Information
For further information on the research project please contact dr. Laura Tolos, email tolos@kvi.nl, phone +31-50-363 3600.

Application
Applicants should send a short outline of their knowledge and experience, accompanied by curriculum vitae, list of marks, summary of the Master’s thesis and names and email addresses of two referees.

Please send your application before April 1, 2009 to the following address:

Ms. A.M. van der Woude
Personnel Manager
KVI
Zernikelaan 25
9747 AA Groningen
The Netherlands
email pa@kvi.nl