Within the European Commission 6th framework project EUROTHEPHY, the Theoretical Physics (TH) Unit of the Physics Department at CERN has received funding from the European Union to finance Ph.D. students wishing to do some of their research at CERN. The first studentships will start at the beginning of 2006.
The next batch of studentships will start in the Autumn of 2006.
The possible research areas include cosmology, high-energy astrophysics, strings, quantum gravity and field theory, as well as particle physics and the theory of heavy-ion collisions.
The research topic will need to be agreed between the student, the home university supervisor and a staff member in the CERN TH Unit who has agreed to act as a local supervisor during the period at CERN. The award of the degree remains the responsibility of the applicant's university.
Eligibility
An applicant will need to be enrolled already on a university Ph.D. programme in Theoretical Physics with a supervisor who supports the application.
The student will return to his/her home university after their stay at CERN to complete their Ph.D. degree requirements.
Applicants should have completed all university graduate lecture courses and examinations, and preference will be given to students who will already have completed a year of research at the start of the contract.
Before applying, an applicant should identify a CERN TH staff member who agrees to be the local supervisor, and who is likely to be engaged in a joint programme of research.
The normal working language in the TH unit is English, and applicants should have a good knowledge of this language OR French.
There are no nationality restrictions. Nationals of countries outside the EU Member and Associated States are also entitled to apply. Preference will be given to applicants who are unlikely to find funding from other sources to work at CERN, and/or are from geographically-isolated universities.
The eligibility rules governing all Early Stage Training actions also apply:
Early stage researchers are defined as researchers in the first 4 years (full-time equivalent) of their research activity.
Researchers who have been working at CERN for more than 12 months in the 3 years prior to the appointment, are ineligible for the early stage actions.
Applications from women are particularly encouraged.
HOW TO APPLY
Applications should be made electronically by following this link and clicking on the "Apply/Postulez" button at the bottom of the page.
Please note the next deadline for applications is 16 June 2006 for studentships starting in Autumn 2006.
If you need any further information right now, please contact John Ellis via email: John.Ellis@cern.ch
http://humanresources.web.cern.ch/HumanResources/external/recruitment/Special/EST/EUROTHEPHY.asp
