Studentship in High Energy Physics on the MCnet network
MCnet is an EU-funded Marie Curie Research Training Network, dedicated to
developing, validating and tuning the next generation of Monte Carlo event
generators for high energy particle physics and training future event
generator authors and the event generator user base. MCnet will create a
novel form of studentship:
We offer a joint PhD studentship at the Institute of Particle Physics
Phenomenology (IPPP), University of Durham (UK) and the University College
London (UCL), London (UK). This studentship will be a part of our Marie
Curie Research and Training Network MCnet.
Research
The goal of all research carried out in the MCnet is the accurate Monte Carlo
simulation of high energy collision events of elementary particles. Currently,
the most prominent example will be the proton-proton collisions carried out
at the forthcoming Large Hadron Collider (LHC) which is currently being
completed at CERN (Geneva). Monte Carlo event generators are central to
high-energy particle physics. They are used by almost all experimental
collaborations to plan their experiments and to analyze their data, and by
theorists to simulate the complex final states of the fundamental interactions
that may signal the presence of new physics. MCnet includes all the authors
of current general purpose event generators.
The successful applicant will carry out research in the field of matching
higher order perturbative calculations with parton shower simulations and in
the tuning of the event generators. The applicant will thus be involved in
the ongoing development of the simulation program Sherpa and of the CEDAR
project.
Appointment
The appointment will start in October 2007 at the IPPP, working on Sherpa.
There, the focus will be on the implementation of higher-order QCD corrections
into the event generator SHERPA. In the second half of the appointment, the
work will be primarily concerned with the development and coding of methods
for the tuning and validation of event generators against LEP, Tevatron and
early LHC data. This part will mainly take place at UCL.
The Studentships are subject to the usual conditions of Marie Curie fellowships.
Applications are encouraged from women, nationals of New Member States and
residents of Less Favoured Regions.
Applicants
We are seeking applicants with a strong interest in High-Energy Particle
Phenomenology. They should have excellent qualifications in theoretical physics
and a strong background in scientific computing, preferably with good working
experience in object-oriented programming. The applicants should have completed
a degree equivalent to a Diploma or Master by the time of the appointment. According
to the Marie Curie Mobility rules the applicants must not have spent 2 out of the
last 3 years in the UK. For more details, cf. the RTN Handbook.
Applications
Instructions on how to apply for a studentship at Durham can be found at
here. Electronic copies of the application form and a template form for referees can be downloaded from this link.
Further information
For further information and informal inquiries please contact Frank Krauss
(frank.krauss@durham.ac.uk) or Jon Butterworth (J.Butterworth@ucl.ac.uk).
The Universities of Durham and the University College London are commited to providing
equality of opportunity.
Last modified: SG, 14 Mar 2007