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10 PhD positions at GSSI

The Physics Division of the GSSI – Gran Sasso Science Institute (L’Aquila, Italy) is opening 10 Ph.D. positions in Astroparticle Physics, starting in the Academic Year 2024/2025.
Applicants typically have undergraduate degrees in physics, astrophysics or related fields, and are drawn from among the most talented students around the world.

The GSSI is a center for advanced Studies and Research, located in the city of L’Aquila, Italy and operating in the fields of Astroparticle Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science and Social Sciences (www.gssi.it).

Astroparticle Physics at GSSI includes both experimental and theoretical projects on high energy cosmic radiations, underground rare event searches, gravitational waves, multi-messenger astrophysics and neutrino physics.
The research activities are carried on in close collaboration also with the nearby INFN Gran Sasso National Laboratory (https://www.lngs.infn.it/en).

More information on GSSI lines of research can be found here: https://www.gssi.it/research-area/physics-research.

The official language for all Ph.D. courses is English. The fellowships are awarded for a 4 years time span, with a yearly gross amount of 16.243,00 Euros.
Moreover all Ph.D. students receive free accommodation at the guest house during the first year, and for the remaining three years they are provided with a financial support of 350,00 Euros gross/month to cover accommodation.
They receive free luncheon vouchers for all 4 years.
Tuition is waived and an individual health insurance is issued to cover any accident and/or injury that may occur during the four years of Ph.D. program.
Finally, each student is granted a contribution of 1.200,00 Euros for the purchase of a laptop for studying and research purposes.
Then, travel and additional funds come from the research group that will host the student for her/his thesis project.

The applications must be submitted through the online form available at http://www.gssi.it/phd/ by May 23rd 2024 at 3 pm (Central European Summer Time).
Candidates from all countries, ethnicities and genders are strongly encouraged to apply, in the spirit of inclusivity that characterises the Institute.

Short-listed candidates will be invited for an interview, to be held either at GSSI or via remote connection.

Further information can be found at this links:
https://www.gssi.it/
https://www.gssi.it/education/studying-at-gssi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhupJeXXv8Y
https://www.gssi.it/communication/announcements/item/25220-phd-call-for-applications-2024-25-now-open

Contact: applications@gssi.it or call +39 0862 4280433.

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Postdoctoral Research Position in Particle Physics and Instrumentation - Instituto de Física de Cantabria

The Particle Physics and Instrumentation Group at the Instituto de Física de Cantabria is seeking
applications for a postdoctoral position. Our group specializes in the development of highly
sensitive instruments with exceptional background rejection capabilities for dark matter
experiments. We are currently at the forefront of research involving low-threshold, single-quanta
skipper CCDs, aimed at directly detecting dark matter. Our primary focus is on the DAMIC-M
project, which will either make the first observation of light dark matter-electron scattering or
establish world-leading limits in the sub-GeV mass range. In addition, we are actively engaged in
sensor research and development for the OSCURA experiment, set to be constructed in 2028 at
SNOLAB, with the goal of achieving lower background levels.

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Gran Sasso Hands-on 2023 - PhD autumn school on experimental astroparticle physics

The school will take place at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (LNGS) of INFN, Assergi, L'Aquila (ITALY) from September 25th to October 6th, 2023.
The school is limited to 40 participants.
Application is now open.

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Symposium on Engineering Physics - Call for Abstracts

The Doctoral Congress in Engineering (DCE23) will be held at FEUP, Porto, on the 15th and 16th of June of 2023 (https://paginas.fe.up.pt/~dce/2023/).

Let us encourage you to take the opportunity and share your ongoing work and/or results - in your respective field of engineering - with peers, professors, researchers and industry, at the Congresses’ Physics Engineering Symposium (https://paginas.fe.up.pt/~dce/2023/symposia/symposium-on-engineering-physics/), organized by the Doctoral Program PRODEF (https://fe.up.pt/prodef).

The Congress welcomes PhD students/candidates, as well as Master students and researchers as prospective candidates for a doctoral program. Professors are also welcomed to see and discuss poster and oral communications. The submission of abstracts (until March 31st) will be eligible for either poster (1 page abstract) or oral presentation (2 pages abstract/short paper). The submission topics can be checked at the event’s website.

Best oral and poster communications will have the opportunity to win an award.

Registration fees will be financially supported by PRODEF and the event will be on-site. There will be funding for trips for students from other Universities, as well as for accommodation for students from far away cities (e.g. Lisbon).

The deadline for submission is March 31st.

We all look forward to seeing you in June!

Best regards,
The Organizing Committee of the Symposium on Engineering Physics

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IMAPP/Erasmus Mundus - scholarship opportunities for bachelor students - Call Open 2023

The International Master of Advanced Methods in Particle Physics (IMAPP) is a joint degree program (120 ECTS) between the TU Dortmund University, the University of Bologna, and Clermont-Auvergne.

The program addresses students interested in Particle Physics and aims to be leading researchers in the academe or private companies. The degree aligns its program with the job market needs: it offers 36 credits in statistics and artificial intelligence, in the development of detectors and electronics and computer science.

Moreover, 36 credits are devoted to experimental techniques, 18 credits are focused on the theoretical foundations, and 30 credits are reserved for the final research thesis. By studying at three universities at the core of Europe, IMAPP offers a unique mobility experience.
For further information, please consult the following link. https://imapp.eu/

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Postdoctoral position in ATLAS LPNHE group

Job description:
Length of contract: 2 years
Starting date: as early as May 1st, 2023, or as soon as possible thereafter
Work quota: Full time (100%)
Level of education: PhD in particle physics
Experience required: Less than 2 years after graduation

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PhD position on CTA in Palermo

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DOCTORAL RESEARCH PROJECT - Quantifying ML uncertainties in searches for new physics at the LHC

Opportunity to welcome a foreign student (= not in France for 12 months over the last 3 years) to work on uncertainties induced by ML models in the context of new physics searches at the LHC

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Call for three Junior Scientists and one Technical Manager

Job description:
The Physics Division of the Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI) opens a call for 4 positions of researcher / technical manager for activities in the field of space-based research on cosmic radiations and development of related technologies.

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PhD National Programme in Space Science and Technology - SST

The University of Trento announces a public selection procedure for admission to the 38th cycle (academic year 2022/2023) of the National Doctoral Programme in “Space Science and Technology - SST”.
A call for 37 scholarships was just opened (deadline august 8).

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PhD opportunity in LUX-ZEPLIN at LIP

The student will be a member of the LZ team at LIP, and through frequent meetings will be interacting with the whole collaboration that counts with about 250 members from about 36 institutions from USA, UK, Portugal, Russia and South Korea (https://lz.lbl.gov/) . The student is also expected to participate in data taking and calibration shifts of the LZ experiment at SURF.
The work will take place mainly at LIP, Coimbra, Portugal.
The studentship is 4 years long and is funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology. The successful candidate will be enrolled in the PhD Physics Program at University of Coimbra. The grant covers the tuition fees.
The candidates should have the master’s degree in physics or related area by September 30, 2022. The grant starts on October 2022.
Interested candidates should contact Prof. Isabel Lopes (Isabel.lopes@uc.pt).

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9 PhD positions in the GSSI Astroparticle Physics programme

Call for 9 PhD positions in the GSSI Astroparticle Physics programme.
Details can be found here: https://inspirehep.net/jobs/2049869
and at the links therein (e.g. here https://applications.gssi.it/phd/ ).
The deadline for application is June 1st. We plan to complete the selections within June.
Activities will start on november first. Applicants should get their master within october.

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L’ Aquila Joint Astroparticle Colloquia 2021/2022

L’Aquila Joint Astroparticle Colloquia is a series of regular events organized together by the Gran Sasso Science Institute, the Physics and Chemistry Department of the University of L’Aquila, and the Gran Sasso National Laboratory of INFN.

The Colloquia take place every Wednesday at 2.30pm (CET) from November to June. The events are currently programmed to take place online.

The purpose of these lectures is to provide a review of the state of knowledge and investigation on selected topics with a broad and critical view of the field, and to offer a vision for the future.

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Debate: Dia Internacional das Mulheres e Raparigas na Ciência

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Post-doc positions in astroparticle physics at GSSI

GSSI opened a call for some post-doc positions in astroparticle physics.
In particular, two of them will be specifically devoted to:
- Data analysis and detector simulation for the study of high energy cosmic rays with space-based detectors.
- New technologies for the study of the cosmic radiation with space-based detectors and prototype testing.
More information at this link: https://inspirehep.net/jobs/1802675 (Deadline : July 23)
Candidates will be required to have earned their PhD within the start of the new position (presumably the end of the year).

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Astroparticle Physics: 8 PhD positions at GSSI

The GSSI - Gran Sasso Science Institute (L’Aquila, Italy) offers 8 PhD scholarships in Astroparticle Physics starting from the academic year 2020/2021.

The GSSI Astroparticle Physics division counts approximately 20 Faculty members, 15 Post-doc fellows, 40 PhD students, 25 visiting professors, and is continuously growing.
Research topics include both experimental and theoretical activities on: underground rare event searches, cosmic ray physics, gravitational waves, high energy and multimessenger astrophysics, neutrino physics.

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PhD PROGRAMME IN PHYSICS ANNOUNCEMENT OF SELECTION: 35th cycle – Academic Year 2019-2020 – Jointly run with the National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN)

The TRENTO (IT) UNIVERSITY offers 20 (+3) PhD positions for the academic year 2019/2020.
( https://www.unitn.it/en/ateneo/1940/announcement-of-selection )

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The Gran Sasso Science Institute offers 14 postdoctoral positions for research activity in Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science and Social Sciences

The Gran Sasso Science Institute offers 14 postdoctoral positions for research activity in Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science and Social Sciences as detailed below:

- n.3 post doc positions in Mathematics (1 is financed by the “GrowBot - Towards a new generation of plant-inspired growing artefacts” project)

- n. 4 post doc positions in Social Sciences (2 are financed by the Horizon 2020 DISCE Project - Developing Inclusive & Sustainable Creative Economies"

- n. 4 post doc positions in Computer Science (3 financed by PRIN Projects “IT MATTERS: Methods and Tools for Trustworthy Smart Systems”, “ALGADIMAR: Algorithms, Games, and Digital Markets” e “Designing Spatially Distributed Cyber-Physical Systems under Uncertainty (SEDUCE)")

- n. 3 post doc positions in Physics (1 is financed by the Horizon 2020 project “INITIUM – an Innovative Negative Ion Time projection chamber for Underground dark Matter searches” (CUP D16C19000160006) and 1 financed by project PRIN “Characterization of the Sos Enattos mine in Sardinia as the site for the Einstein Telescope GW observatory”)

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UIMP International School on Particle Physics and Cosmology 2019

We are pleased to announce the UIMP International School on Particle Physics and Cosmology 2019 to be held at Palacio de la Magdalena, Santander, Spain from July 1 to July 5, 2019.

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PhD and Postdoc positions at IFCA, CSIC-Univ. Cantabria

The Institute of Physics of Cantabria (IFCA, CSIC-Univ. Cantabria) , Member of Excellence Maria de Maeztu in Spain, offers PhD and postdoc contracts.
Look at the web page:
https://ifca.unican.es/en-us/training-and-employment/job-openings

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The Gran Sasso Science Institute offers 31 PhD positions for the academic year 2019/20

The GSSI (Gran Sasso Science Institute), founded in 2012 in L’Aquila (Italy) as Center for Advanced Studies of the National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN) and then established in March 2016 as a School of Advanced Studies providing post-graduate education, offers 31 PhD positions for the academic year 2019/20.

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Searching for Dark Matter with the ATLAS detector
The ATLAS Collaboration has released a combination of several searches for dark matter signatures using LHC data.

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ATLAS PhD grant awarded to a LIP and UMinho PhD student

Every year, the ATLAS Collaboration awards the ATLAS PhD grant to three PhD students. This year, among the winners is Ana Peixoto, PhD student at LIP-Minho and the University of Minho under the MAP-Fis Doctoral Program (a partnership between the universities of Minho, Porto and Aveiro). The names of the three winners were announced during ATLAS Week at a ceremony at the CERN Globe of Science and Innovation.

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The IDPASC PhD network recently welcomed as new members three institutions from Croatia, Czech Republic and Italy

In its most recent meeting, in Oviedo, Spain, the IDPASC PhD network has welcomed three new members: the University of Rijeka, the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences and the Gran Sasso Science Institute.

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Search for pair- and single-production of vector-like quarks in final states with at least one Z boson decaying into a pair of electrons or muons in pp collision data collected with the ATLAS detector at √s = 13 TeV

A search for new vector-like quarks in multilepton topologies was published today in arXiv (and submitted to Phys. Rev. D) by the ATLAS Collaboration. An important part of this analysis was done by Tiago Vale, an IDPASC student currently in his 2nd PhD year, in close collaboration with ATLAS colleagues from all over the world. Even if, unfortunately, no evidence for physics phenomena beyond the Standard Model of Particle Physics was found, very stringent limits on the production of vector-like quarks at the LHC were obtained. In some cases, these limits are the most stringent ones found so far.

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ATLAS Tilecal performance paper in arXiv

The ATLAS Tile Calorimeter (TileCal) performance results achieved during the first operation phase of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) were documented in a paper recently submitted to the European Physics Journal C and available as a preprint in https://arxiv.org/abs/1806.02129.

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OPERA presents its final results on neutrino oscillations

The OPERA experiment, located at the Gran Sasso Laboratory of the Italian National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN), was designed to conclusively prove that muon-neutrinos can convert to tau-neutrinos, through a process called neutrino oscillation, whose discovery was awarded the 2015 Nobel Physics Prize.

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