Scholarship for a 4th year student of physics

2016.09.05 11:10 - admin
Competition opened on: 
5 Sep 2016 - 11:00
Application submission deadline: 
15 Oct 2016 - 23:45

 

Each student of the 4th year MSc course in physics/astronomy/computer sciences (preferably elementary particle physics, nuclear physics, astrophysics, application of computers in physics, or a similar specialization) is invited to join the Warsaw Neutrino Group (http://neutrino.fuw.edu.pl/) as a scholar in the Indirect Detection of Dark Matter Particles Using Water-Based Detectors of Neutrinos research project. The project team members will participate in works of an international team assigned the task to develop the KM3NeT neutrino telescope in waters of the Mediterranean Sea (http://www.km3net.org/). Some involvement in works conducted at the Super-Kamiokande neutrino detector operated in Japan (http://www-sk.icrr.u-tokyo.ac.jp/sk/index-e.html) is also planned.

The successful candidate will use Mon­te Car­lo techniques to analyse large sets of data on atmospheric neu­tri­nos and space-born muo­ns to determine background in astrophysical research with the KM3NeT detector. Participation in development of the KM3NeT neutrino telescope software and/or hardware or running the Su­per-Ka­mio­kan­de detector is not excluded.

Contact Dr. Piotr Mijakowski, Project Leader, (piotr.mijakowski@ncbj.gov.pl) to get more info on the project.

Requirements:

  • Student of 4th year of physics, astronomy, computer sciences or a similar discipline (preferably elementary particle physics, nuclear physics, astrophysics, application of computers in physics)
  • good command of written/spoken English
  • good knowledge of at least one low-level programming language (preferably C++) and the UNIX/LINUX environment
  • involvement in scientific research
  • analytical skills
  • thinking independence combined with good communication/team-work skills.

 

Additional assets:

  • familiarity with the ROOT and Geant4 software packages.

 

We offer:

  • 1,000 PNL/month scholarship

 

Documents:

  • CV with a description of scientific output/achievements and with the following formal consent to process applicant’s personal data for the recruitment process purposes: „Wyrażam zgodę na przetwarzanie moich danych osobowych dla potrzeb niezbędnych dla realizacji procesu rekrutacji (zgodnie z ustawą o ochronie danych osobowych z dnia 29.08.1997 r. Dz. U. Nr 133, Poz. 883)”.
  • Motivation letter with a description of applicant’s scientific interests
  • Transcript of student grades
  • BSc degree diploma copy (if applicable)

 

E-mail your application/motivation letter and CV before October 15, 2016 to piotr.mijakowski@ncbj.gov.pl specifying „[stypendium magisterskie]” in the mail Subject field.

Selected applicants will be interviewed. Date of the interview will be individually e-mailed to each invited applicant.

The recruitment process will be finished around October 25, 2016.

The successful candidate is expected to start his/her research in November 2016.