Position as PhD Research Fellow in Electronics - "Alice Forward Calorimeter (FoCAL)" available at The Department of Physics, University of Oslo.
The fellowship is for a period of up to 4 years, with 25 % compulsory work. Starting date no later than October 1, 2011. The teaching must be conducted in one of the Scandinavian languages (preferred) or English. Only candidates with very good communication skills in English will be considered.
Job description:
The position is associated with the Norwegian ALICE project at CERN, funded by the Norwegian Research Council. The successful candidate is supposed to work within the electronics activity during the next funding period 2012-16, and in particular in the “FoCAL” project, together with other groups of the ALICE collaboration. Currently the Department of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen, and Vestfold University College, have started activities within the “FOCAL” project.
The Forward Calorimeter (FoCAL) is one of the key upgrade projects for ALICE. FoCAL will make it possible to perform the electromagnetic measurements such as pi0 and photons, jet measurements and their correlations with respect to the central rapidity region.
The current plan is to install FOCAL during the next long stop of the LHC in 2018.The design of FoCAL represents great challenges, and will require detailed simulations and an intensive R & D programme within calorimeter construction and electronics.
Requirements/qualifications:
Applicants must hold a Master’s degree or equivalent in Electronics, in the fields of analog and digital electronic design, programmable logic (VHDL/FPGA) , and preferably also ASIC design.
The purpose of the fellowship is research training leading to the successful completion of a PhD degree.
The fellowship requires admission to the research training programme at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. An approved plan for the research training, including a project outline, must be submitted no later than two months after taking up the position, and the admission must be approved within three months. For more information see:
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A good command of English is required.
Salary:
PhD Research Fellow (SKO, 1017), pay grade: 48 – 56 (NOK 383 700 - 440 500 per year)
PhD Research Fellow (SKO, 1017), pay grade: 48 – 56 (NOK 383 700 - 440 500 per year)
The application must include:
- Application letter
- CV (summarizing education, positions and academic work - scientific publications)
- Copies of educational certificates, transcript of records and letters of recommendation
- List of publications and academic work that the applicant wishes to be considered by the evaluation committee
- Names and contact details of 2-3 referees (name, relation to candidate, e-mail and telephone number)
Foreign applicants are advised to attach an explanation of their university’s grading system. Please remember that all documents should be in English or in a Scandinavian language. Original documentation may be requested.
Closing date for applications: 15 April, 2011
The University of Oslo has an agreement for all employees, aiming to secure rights to research results etc.
In accordance with the University of Oslo’s equal opportunities policy, we invite applications from all interested individuals regardless of gender or ethnicity.
- Region:
- Oslo
- Job type:
- Contract
- Working hours:
- Full-time
- Working days:
- Day
- Application deadline:
- 15 April 2011
- Location:
- Blindern, Oslo
- Reference number:
- 2011/3799
- Home page:
- http://www.fys.uio.no
- Contacts:
- Førsteamanuensis Torfinn Lindem
Telephone: +47 22856535 - professor Emeritus Toralf Bernhard Skaali
Telephone: +47 22856470
