PhD student position in experimental particle physics

Universität Hamburg and the Cluster of Excellence "Quantum Universe" invite applications for a doctoral research associate position to pursue searches for particle Dark Matter through a combination of instrumentation development and data analysis in the IAXO experiment. The successful candidate will be involved in all relevant experimental aspects. They will learn and experience a broad range of state-of-the-art particle physics techniques and skills. The positions will be located in Hamburg, however, travel at international research facilities, e.g. CERN, is foreseen.

Doctoral research associates will become members of the Quantum Universe Research School (QURS), which provides academic and key skills training, as well as career planning support. In addition, they will receive individual budgets to facilitate the attendance of summer schools and conferences, and to support other educational measures. Additional travel money for project-specific duties will be provided by the hosting research groups. Doctoral researchers may participate in teaching at the University and in the organization of the Cluster via an early career council.

Universität Hamburg is one of the strongest research and education institutions in Germany, and is recognised as a "University of Excellence". The Institute of Experimental Physics comprises more than 250 members performing research at the leading edge of accelerator physics, collider-based particle physics, astro-particle physics, gravitational waves, photon science, and the development of novel particle detectors. It features electronics and precision mechanics workshops, as well as computing and IT support services. The institute hosts the Cluster of Excellence "Quantum Universe" which performs research to understand mass and gravity at the interface between quantum physics and cosmology. The research team includes leading scientists from mathematics, particle physics, astrophysics, and cosmology at the University of Hamburg and DESY.