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The research conducted at the Department of Physics and Astronomy encompasses a wide range of physics topics, distributed over ten divisions. The department is located in the Ångström laboratory and employs nearly 400 people, 125 of whom are doctoral students. It offers a broad physics curriculum to undergraduate and graduate students, participation in nationally and internationally leading projects for researchers, and opportunities for partnership with industry and various outreach activities. Read more at www.physics.uu.se.
The FREIA Laboratory, one of the divisions at the department, works with developing and testing equipment and instruments for particle accelerators. We are currently looking for two doctoral students for new projects at FREIA.
More information on our website www.physics.uu.se/research/freia-lab/ .
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Duties
The main duties of doctoral students are to devote themselves to their research studies, which includes participating in research projects and third cycle courses. The work duties can also include teaching and other departmental duties (no more than 20%).
In your application, you are allowed but not obliged to indicate which of the research projects you prefer.
Requirements
To be admitted as a PhD student, the candidate must have completed a master's degree in physics, engineering physics or equivalent. Very good grades from the university education is a merit.
Since the research projects are organized in international collaborations, good collaboration and communication skills are very important. Very good knowledge of English in speech and writing is also a requirement.
A structured approach, initiative, and creativity are essential skills to succeed as a PhD student. Admission is based on an evaluation of the applicant’s capacity to successfully complete the doctoral studies.
Rules governing PhD students are set out in the Higher Education Ordinance chapter 5, §§ 1-7 and in Uppsala University's rules and guidelines.
About the employment
The employment is a temporary position according to the Higher Education Ordinance chapter 5§7. Scope of employment 100 %. Starting date 1 September or as agreed. Placement: Uppsala. Uppsala University has local guidelines for salary placement.
Application
The application should include a letter describing the research interests and past experience, CV, copies of degree certificates and grades, a master thesis (or a draft thereof), and other documents that the applicant wishes to refer to. The applicant is encouraged to include contact details to reference persons and/or letters of recommendation.
For further information about the position, please contact: Maja Olvegård, (maja.olvegard@physics.uu.se) and Marek Jacewicz (marek.jacewicz@physics.uu.se).
Please submit your application by 29 April 2022, UFV-PA 2022/991.
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Type of employment | Temporary position |
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Contract type | Full time |
First day of employment | 220901 |
Salary | Fixed salary |
Number of positions | 2 |
Full-time equivalent | 100 % |
City | Uppsala |
County | Uppsala län |
Country | Sweden |
Reference number | UFV-PA 2022/991 |
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Published | 30.Mar.2022 |
Last application date | 29.Apr.2022 11:59 PM CEST |