Postdoctoral position in Theoretical Physics

Postdoctoral position in Theoretical Physics

Are you interested in working with Theoretical Physics, with the support of competent and friendly colleagues in an international environment? Are you looking for an employer that invests in sustainable employeeship and offers safe, favourable working conditions? We welcome you to apply for a postdoctoral position at Uppsala University.

The Department of Physics and Astronomy is located in the Ångström Laboratory and employs nearly 400 people, around 100 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 on www.physics.uu.se

The position is within the Division of Theoretical Physics, one of the ten divisions within the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Uppsala University. Our division offers a world-class environment for research in quantum field theory, gravity, string theory and related areas of mathematical physics. The division currently consists of approximately 30 researchers, of which about a third are postdoctoral researchers. The position is attached  to projects funded by the European Research Council with a focus on scattering amplitudes. More information can be found at the group’s website:

https://www.uu.se/en/department/physics-and-astronomy/research/theoretical-physics

Duties
The division plans to recruit one or more ambitious postdoctoral researchers in Theoretical Physics conducting research on scattering amplitudes in quantum field theory, gravity, string theory, gravitational waves and effective field theory as well as their interplay with number theory and algebraic geometry. The positions involve both analytical and numerical work.

Requirements
PhD degree in Physics or a foreign degree equivalent to a PhD degree in Physics. The degree needs to be obtained by the time of the decision of employment. Those who have obtained a PhD degree three years prior to the application deadline are primarily considered for the employment. The starting point of the three-year frame period is the application deadline. Due to special circumstances, the degree may have been obtained earlier. The three-year period can be extended due to circumstances such as sick leave, parental leave, duties in labour unions, etc.

Additional qualifications
We plan to recruit a conscientious person who has already demonstrated excellence and independence in research, but at the same time works well in a research group. Special weight will also be given to earlier research experience on scattering amplitudes.

About the employment
The employment is a temporary position of two years according to central collective agreement. Full time position. Starting date 1 September 2025, or as agreed. Placement: Uppsala

For further information about the position, please contact: 

Henrik Johansson, henrik.johansson@physics.uu.se

Oliver Schlotterer, oliver.schlotterer@physics.uu.se

Chia-Hsien Shen, chshen@phys.ntu.edu.tw

Please submit your application by 16 December 2024, UFV-PA 2024/3890.

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