PhD Studentship: On the SBND Neutrino Experiment

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Purposes are invited from gifted and artistic college students for a PhD place in Experimental Particle Physics, to affix the Sussex group engaged on the SBND experiment beneath the supervision of Dr Clark Griffith. Quite a lot of experiments have proven anomalies in neutrino oscillation outcomes, hinting at a doable further neutrino state past the three current within the Normal Mannequin. The Brief Baseline Neutrino (SBN) programme at Fermilab goals to settle the query of whether or not or not the anomalies are actual or not, with a set of three giant liquid argon TPC neutrino detectors: ICARUS, MicroBooNE, and the Brief Baseline Close to Detector (SBND). SBND will start commissioning in 2024, and this mission will initially concentrate on tuning and optimisation of the detector with commissioning information, with the chance to spend a big period of time positioned at Fermilab throughout this important and thrilling stage of the SBN programme. The mission may additionally contain an evaluation looking for proof of darkish neutrino alerts in SBND information, a doable Past the Normal Mannequin (BSM) rationalization for brief baseline anomalies seen within the MiniBooNE experiment.

House and Abroad college students are eligible to use.

UK college students are eligible for dwelling tuition charges, as are EU college students with settled or pre-settled standing beneath the EU Settlement Scheme . Excellent college students not eligible for dwelling charges could also be thought-about for a partial tuition price waiver above that stage.

Funding is on the market for a September 2024 begin which features a tax-free bursary (£18,662 every year in 2023/24) and absolutely paid (on the House scholar stage) tuition charges for 3.5 years. Extra monetary assist is offered to cowl short-term and long-term journey. Interviews of shortlisted candidates will likely be held in February and March initially and can proceed till positions are crammed. Purposes from self-funded college students interested by obtainable initiatives are additionally welcome at any time of the 12 months.

Purposes shut at 23:45 on fifth April 2024.

For extra particulars in regards to the mission, please contact Dr Clark Griffith: [email protected] .

For sensible questions on purposes and/or eligibility for funding, please contact [email protected]

For educational questions please contact the coordinator of EPP PhD admissions, Dr Elisabeth Falk: [email protected]

Purposes: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/examine/phd/apply

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