PhD student (m,f,x), for 3 1/2 years, 25.8895 hours per week, TVL E 12/13

The Chair of Experimental Physics I - FFN at the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy is looking for a

PhD student (m,f,x), for 3 1/2 years, 25.8895 hours per week, TVL E 12/13

The department FFN (FAIR Forschung NRW) at the GSI in Darmstadt in cooperation with the RUB performs basic research in the field of experimental hadron physics. The experimental studies are realized at the GSI accelerator SIS18 in preparation of experiments at the future FAIR facility and also at other accelerator facilities like JLAB or CERN.
The advertised PhD-position is devoted to experimental studies of antiproton polarization which will be performed by a measurement of the elastic antiproton-proton scattering at the testbed of the CERN PS accelerator.
extent: part-time
duration: temporary beginning: as soon as possible
application deadline:
28.10.2024
Your tasks:

• Preparation of detector components
• Operation of a liquid hydrogen target
• Setup of a data acquisition system based on TRB3 boards
• Setup of the experiment at CERN and perform the measurements
• Programming of the analysis software
• Simulation studies with GEANT4

Your profile

• B. Sc or M.Sc. or equivalent degree in experimental nuclear/particle physics (to be obtained until the start of the contract)
• Knowledge in experimental particle physics
• Experience in working with particle detectors including data acquisition
• Programming skills (C++, ROOT, Python) and familiarity with Linux
• Ability to work systematically and independently, as well as in a team
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.