Opportunities for Postgraduate Study in 2008
The Glasgow experimental particle physics group has a strong record of research and leadership, and consists of more than sixty academics, researchers and students.
Our major efforts are in analysing data from the CDF and Zeus experiments
which are currently running; preparing for the ATLAS and LHCb experiments
which will start taking data in 2008; developing proposed future upgrades
to the LHC experiments, the FP420 project, undertaking design studies for a future neutrino factory and for the International Linear Collider;working on novel semi-conductor detector technologies for applications in particle physics and beyond; and building e-science and grid computing facilities.
Follow this link for more information on our research activities.
Opportunities exist for postgraduate work in all of our research areas.
In particular, in 2008 we would like to offer PhD studentships in the following
topics (follow the links for more details):
- ATLAS: Thermo-mechanical design of upgrade tracker module (CASE-Plus)
- ATLAS: Search for a low mass Higgs boson
- ATLAS: Measuring and understanding hadronic interactions at the highest energies
- CDF: Search for a Higgs boson
- LHCb: Discovering New Physics through rare decays
- LHCb: Measuring Matter / Anti-matter asymmetry
- 3D Detector Development for the LHC Upgrade (CASE studentship)
- Waferscale CZT and CdTe processing for Radiation Detectors (CASE studentship)
- The Golden Measurement at a Neutrino Factory
Postgraduate training is provided within the framework of the Scottish Universities Physics Alliance (SUPA) Graduate School, and there will be opportunities to attend various summer schools and physics workshops, as well as to spend time at overseas laboratories such as CERN.
More information about postgraduate study in physics at Glasgow is provided here.
Funding
We have several STFC-funded studentships on offer for UK and EU students who have been resident in the UK for at least three years (including for full-time education; see PPARC eligibility criteria). These studentships cover tuition fees and provide a tax-free stipend of (2007) £12,300 per annum.
In addition, prestigious SUPA Prize Studentships and Glasgow University Scholarships, both of which cover fees and provide a stipend, are available to students of all nationalities.
We also welcome applications from candidates with external funding.
Applications
Please contact members of the group for further information about particular projects and register your interest by sending an email to the group's Postgraduate Tutor Chris Parkes, c.parkes@physics.gla.ac.uk , and the Head of Group, Prof. David Saxon, dean@physics.gla.ac.uk.
On-line applications for STFC-funded studentships and University Scholarships can be made through the Physical Sciences Graduate School. Applications for the SUPA Prize Studentships can be made on the SUPA website. Though, in the case of scholarship applications candidates are recommended to contact the group by email first.
The deadline for applications is 31 January 2008, but please register your interest and apply as soon as possible. Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed in February.
PhD study in the Department of Physics and Astronomy
Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.
Tel: +44 (0)141 330 4702 Fax: +44 (0)141 330 5881