PhD position in CMS

Physics World; Belgique; Sur place; EUR 30 000 - 35 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A prominent research university in Belgium seeks a PhD candidate to join their Experimental Particle Physics and Gravity group. The role involves data analysis within the CMS experiment at CERN, focusing on top quark and Higgs boson studies. Applicants should hold a Master's degree in physics and submit a CV along with two letters of reference. This position offers a four-year contract beginning as soon as possible.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in physics.
• Application must include CV and two letters of reference.
• Position for four years, starting as soon as possible.

Responsabilités

• Join the EPPG group for data analysis studies of top quarks.
• Contribute to studies of physics processes involving the top quark and Higgs boson.
• Perform measurements of standard model processes and interpret results.

Formation

Master's degree in physics

Description du poste

Overview

The Experimental Particle Physics and Gravity (EPPG) group at Ghent University has an immediate opening for a PhD position to work on data analysis within the CMS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN.

The CMS team at Ghent is embedded in the EPPG, where we are involved in several international particle physics experiments. In CMS, we have a strong track record in detector instrumentation in gaseous muon detectors for the HL-LHC upgrade, as well as data analyses spanning Supersymmetry, exotic heavy neutrinos, Higgs physics, and top quark physics. In addition to CMS, members of the EPPG group are involved in gravitational waves research (LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA, Einstein Telescope, ETPathfinder), neutrino astrophysics within IceCube and Project8, and non-collider neutrino physics at SHiP.

At CMS, the group is well known for its contributions to many physics analyses of LHC data in the top quark and Higgs boson sectors.

Responsibilities

• Join the EPPG group to reinforce the experimental data analysis studies of processes involving the production of multiple top quarks with CMS Run 3 data.
• Contribute to ongoing studies of physics processes involving the top quark and the Higgs boson, depending on interests.
• Perform precise measurements of standard model processes and interpret results in various new physics models.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in physics.
• The application must include the candidate’s CV and two letters of reference.
• The position is for four years, starting as soon as possible.

How to apply

Complete applications should be sent directly to Prof. Didar Dobur (email: [e-mail]) before 15 November 2025.

Contact for questions

For further questions, please contact Didar Dobur at the above email address.

Ghent University conducts an equal opportunities policy and strives for gender balance at all levels of its academic staff. All qualified applicants will be reviewed without regard to gender, sexual orientation, race, age, religion, functional diversity, or any other circumstance.