Fully Funded PhD: Spin Echo & Antimatter Gravity

Swansea University; Swansea; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full tuition fees covered

Annual UKRI stipend (£21,805)

Job summary

Swansea University seeks a postgraduate student to join a Leverhulme-funded research team at Swansea University Singleton Campus. You will work on applying the spin echo principle to study gravity effects on antimatter, collaborating with multiple groups within the Surface Dynamics Laboratory.

The role requires organisation, enthusiasm, and self‑motivation, with a mix of numerical and experimental work and English language proficiency as per Swansea policy. Start January 2027.

Qualifications

• IELTS 6.0 Overall (with no component below 5.5).
• UK fee eligibility for the Open-to applicants (UK/EU).
• PhD candidature requires a 2.1 or Master’s with Merit as stated by Swansea University.

Responsibilities

• Carry out innovative postgraduate research combining numerical and experimental work.
• Investigate spin echo, magnetic guidance, and surface scattering to study gravity on antimatter.

Skills

Organised

Motivated

Multidisciplinary

Education

Undergraduate degree 2.1 or higher

Master’s degree with Merit or non-UK equivalent

Job description

Swansea University seeks a postgraduate student to join a Leverhulme-funded research team at Swansea University Singleton Campus. You will work on applying the spin echo principle to study gravity effects on antimatter, collaborating with multiple groups within the Surface Dynamics Laboratory.

The role requires organisation, enthusiasm, and self‑motivation, with a mix of numerical and experimental work and English language proficiency as per Swansea policy. Start January 2027.