Senior Postdoc and Advanced Fellowship positions

Physics World; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Experimental Particle and Astroparticle Physics group at King's College London is seeking applications for senior postdoc and fellowship positions. Candidates are encouraged to submit research proposals aligned with fellowship criteria. The group values diversity and aims to support innovative research ideas.

Responsibilities

• Conduct experiments related to neutrino and dark matter research.
• Develop project ideas that complement current research.

Job description

The Experimental Particle and Astroparticle Physics (EPAP) group at King’s College London welcomes applications for senior postdoc and advanced fellowship positions. Details about how to apply are provided at the end of this advert.

Fellowship Opportunities

1. Royal Society University Research Fellowships
   https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/grants/university-research/ (call opening on 15 July 2025)
2. Ernest Rutherford Fellowships
   https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/stfc-ernest-rutherford-fellowship/
   https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/ernest-rutherford-fellowship-2024/ (2024 call, with similar timescales expected for the new call)
3. Marie Curie Individual Fellowships
   https://ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions/actions/individual-fellowships_en
   To be hosted by our group. The new call opens on May 8, 2025. There are two calls for European and Global fellowships.
4. Future Leader Fellowships Round 11
   https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/future-leaders-fellowships-round-10/ (current call). We accept inquiries about applying for the Round 11 with us.

About the EPAP Group

The Experimental Particle & Astroparticle Physics (EPAP) group is a vibrant, international research team investigating fundamental questions about matter by studying particles. Our work involves designing and conducting experiments to probe the properties of fundamental particles in innovative ways.

Members participate in experiments related to neutrino and dark matter research, including T2K, Super-Kamiokande, Hyper-Kamiokande, SNO+, IceCube, and LZ, which are either collecting data or under construction. We also plan to join experiments like XLZD and LEGEND.

More information about the group can be found at https://www.kcl.ac.uk/research/experimental-particle-astroparticle-physics and https://epap.nms.kcl.ac.uk/.

Application Process

We encourage applicants with project ideas that expand and complement our current research, including areas such as gravitational waves.

Our group values diversity and particularly welcomes applications from female and minority ethnic candidates and other underrepresented groups in physics.

Interested candidates should send a brief research proposal and CV (each no longer than 2 pages), aligned with the assessment criteria of the relevant fellowship calls, to [e-mail] by June 16.

For more details about the group, contact Prof. Francesca Di Lodovico. Please carefully review the eligibility criteria for the fellowship calls.

We aim to decide on candidates supportable by the end of June 2024.

Contact Information

• Prof. Francesca Di Lodovico: [e-mail]
• General inquiries: [e-mail] (note case sensitivity)

Additional information is available at https://epap.nms.kcl.ac.uk/.