RESEARCH STUDENT FELLOWSHIP (Bachelor)

LIP - Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas; Portugal; Sur place; EUR 11 000 - 13 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

LIP opens a call for a Research Student Fellowship (Bachelor) to participate in the TOMAR project, developing a muon tomography telescope based on Resistive Plate Chambers (RPCs) with a streamlined readout. The fellow will join efforts to assemble, test, and validate the detector system and perform data collection and analysis.

Qualifications

• Degree in Physics or Physical Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience in research activities and data analysis is required.
• Familiarity with particle physics instrumentation and experimental methods is desirable.

Responsabilités

• Assemble, integrate, characterize and validate the muon tomography telescope.
• Participate in data-taking campaigns and develop data analysis and tomographic reconstruction tools.
• Evaluate system performance and validate the prototype under realistic operating conditions.
• Support optimization of performance for future applications.

Connaissances

Particle physics instrumentation

Data analysis software

Scientific programming tools

MATLAB

English fluency

Formation

Bachelor degree in Physics or Physical Engineering

Outils

MATLAB

Description du poste

Organisation/Company LIP - Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas Department Coimbra Research Field Physics » Applied physics Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Bachelor Positions Application Deadline 22 Oct 2026 - 17:00 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Other Type of Contract Extra Information Research Student Fellowship (Bachelor) Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 Offer Starting Date 1 Jan 2027 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Reference Number CENTRO2030-FEDER-02361800 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

LIP opens a call for selection of fellows forONEResearchStudent Fellowship for Bachelor (BIL) for participation in the projectCENTRO2030-FEDER-02361800 (Tomografia Muonica Aplicada com Câmaras de Planos Resistivos) funded by FEDER-Programa Regional do Centro 2021-2027(Centro 2030)

Work plan:

The candidates will perform the following plan:

The successful candidate will join the TOMAR project, whose objective is the development of a muon tomography telescope based on Resistive Plate Chambers (RPCs) incorporating an innovative readout architecture with a reduced number of electronic channels. The project aims to demonstrate the feasibility of a high-performance, cost-effective muon imaging instrument capable of operating in real-world environments, with potential applications in both scientific and industrial contexts.

The activities to be carried out will focus primarily on supporting the assembly, integration, characterization, and validation of the muon tomography telescope being developed within the TOMAR project. The successful candidate will participate in the operation of the detection system, the execution of experimental data‑taking campaigns, the development of data analysis and tomographic reconstruction tools, and the evaluation of system performance through the characterization of relevant parameters and the analysis of the collected data. The activities will also include the validation of the prototype under realistic operating conditions and support for the optimization of its performance for future scientific and industrial applications.

The fellowship has a duration of6 months, eventually renewable until the end of the project, with a foreseen starting date on January 1st, 2027.The fellowship may eventually be renewed, until the maximum foreseen in the project and according to the terms of the LIP regulations.

Application:

Requirements

Research Field Physics » Applied physics Education Level Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Requirements:

The candidate should demonstrate previous experience in research activities, evidenced by participation in research projects, summer internships, or equivalent initiatives. The candidate should be familiar with particle physics instrumentation and associated experimental methodologies. The candidate should also demonstrate experience in the development of data analysis software and in the use of computational tools for the processing and interpretation of experimental data.

Preference criteria:

Previous experience with Resistive Plate Chamber (RPC) detectors and with the analysis of experimental data using MATLAB will be particularly valued. Fluency in English will also be considered an asset, particularly for the reading and preparation of technical and scientific documentation, as well as for communication in international research environments.

Specific Requirements

The candidate should demonstrate previous experience in research activities, namely through participation in summer internships, research internships, or similar programmes. The candidate should have had previous exposure to instrumentation for particle physics and experimental research environments. Experience in data analysis and the processing of experimental data is required. Familiarity with scientific programming tools and data analysis techniques will be considered an asset.

Languages ENGLISH Level Good

Research Field Physics » Applied physics

Additional Information

The monthly amount of1.090,98€, is in accordance with the values stipulated in the“FCT Regulation for Research Studentships and Fellowships”:

This amount will be paid on a monthly basis through a bank transfer to the grant holder's bank account.

Eligibility criteria

The candidate must have a degree in Physics or Physical Engineering and must be enrolled in a course granting a higher academic degree (Master) or in a non‐academic degree course as mentioned in “Regulations for Research Grants of LIP”.

Applicants should fulfil the requirements to join a course granting a higher academic degree or in a non‐academic degree course, as stipulated in the “Regulations for Research Grants of LIP” (Article 6).

When contracting, it will also be necessary the candidate present a proof of enrolment in the course, granting or not, a higher academic degree.

• Certificate of enrollment (it can be delivered at the time of contracting)
• Other relevant documents for the evaluation

The members of the jury will take into consideration the CV (50%) and its relevance to project needs (50%).

If none of the candidates fulfills the appropriate profile, the scholarship will not be awarded.

Members of the Jury:

Effective

Alternates

Advertising / notification of results:

The results of the evaluation will be communicated by email; in case of disagreement, the candidates have a period of 10 working days to contest the decision, as provided for in the Code of Administrative Procedure in a preliminary hearing. At the end of this period, the arguments presented will be analysed by the jury committee, who will simultaneously communicate the final decision to all the candidates who submitted allegations. The final results of the shortlisted applicants will be communicated by e‑mail. In case of disagreement, the candidates have a period of 15 working days to contest the decision.

Additional comments

LIP actively promotes a non‑discrimination and equal access policy, wherefore no candidate can be privileged, benefited, impaired or deprived of any rights whatsoever, or be exempt of anyduties based ontheir ancestry, age,sex, sexual preference, maritalstatus, family andeconomic conditions, instruction, originor social conditions,genetic heritage, reduced work capacity, disability, chronic illness, nationality, ethnic originor race, originterritory, language, religion, political or ideological convictions and union membership.