For our location in Hamburg we are seeking:
Limited: 3 years | Starting date: earliest possible | ID: FHDO020/2024 | Deadline: October 31, 2024 | Full-time/Part-time | Remote work possible
DESY, with more than 3000 employees at its two locations in Hamburg and Zeuthen, is one of the world's leading research centres. Its research focuses on decoding the structure and function of matter, from the smallest particles of the universe to the building blocks of life. In this way, DESY contributes to solving the major questions and urgent challenges facing science, society and industry. With its ultramodern research infrastructure, its interdisciplinary research platforms and its international networks, DESY offers a highly attractive working environment in the fields of science, technology and administration as well as for the education of highly qualified young scientists.
The CMS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is a global collaboration involving over 250 international research groups. As one of the largest groups in the collaboration, the DESY CMS group is currently seeking to hire an additional PhD student to strengthen the team. The group is active in data analysis focusing on QCD and heavy flavour production, top, jet, W/Z and Higgs production, as weil as multiple searches for new physics. In addition, the group is involved in the construction of the Tracker and Calorimeter for the phase 2 upgrade, in luminosity measurements, as weil as in various performance optimisation and calibration activities, and in shifts for the detector operation. The PhD position is based at DESY Hamburg, in combination with an affiliation to a University, e.g. the University of Hamburg.
- Analysis of CMS Run 2 and ongoing Run 3 data with focus on charm and beauty production and fragmentation
- This involves both contributions to the completion of a forthcoming CMS publication, as weil as generating further new breakthrough measurements for a better understanding of charm and beauty fragmentation nonuniversality, and the related differential and total cross sections
- Optionally, contributions to charm and beauty fragmentation phenomenology studies in collaboration with the DESY and Hamburg University theory groups, for the understanding and interpretation of these measurements, including aspects relevant for future determinations of the charm/beauty Higgs Yukawa couplings
- Service task: Contributions to the tracker alignment group and the tracking performance group
- Contributions to data taking and production (shifts)
- Participation in schools and presentations at international workshops and conferences
Look forward to a unique working environment on our international research campus. Respectful cooperation and the well-being of our DESY employees are particularly important to us. Gender equality is an important aspect for us. To support work life balance we offer flexible working hours, variable part-time, job-sharing models and participation in mobile work (up to 50%). You will benefit from our family-friendly and collegial atmosphere, our established health management and occupational pension provision. As a public funded employer, we offer you a secure workplace and facilitate your individual career with our comprehensive training and development opportunities. Remuneration is according to the regulations of the TV-AVH. DESY offers its employees a financial supplement for a German job ticket (Deutschland-Ticket) at both locations.
Limited: 3 years
- Diploma/Masters in physics with excellent grades
- Knowledge of and interest in particle physics, with the desire to complete the skills "on the job"
- Strong software skills (ROOT,C++, python)
- Good teamwork and communication skills
- Good English language skills
- Ability and eligibility to intermittently travel to GERN
For further information please contact Achim Geiser at +49 40 8998-3766, achim.geiser@desy.de.
DESY in Hamburg does not grant doctoral degrees directly but collaborates e.g. with the University of Hamburg. Candidates for thesis research will have to satisfy the terms of admission for doctoral theses of the respective university. PhD students receive a monthly salary of 67% of the payment of the remuneration group 13 TVöD (Federal Government).
Please submit your complete application documents (letter of motivation, CV, relevant certificates and two letters of references) via our application portal. Please use our online tool for the submission of the letters of reference:Additional application documents
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DESY promotes equal opportunities and diversity. The professional development of women is very important to us and therefore we strongly encourage women to apply for the vacant position. Applications from severely disabled persons will be given preference if they are equally qualified (sbv.desy.de).
You can find further information here:
https://www.desy.de/career/
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
Personalabteilung
Notkestraße 85
22607 Hamburg
Phone: +49 40 8998-3392
Deadline for applications: 01.11.2024
