University of Luxembourg is offering doctoral student position. The position is being offered in the physics and materials research unit of its faculty of sciences, technology and communication. The applicant applying for the position must have master’s degree in physics, chemistry or materials science.
About Scholarship: The University of Luxembourg has the following vacancy in the Physics and Materials Research Unit of its Faculty of Sciences, Technology and Communication. In the Physics and Materials Research Unit, there are experimental soft matter and solid state physics groups, a theoretical solid state physics group and our group for theory and simulation of soft matter. The “Theory of Soft Condensed Matter” group develops computer simulation methods to study rare events and non-equilibrium processes. The PhD topic is located in the field of statistical mechanics of classical systems.
Study: Physics
Course Level: Doctoral degree
Scholarship by: University of Luxembourg
Location: Luxembourg
Eligibility:
-M.Sc. in Physics, Chemistry or Materials Science
-Programming experience
-Excellent knowledge of English is required
-Knowledge of German and French would be useful.
Scholarship Open for: Luxembourg students can apply
Tasks:
-Prepare a doctoral thesis in Physics.
-Assist the professor in his teaching activities, one to three hours per week.
-Develop and apply algorithms to simulate phase transition kinetics in simple model systems.
Duration: 3-year contract, renewable once, 40 hours/week.
Apply: Online
Deadline: March 1, 2013
Further Information: http://recruitment.uni.lu/en/details.html?id=QMUFK026203F3VBQB7V7VV4S8&nPostingID=1709&nPostingTargetID=2192&mask=karriereseiten&lg=UK