Requirements:

• The candidate must have the official status of a PhD student
• Master’s degree in physics or mathematics
• Experience in at least one of the following domains: functional analysis, spacetime geometry, quantum information, quantum foundations, quantum field theory
• Experience in Mathematica and numerical simulations is welcome
• Very good oral and written communication skills in English.

Project description:

• Research within the NCN Sonata BIS project “Beyond Quantum Gravity - principles, structures and phenomena”. A brief project description can be found below
• New research team lead by dr hab. Michał Eckstein with an ongoing collaboration in Gdańsk, Oxford, Stockholm and Waterloo (Canada)

Job conditions:

• A monthly net scholarship of 2’000 PLN is paid on top of the scholarship from the Doctoral School
• The scholarship is granted for one year starting on 1 October 2024 and can be extended up to 4 years
• Travel budget of 12’000 PLN/year for conferences and scientific visits
• Personal laptop with an external monitor

Required documents:

• Academic CV including: information on education and scientific activities, grades transcript, list of publications, presentations at conferences and seminars
• Documents confirming the status of the PhD student and Master’s degree
• Motivation letter explaining the Candidate’s interest in this project
• At least one recommendation letter
• Statement with information on the processing of personal data along with consent to their processing (document in Polish, can be downloaded below)

Application rules and important dates:

• Deadline for the submission: 26 July 2024, 23:59 CET. Application should be sent via e-mail to the Principal Investigator: michal.eckstein@uj.edu.pl
• An interview with selected candidates is expected to take place online
• The decision of the recruitment commission will be announced by 12 August 2024
• The details on the admission rules to the Doctoral School of Exact and Natural Sciences in physics at the Jagiellonian University in year 2024 can be found here: https://science.phd.uj.edu.pl/en_GB/join/physics
• Candidates who would like to apply to the Doctoral School this year are kindly requested to send the required documents to the PI before 7 June 2024, 23:59 CET

Files to download:

Scholarship offer
Project description
Statement with information on the processing of personal data along with consent to their processing