Laboratory of Theoretical Physics - applications

General information

The Laboratory of Theoretical Physics at the Institute of Physics of the University of Tartu, Estonia is looking for candidates to apply for a 2-year postdoctoral position, as well as a PhD position. The research focus lies on:

• mathematical foundations of gravity,
• modifications to the geometry of spacetime,
• gravity theories based on metric-affine, teleparallel, Finsler, Cartan, etc. geometry,
• gravity theories including multiple metrics,
• (multi-)scalar-tensor and related gravity theories,
• phenomenology of modified gravity, including gravitational waves, black holes, galaxies,
• cosmological aspects of modified gravity.
• gravitational wave physics in modified gravity theories,
• phenomenology of modified gravity, including black holes, stars, galaxies,
• geometric phases in quantum theory
• nonlocality in quantum field theories
• effective approaches for heavy quark physics

The positions depend on external funding and the applications will be processed in two stages. In the first stage, all applications will be reviewed by the Laboratory of Theoretical Physics at the University of Tartu. Then the selected candidates and the University of Tartu will apply for funding. The final decision on the funding will be made by the respective agencies.

The positions will be held in conjunction with the Estonian centre of excellence in research "The Dark Side of the Universe" (TK133) and the grant "Gauge gravity: unification, extensions and phenomenology" (PRG356), and aligned with the COST action "Quantum Gravity Phenomenology in the multi-messenger approach (QGMM)".

All applications for the aforementioned positions must be submitted electronically via the forms below. All documents from the applicant, except for the recommendation letters, must be combined into a single PDF file of at most 8 MB size. The recommendation letters must be uploaded separately, and also in the PDF format.

Postdoctoral position

The postdoctoral grant is expected to amount to approx. 57120€ per year (45696€ direct research costs and 11424€ overhead for the host institution) and 2340€ / year relocation support. Applicants must have a PhD degree or equivalent, awarded not earlier than 01. January 2017, and not later than 31. December 2022. Applications for the postdoctoral position must include:

• curriculum vitae,
• diploma of PhD degree or equivalent,
• research proposal of up to five pages,
• list of publications,
• two letters of recommendation (to be sent separately).

The deadline for the postdoctoral application is Monday, 03. January 2022, 05:59 GMT. Further details on the external funding and grant amount to be applied for can be found on the programme's website: Post-doctoral researcher grant.

There is currently no open call for Postdoc applications. The deadline for the last call was Monday, 03. January 2022, 05:59 GMT.

PhD position

The PhD position is supported with a scholarship of 1160€ per month. The supervisor of the PhD position will be Manuel Hohmann. Applicants must have a masters degree or equivalent. Applications for the postdoctoral position must include:

• curriculum vitae,
• diploma of masters degree or equivalent,
• summary of research experience and a statement of interests up to two pages,
• one letter of recommendation (to be sent separately).

The deadline for the PhD application is Monday, 17. January 2022, 05:59 GMT.

There is currently no open call for PhD applications. The deadline for the last call was Monday, 17. January 2022, 05:59 GMT.

Links

• Laboratory of Theoretical Physics
• Institute of Physics
• University of Tartu
• Study in Estonia

In case of questions or technical problems, please contact the Laboratory of Theoretical Physics at geomgrav@ut.ee.