{"id":2756,"date":"2026-10-16T08:21:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T08:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neutrinos.ific.uv.es\/?p=2756"},"modified":"2026-10-16T08:21:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T08:21:27","slug":"phd-position-in-dark-sector-searches-with-the-na64-fixed-target-experiment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neutrinos.ific.uv.es\/index.php\/2026\/10\/16\/phd-position-in-dark-sector-searches-with-the-na64-fixed-target-experiment\/","title":{"rendered":"PhD position in Dark Sector searches with the NA64 fixed-target experiment at CERN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignwide is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-contrast-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/inspirehep.net\/jobs\/3215239\" style=\"background-color:#355284\">inspires link<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Experimental Neutrino Physics Group (<a href=\"https:\/\/neutrinos.ific.uv.es\/\">https:\/\/neutrinos.ific.uv.es\/<\/a>) invites applications for a PhD position in experimental particle physics at the Instituto de F\u00edsica Corpuscular (IFIC,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/webific.ific.uv.es\/web\/\">https:\/\/webific.ific.uv.es\/web\/<\/a>). The successful candidate will join the group&#8217;s activities within the NA64 experiment at CERN (<a href=\"https:\/\/na64.web.cern.ch\/\">https:\/\/na64.web.cern.ch<\/a>), focusing on searches for Light Dark Matter, and other physics beyond the Standard Model.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Job description:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<strong>PhD project<\/strong>&nbsp;will be centred on the&nbsp;<em>exploitation of the NA64 data collected so far as well as the optimisation and design of the experiment for the next phase after CERN shutdown<\/em>. The student will be mainly involved in the electron and muon programs participating in the following activities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Analysis of current NA64 data and Monte Carlo simulations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Development of reconstruction and analysis software.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Development of new trigger algorithms for real time analysis and detector optimisation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Participation in CERN test beams and data-taking campaigns.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The student will work within an international collaboration. The position offers opportunities for traveling to CERN and participation in international conferences, workshops, and schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The position is fully funded for 3.5 years. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. The position is&nbsp;<strong>expected to start in December 2026<\/strong>, although the exact starting date will depend on administrative procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The successful candidate will join the Experimental Neutrino Physics Group (<a href=\"https:\/\/neutrinos.ific.uv.es\/\">https:\/\/neutrinos.ific.uv.es\/<\/a>) at the Instituto de F\u00edsica Corpuscular (IFIC,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/webific.ific.uv.es\/web\/\">https:\/\/webific.ific.uv.es\/web\/<\/a>), to work on searches for light dark matter and other physics beyond the Standard Model within the NA64 experiment at CERN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Requirements<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Applicants must hold a Master&#8217;s degree (or equivalent) in high-energy or particle physics. Previous experience in experimental particle physics, Monte Carlo simulations or data analysis is desirable. Programming skills in Python and\/or C++, as well as familiarity with ROOT, Geant 4 or machine learning techniques will be valued positively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Application procedure<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interested candidates should submit their complete application, including a motivation letter, CV, academic transcripts and two letters of recommendation, to Dr. Laura Molina Bueno (laura.molina@ific.uv.es) by November 6th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse research environment and welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Contact:\u00a0<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/inspirehep.net\/authors\/1121788\">Molina-Bueno, Laura<\/a>\u00a0(<a href=\"mailto:laura.molina@ific.uv.es\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">laura.molina@ific.uv.es<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Letters of Reference should be sent to:\u00a0<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:laura.molina@ific.uv.es\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">laura.molina@ific.uv.es<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Experimental Neutrino Physics Group (https:\/\/neutrinos.ific.uv.es\/) invites applications for a PhD position in experimental particle physics at the Instituto de F\u00edsica Corpuscular (IFIC,&nbsp;https:\/\/webific.ific.uv.es\/web\/). The successful candidate will join the group&#8217;s activities within the NA64 experiment at CERN (https:\/\/na64.web.cern.ch), focusing on searches for Light Dark Matter, and other physics beyond the Standard Model.&nbsp; Job description: The&nbsp;PhD [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2756","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-job-offers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/neutrinos.ific.uv.es\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2756","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/neutrinos.ific.uv.es\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/neutrinos.ific.uv.es\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neutrinos.ific.uv.es\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neutrinos.ific.uv.es\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2756"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/neutrinos.ific.uv.es\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2756\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2766,"href":"https:\/\/neutrinos.ific.uv.es\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2756\/revisions\/2766"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/neutrinos.ific.uv.es\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2756"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neutrinos.ific.uv.es\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2756"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neutrinos.ific.uv.es\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}