As a PhD candidate, you will conduct fundamental research in theoretical particle physics, with close connections to experimental observations. Your project will be supervised by Dr Susanne Westhoff (Radboud University) in close collaboration with Dr Flavia de Almeida Dias (University of Amsterdam).
This position is part of the research project ’Reconstructing 25% of the Universe with New LHC Triggers’, which is funded by the Dutch Research Council (NWO). The main goal of this project is to develop theory predictions and new searches for dark matter bound states in the ATLAS experiment at the LHC. The project will be conducted in close collaboration with Dr Flavia de Almeida Dias and a postdoctoral researcher in experimental particle physics.
Your appointment will be for four years, starting in January 2026 or soon thereafter. It includes funding for travelling to international conferences and visiting collaborators worldwide. Your duties as a teaching assistant cover about 10 percent of your work time, spread over the course of the appointment.
Would you like to learn more about what it’s like to pursue a PhD at Radboud University? Visit our website about working as a PhD candidate.