Up to 4 Postdoctoral Research Associate or Research Fellow positions in Scattering Amplitudes and QC

Job description: Applications are invited for up to 4 Postdoctoral Research Associate or Research Fellow three-year positions at the Higgs Centre for Theoretical Physics. Two positions to work on asymptotic expansions for higher-order QCD corrections to LHC observables. Two positions to work on the mathematical structure of multi-loop scattering amplitudes and on the development of bootstrap methods for computing them.

The Opportunity:

Asymptotic Expansions: The successful candidates will contribute to the European Research Council Consolidator Grant project “Feynman Graph Expansions for high Precision”. Research activities include developing and employing the method of regions for series expansions for Feynman amplitudes and cross section calculations relevant for the LHC. We are seeking applications from candidates with expertise in higher-order QCD corrections: both real and virtual corrections, soft-collinear effective theory and resummation, and scattering amplitudes.

Mathematical structure: The successful candidates will contribute to the European Research Council Starting Grant project “The Perturbative Scattering Amplitude Bootstrap”. Research activities include developing a better understanding of the mathematical structure of scattering amplitudes, and leveraging this understanding to develop efficient bootstrap methods for computing amplitudes in supersymmetric theories and in the Standard Model.

Appointments can be made at Grade 7: £40,247 to £47,847 per annum - Postdoctoral Research Associate, or Grade 8: £49,250 to £60,321 per annum - Research Fellow, depending on experience.

The closing date for applications is 3 February 2025.