PhD Studentship ATLAS Experiment

PhD Studentship – ATLAS Experiment

A fully funded PhD studentship is available to join the Sussex team working on the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider. The student will work under the main supervision of Dr Kate Shaw. The Sussex ATLAS group has had a long standing and significant involvement in the final state top‑antitop plus X to search for new physics beyond the Standard Model utilizing and developing new Machine Learning techniques, and effective field theory (EFT) interpretations.

The focus of the PhD project will be to significantly contribute to these efforts using ATLAS Run‑3 data.

The student will also spend their time on technical tasks that are well aligned with Sussex’s institutional responsibility on the ATLAS trigger. There will also be opportunities for training and involvement in particle physics outreach and communication projects or working with ATLAS Open Data for research and for education.

Funding is available for a September 2026 start which includes a tax‑free bursary (£20,780 per annum in 2025/26) and fully paid tuition fees for 3.5 years at the home‑student level (£5,006 per annum in 2025). Additional financial support is provided to cover short‑term and long‑term travel. Interviews of shortlisted candidates will be held in March initially and will continue until positions are filled.

Applications from self‑funded students interested in our research are also welcome at any time of the year.

For more details about the project, please contact Dr Kate Shaw:

For practical questions about applications and/or eligibility for funding, please contact FoSEM‑

For academic questions please contact the coordinator of EPP PhD admissions, Dr W Clark Griffith

Applications:

Please state in the Finance section of the online form that you are applying for STFC EPP studentships.