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Postgraduate research studentship

Department of Physical Sciences – PHYSICS

Project: Semiconductor transport theory and simulation.

An Office of Naval Research (ONR) funded PhD studentship is available to investigate semiconductor transport for TeraHertz (THz) devices within the Theory and Modelling Group under the supervision of Dr Angela Dyson. The candidate will use and extensively modify the groups existing semiconductor Monte Carlo code. The research will cover various aspects of high field transport including negative-differential-resistance, quantization of carriers, hot carriers and plasmon-phonon coupled modes. The work will be carried out using one or more of the group's 8 core machines; access to multi-node clusters is also available.  The project is a collaborative effort with Prof B.K. Ridley FRS of Essex University.

The preferred start date is September 2012, although other dates could be accommodated if need be. Applicants should have or expect to obtain at least an upper second class BSc or MPhys degree in Physics. Candidates should have either good programming skills or a strong background in semiconductor devices; both would be an advantage.

The studentship covers the cost of UK/EU fees and includes a stipend of £13,590 per annum (tax free) plus additional income from teaching.  As the funding comes from an external body and is paid annually, continuation of the position is subject to outstanding funds arriving from ONR. However, no problems are anticipated.  

The closing date for applications is the 16^th of April, 2012. Application forms, which can be downloaded from the site shown below or obtained from the Admissions Office, should be returned as soon as possible to:

Admissions Office

The University of Hull

Cottingham Road

Hull HU6 7RX

Tel: +44(0)1482 466850

Fax: +44(0)1482 442290

Email: admissions@hull.ac.uk

Application forms download:

http://www2.hull.ac.uk/student/admissions/postgraduate/howtoapply/researchmastersphd.aspx

http://www2.hull.ac.uk/student/PDF/Postgrad%20Application%20form_nov10.pdf

For informal discussions, please contact:

Dr Angela Dyson                 Phone: +44(0)1482 465050              Email: a.dyson@hull.ac.uk

General Enquiries and Application Forms:

Postgraduate Admissions Secretary

The University of Hull

Physics Department

Cottingham Road

Hull

HU6 7RX

U.K.

tel: +44 (0)1482 465501

fax: +44 (0)1482 465606

Email: physics_admissions@hull.ac.uk

Postgraduate application forms can be downloaded from: http://www.hull.ac.uk/admissions/postgrad/how_to_apply/index.html.