Job description:

The International Centre for Theoretical Physics-Asia Pacific (ICTP-AP) operates in affiliation to the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), and is under the auspices of UNESCO, in cooperation with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), the National Science Foundation China (NSFC) and the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP, Trieste). More information about UCAS and ICTP-AP can be found at https://english.ucas.ac.cn and https://ictp-ap.org

We invite applications for a full-time postdoctoral position at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics Asia-Pacific (ICTP-AP) in Beijing, also in collaboration with the theory group of the Institut de Física d'Altes Energies (IFAE) in Spain, announces the opening of two postdoctoral positions for 2025. The candidate should have a doctoral degree and experience in High-Energy Particle Physics, especially in Effective Field Theory, S-matrix Bootstrap, Scattering Amplitudes, New Physics and its phenomenology. 

The successful candidate is expected to work with Prof. Teng Ma (https://inspirehep.net/authors/1064170?ui-citation-summary=true) in ICTP-AP and Prof. Alex Pomarol in IFAE. The candidate will spend three months each year visiting the theoretical group in IFAE. The position will be for two years, with the strong possibility of extending for the third year.  

The salary is around 320,000 CNY per year before tax. Additional funding is available for travel expenses, and benefits are purchased by the institute.  

Application Materials:

1) A cover letter and CV;

2) Research Statement;

3) Three Reference Letters;

4) List of Publications.

Interested applicants should submit the above materials at: https://ictp-ap.org/form/91

After submission of the application form, a link to upload the reference letter will be generated. Please send the link to your referees to upload the reference letter.

Any questions regarding this position should be addressed to mateng@ucas.ac.cn, and pomarol@ifae.es with the email subject "PD_joint”.

Review of applications will begin on Jan 1st, 2025, and continue until the positions are filled. The starting time for this position can be as early as possible.