PhD positions in the ATLAS group at IFIC (CISC-UV) in Valencia
The Instituto de Física Corpuscular (IFIC, a joint centre CSIC-UV) is a leading research institute located in Valencia (Spain), specialising in experimental particle physics. It is currently the holder of the “Severo Ochoa” Excellence in Research distinction and is heavily involved in the ATLAS experiment at the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The institute plays a major role in detector development, data collection, and physics analysis at the forefront of fundamental science.
The PhD student will join a dynamic research group working on Higgs boson and top-quark physics as well as searches for new phenomena beyond the Standard Model. The group is also strongly committed to the operation and performance of the ATLAS detector, including the hadronic calorimeter and inner tracker. This will provide the student with hands‑on experience in both detector physics and data analysis.
Research topics
* Precise measurements of Higgs boson couplings to taus and muons, Higgs boson pair production, and searches for lepton‑flavour‑violating Higgs decays and additional scalar particles.
* Precision measurements and interpretations within Effective Field Theory in top‑quark physics, probing physics beyond the direct reach of the LHC.
* Searches for long‑lived particles and heavy neutral leptons, key targets of current and future collider experiments.
The PhD grant will last four years. The successful applicant will become a full member of the ATLAS Collaboration, working with datasets from LHC Run 3 and contributing to internationally visible research. Training will include advanced data analysis, studies of detector performance, Monte Carlo simulations, and the application of machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques. They will also participate in software development, detector activities and international conferences and will have opportunities to undertake research stays at CERN to interact closely with the international scientific community.
Interested candidates should send their application, including a motivation letter, CV, academic transcripts and the contact details of two referees, to Dr Salva Marti García (Salvador.Marti@cern.ch) and Professor Luca Fiorini (Luca.Fiorini@cern.ch).
Applications received by 20 January 2026 will be given full consideration.
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