Free Education for PhD position: Non-affine foam flows at Leiden University Netherland

Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter
Leiden, 2300 RA (Zuid-Holland), 40 hours per week

Job description
PhD project in Experimental Physics.

Research
In this project, the jamming transition and yielding behavior of two-dimensional foams will be studied experimentally. For details see www.physics.leidenuniv.nl.

Requirements

Required education/skills:University Graduate
We are looking for energetic candidates with a masters degree in (experimental) physics, preferably with experience in soft matter physics.
Job type: Research / Advising

Workfield(s):
- Teaching & Research(Scientific discipline: Natural Sciences)

Organization
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Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter
This project is part of our broader effort to investigate the slow flow and jamming of granular media and foams, focusing on the interplay between mesoscopic organization and macroscopic flow features, and the work will be carried out in close collaboration with the local theory group of Wim van Saarloos, where an experimental PhD project on foam flows will start shortly. Moreover, this project is embedded in the recently funded Dutch ‘Jamming and Rheology’ program in which eight leading Dutch groups participate.

Conditions of employment
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Estimated maximum salary per month: eur 2000 - 2500

Maximum salary amount in Euro’s a month 2457
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: four years
Maximum hours per week: 40
Additional conditions of employment:
When fulfilling a PhD position at the FOM foundation, you will get the status of junior scientist.
You will have an employee status and can participate in all the employee benefits FOM offers. You will get a contract for 4 years. Your salary will be up to a maximum of 2,457 euro gross per month.
You are supposed to have a thesis finished at the end of your four year term with FOM.
A training programme is part of the agreement. You and your supervisor will make up a plan for the additional education and supervising that you specifically need. This plan also defines which teaching activities you will be responsible (up to a maximum of 10% of your time). The conditions of employment of the FOM-foundation are laid down in the Collective Labour Agreement for Research Centres (CAO-Onderzoekinstellingen), more exclusive information is available at this website under Personeelsinformatie (in Dutch) or under Personnel (in English).
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Additional Information
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Additional information about the vacancy can be obtained from:

Dr. Martin van Hecke
E-mail address: mvhecke@physics.leidenuniv.nl
Or additional information can be obtained through one of the following links:
About the organization (http://www.physics.leidenuniv.nl)
About the function (http://www.fom.nl/live/vacatures/vacature.pag?objectnumber=73554)

Application
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You can apply for this job before 03-09-2008 (dd-mm-yyyy) by sending your application to:

Leiden University
Kamerlingh Onnes Laboratories
Dr. Martin van Hecke
PO Box 9504
2300 RA Leiden
The Netherlands
E-mail: mvhecke@physics.leidenuniv.nl

When applying for this job always mention the vacancynumber AT-73554.