High Energy Physicist (PhD)

Matrix models and invariant theory: Grassmann-valued invariants, Molien-Weyl and Hilbert series: Adjoint matrix models, Grassmann-valued matrix invariants, gauge-invariant operator counting, trace relations, Cayley-Hamilton identities, Molien-Weyl formula, plethystic Hilbert series, primary and secondary invariants. 7.

Superconformal and Witten index, finite-N trace relations, plethystic counting: Witten index, superconformal index, adjoint fermion matrix models, trace relations at finite N, Grassmann-valued matrix invariants, Molien-Weyl formula, plethystic counting of gauge invariants, finite-rank corrections to large-N counting.

Methods we expect to find in your own publications You should be able to point to your own papers demonstrating at least one of the following families: Holographic: AdS/CFT and AdS/BCFT correspondence, geodesic approximation, thermal one-point functions Perturbative QCD: one-loop Feynman diagram computation, dimensional regularization, MS-bar renormalization, soft and collinear divergences Effective field theory: large-momentum effective theory, perturbative matching kernels, renormalization-group resummation of logarithms Lattice: lattice QCD calculations of parton structure, gauge fixing Group-theoretic: gauge-invariant operator counting, trace relations, Cayley-Hamilton identities, Molien-Weyl formula, plethystic counting Astroparticle and detector: interferometric gravitational-wave detection, strain noise spectral density, signal-to-noise scaling Who we are looking for A PhD in high energy theory, nuclear theory or a closely related field.

This is a hard requirement. Postdoctoral researchers, research scientists and junior faculty are the strongest fit. Senior PhD students with a strong first-author record are welcome to apply. Published work on the specific phenomenon above, not the adjacent one. This is the single most common reason we decline otherwise excellent physicists. Command of the methods is not enough if you have not published on the phenomenon itself. For the quasi-PDF areas specifically, we need loop-calculation experience, not lattice experience alone.

A verifiable publication record. Three to five representative papers with arXiv IDs or DOIs, ideally from the last five years. First author strongly preferred. Every paper you list will be checked against the public record. Working proficiency with LaTeX, Python, SymPy and Jupyter. Some familiarity with an agentic coding extension in VS Code is useful. Gaps here are acceptable if you declare them honestly. English at B2 or above, including written reasoning. A large part of the value you add is how clearly you set out your argument.

Application steps Apply and complete the attached form. Basic information, education, research experience, your method self-attestation, and up to five of the areas above that you are the best fit for. For each area you select, give an arXiv ID or DOI of your own paper as proof, with your author position and the methods it demonstrates. A selection without proof is not scored. We verify your papers and authorship against the public record. Then one of two things happens.

Either we onboard you directly, or we invite you to a short live alignment call to agree the area and the assignment with you. A brief 30 to 45 minute assessment may be added, but only where we need it. Most applicants will not see one. Commitment and rate 10 hours per week, sustained across an 8 to 10 week window, starting immediately. Remote and asynchronous with no fixed hours. $80 to $110 per hour, set by depth of subdomain match.