The European Organisation for Nuclear Research
University of Malta Students and Alumni are being invited to send an expression of interest to read for a full time Master by Research and/or Ph.D. at the University of Malta in collaboration with CERN – The European Organisation for Nuclear Research.
The European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) is an international organisation situated on the Franco-Swiss border close to Geneva that performs non-military fundamental research. Since 1954, CERN’s model for collaboration, has become a shining example world-wide bringing together 6500 top-notch physicists, engineers and computer scientists from over 500 institutions of over 80 countries.
CERN is the largest laboratory of its kind in the world and it is currently upgrading the largest and most powerful scientific instrument ever constructed by mankind; a particle accelerator known as the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The LHC is 27 km long and is built to understand better the fundamental laws of nature, particularly the composition of matter and the forces that act on it. This state-of-the-art scientific colossus is a scientific and political challenge with an investment of around 8 billion Euros. The cutting-edge technology emerging from CERN’s research and development may have profound implications in physics, engineering, computing and medicine ranging from the infinitely small (nanotechnology) to the infinitely large (cosmology). Other projects such as the Future Circular Collider and the Muon Collider are currently also being explored.
The multidisciplinary fields of study that are currently available include:
For students with backgrounds in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics or related areas
- Instrumentation and Measurement
- Accelerator Technology
- Sensors, Systems and Interfacing
- Medical Applications
- Magnetic simulation and modelling
For students with a background in Mechanical Engineering
- Finite Element Analysis
- Thermo-mechanical and structural mechanics
The opportunities are specifically designed to also be applicable to local industry with a degree of flexibility to cater for the interests, background and knowledge of the successful candidates. It is an excellent opportunity to be part of a project with access to significant research resources. Beyond the outstanding first-class scientific value of the research project, the selected candidate will find collaborating in a multidisciplinary and multicultural environment an extremely enriching personal experience.
Only EU candidates with a global undergraduate mark of 70% and over are eligible to apply.
Projects are fully or partially funded and may be based in Malta, at CERN or both depending on the project selected.
Interested candidates are requested to send their expression of interest via email with their CV, draft transcript and areas of interest (more than one area is acceptable), by not later than Monday 20 February 2023.
