Type of contract
Traineeship contract for a period of 5 months within the EGO Noise&Controls laboratory in the Interferometer Technology Department, funded by the EGO Consortium.
Description
The European Gravitational Observatory (EGO) hosts and manages the Virgo gravitational wave detector. Virgo is a laser interferometer with 3 km arms located in Cascina, near Pisa (Italy). Virgo is part of the worldwide network of interferometers (LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA) which has detected about 90 gravitational wave signals from coalescence of compact objects in last years. The Virgo/EGO teams are now commissioning a new upgraded version of the detector (Advanced Virgo+), which should be ready in November 2022 to participate to the O4 data taking, jointly with LIGO and KAGRA. The commissioning consists in all the operations necessary to bring the interferometer in the correct working point, to prepare the new frequency dependent squeezing source, and to analyze the noise of the instrument, and reduce them to the sensitivity necessary for the data-taking.
Assignment
We are looking for motivated students participating to the commissioning activities of the interferometer, in view of the O5 LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA data taking. The candidate will participate to the activities meant to finalize the control of the interferometer and of the quantum filter cavity, reduce the control noises and search for additional noises sources (and losses) spoiling the interferometer sensitivity. The work will consist in a mix of experimental activity, modeling and data-analysis and it will be integrated in the commissioning activities on-going.The candidate is asked to work in autonomous way, with the guarantee of the technical/scientific support of the EGO/Virgo involved in the commissioning activity. The chosen candidate will operate in a scientifically stimulating context, and interact with scientists of the EGO and Virgo.
Requirements
The work will be at a level of Master-level student in Physics or Engineering (equivalent to thesis for “laurea specialistica” in Italian or last year of engineering school in France). Applicants should have experience in physics, computing and they should be fluent in English.
Place of work
EGO – European Gravitational Observatory – Via Edoardo Amaldi 5 cap 56021 Loc. Santo Stefano a Macerata – Cascina (Pisa) Italy. Given the lack of public transport to reach EGO, a driving license and a personal vehicle are strongly recommended.
Further information
For the whole duration of the traineeship, EGO will offer the lunch service at its canteen during working days to the student.
How to apply
Interested candidates are invited to fill in the Internship Application Form and send it, together with the CV, to internships@ego-gw.it
Privacy policy
Controller: European Gravitational Observatory – email: ego-gw@pec.it
Responsible for data – email: privacy@ego-gw.it
Under Article 13 of UE Regulation (EU) 2016/79 of the European Parliament and of the Council, required personal data will be exclusively collected and treated for purposes strictly connected to the selection procedure also with the use of computerized procedures, according to current law and regulations concerning the implementation of this kind of activity.
Providing such data to EGO is necessary for the evaluation of participation requirements and of the holding of titles: failure to provide these data may compromise such evaluation.
Data will be kept only for the period required by the selection, evaluation and audit procedures.
EGO guarantees each person the right of access to personal data, as well as the rectification, or erasure or restriction of them, as well as the right to object to their processing; such requests shall be addressed to privacy@ego-gw.it
Closing date for applications
Until position is filled
Contact
- Dott.ssa Maddalena Mantovani
Email: maddalena.mantovani@ego-gw.it
Phone: +39 050752346
- Dott.ssa Julia Casanueva Diaz
Email: julia.casanueva@ego-gw.it
Phone: +39 50752369
- Dott. Manuel Pinto
Email: manuel.pinto@ego-gw.it
Phone: +39 050752348
DDoDoType of contract
Traineeship contract for a period of 5 months within the EGO Noise&Controls laboratory in the Interferometer Technology Department, funded by the EGO Consortium.
Description
The European Gravitational Observatory (EGO) hosts and manages the Virgo gravitational wave detector. Virgo is a laser interferometer with 3 km arms located in Cascina, near Pisa (Italy). Virgo is part of the worldwide network of interferometers (LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA) which has detected about 90 gravitational wave signals from coalescence of compact objects in last years. The Virgo/EGO teams are now commissioning a new upgraded version of the detector (Advanced Virgo+), which should be ready in November 2022 to participate to the O4 data taking, jointly with LIGO and KAGRA. The commissioning consists in all the operations necessary to bring the interferometer in the correct working point, to prepare the new frequency dependent squeezing source, and to analyze the noise of the instrument, and reduce them to the sensitivity necessary for the data-taking.
Assignment
We are looking for motivated students participating to the commissioning activities of the interferometer, in view of the O5 LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA data taking. The candidate will participate to the activities meant to finalize the control of the interferometer and of the quantum filter cavity, reduce the control noises and search for additional noises sources (and losses) spoiling the interferometer sensitivity. The work will consist in a mix of experimental activity, modeling and data-analysis and it will be integrated in the commissioning activities on-going.The candidate is asked to work in autonomous way, with the guarantee of the technical/scientific support of the EGO/Virgo involved in the commissioning activity. The chosen candidate will operate in a scientifically stimulating context, and interact with scientists of the EGO and Virgo.
Requirements
The work will be at a level of Master-level student in Physics or Engineering (equivalent to thesis for “laurea specialistica” in Italian or last year of engineering school in France). Applicants should have experience in physics, computing and they should be fluent in English.
Place of work
EGO – European Gravitational Observatory – Via Edoardo Amaldi 5 cap 56021 Loc. Santo Stefano a Macerata – Cascina (Pisa) Italy. Given the lack of public transport to reach EGO, a driving license and a personal vehicle are strongly recommended.
Further information
For the whole duration of the traineeship, EGO will offer the lunch service at its canteen during working days to the student.
How to apply
Interested candidates are invited to fill in the Internship Application Form and send it, together with the CV, to internships@ego-gw.it
Privacy policy
Controller: European Gravitational Observatory – email: ego-gw@pec.it
Responsible for data – email: privacy@ego-gw.it
Under Article 13 of UE Regulation (EU) 2016/79 of the European Parliament and of the Council, required personal data will be exclusively collected and treated for purposes strictly connected to the selection procedure also with the use of computerized procedures, according to current law and regulations concerning the implementation of this kind of activity.
Providing such data to EGO is necessary for the evaluation of participation requirements and of the holding of titles: failure to provide these data may compromise such evaluation.
Data will be kept only for the period required by the selection, evaluation and audit procedures.
EGO guarantees each person the right of access to personal data, as well as the rectification, or erasure or restriction of them, as well as the right to object to their processing; such requests shall be addressed to privacy@ego-gw.it
Closing date for applications
Until position is filled
Contact
- Dott.ssa Maddalena Mantovani
Email: maddalena.mantovani@ego-gw.it
Phone: +39 050752346
- Dott.ssa Julia Casanueva Diaz
Email: julia.casanueva@ego-gw.it
Phone: +39 50752369
- Dott. Manuel Pinto
Email: manuel.pinto@ego-gw.it
Phone: +39 050752348