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<p><b>PhD in the Emergence of Time and Laws in Quantum Cosmology at
the University of Amsterdam </b><br>
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The successful applicant will work under the supervision of
Sebastian De Haro and Erik Verlinde and will have the opportunity
to collaborate with Niels Martens (Utrecht University) and Jeroen
van Dongen (University of Amsterdam). The position is integrated
in the national consortium Emergence at All Scales and within this
context we invite interested candidates to apply for a 4-year PhD
position in the foundations of physics. <br>
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<p>You will investigate the philosophical and theoretical aspects of
the emergence of time and laws of gravitation in the context of
quantum cosmology, black holes, dark matter and dark energy. Your
research will be on the recent uses of algebraic methods in
quantum field theory, especially von Neumann algebras, for the
notions of time and laws. You will investigate the interpretation
and physical salience of the derivation of time in algebraic
approaches to quantum gravity, and the possible
observer-dependence and emergence of the laws of gravitation in
cosmological scenarios like de Sitter spacetime. You will use
tools from both philosophy and theoretical physics to address
these questions, and their consequences for physics-based accounts
of emergence. PhD candidates furthermore, are expected to
contribute to the institute’s educational mission, e.g., by
working as teaching assistants for courses in their area of
expertise and by assisting with the supervision of student
research projects. In addition, PhD candidates hired from the EAAS
project have responsibilities within the EAAS consortium. <br>
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<p>For more information and to apply for this position, see:</p>
<p><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies/phd-in-the-emergence-of-time-and-laws-in-quantum-cosmology-netherlands-13899">https://werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies/phd-in-the-emergence-of-time-and-laws-in-quantum-cosmology-netherlands-13899</a>
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Sebastian De Haro
Institute for Logic, Language and Computation and Institute of Physics
University of Amsterdam
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.uva.nl/en/profile/s.deharoolle">http://www.uva.nl/en/profile/s.deharoolle</a>
Tel. +31 - 20 5258170 / 5258281
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