A minimum of a 2:1 first degree in a relevant discipline/subject area with a minimum 60% mark in the project element or equivalent with a minimum 60% overall module average.
The potential to engage in innovative research and to complete the PhD within 3.5 years.
A minimum of English language proficiency (IELTS academic overall minimum score of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component).
Applicants should hold a good undergraduate or master’s degree in physics, applied mathematics, or a related discipline.
Quantum mechanics and quantum many-body physics
Statistical or nonequilibrium physics
Familiarity with concepts from classical active or driven systems (desirable but not required)
Analytical and/or numerical modelling skills
Programming experience (e.g. Python, Julia, MATLAB, C++)

Collective behaviour in many-body systems and nonequilibrium collective dynamics in driven quantum systems./nThe project will investigate nonequilibrium collective dynamics in driven quantum systems with genuinely quantum features. It is primarily theoretical and computational, with connections to experimentally relevant platforms such as cold atoms, photonic systems, and superconducting quantum devices./nThe student will be based at the Centre for Fluid and Complex Systems and be part of the Statistical Physics Group at Coventry University./nStart date: September 2026.

PhD in Quantum Many-Body Physics

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