Supervisor ofering opportunity for Student supervision

Opportunity
offered by
Prof Hugo Touchette
Affiliation NITheP Stellenbosch Node
Contact details
(phone/email
htouchette!at"sun#ac#$a
Opportunity
offered
Super%ision for Ph& and 'Sc student
(ursary
a%ailable
)es in both cases
Proposed start
date
*anuary +,-.# &eadline for application is end October +,-/#
Pro0ect
title/Area of
research
1ield of none2uilibrium statistical physics and combines elements
from the theory of stochastic processes3 statistics3 large
de%iations3 and numerical simulations of random systems#
Summary of
proposed
pro0ect (ma4
-,, 5ords
Can be discussed
6eneral
information
MSc bursary in Theoretical Physics (Statistical Physics) based at
Stellenbosch University/NITheP (2 years)
An NRF!unded MSc bursary (R"# ###/year !or 2 years) is
available to $or% $ith Pro!& 'u(o Touchette at the Stellenbosch
node o! the National Institute !or Theoretical Physics (NITheP)
and Stellenbosch University& The MSc )ro*ect is in the +eld o!
none,uilibriu- statistical )hysics and co-bines ele-ents !ro-
the theory o! stochastic )rocesses. statistics. lar(e deviations.
and nu-erical si-ulations o! rando- syste-s&
Interested candidates should contact Pro!& 'u(o Touchette
(htouchette/sun&ac&0a) !or -ore in!or-ation about the bursary
and )ro*ect& 1andidates are also re,uired to a))ly as (raduate
students in the Physics 2e)art-ent at Stellenbosch University&
In!or-ation on the a))lication )rocess can be !ound at
htt)3//$$$#&sun&ac&0a/)(studies/)ost(raduate
)ro(ra--es/!acultyo!science4/de)art-ento!)hysics&ht-l
The )ro*ect is to start in 5anuary 2#46& The deadline !or
a))lication is end o! 7ctober 2#4"&

Ph2 bursary in Theoretical Physics (Statistical Physics) based at

Stellenbosch University/NITheP (8 years)
An NRF!unded Ph2 bursary (R9# ###/year !or 8 years) is
available to $or% $ith Pro!& 'u(o Touchette at the Stellenbosch
node o! the National Institute !or Theoretical Physics (NITheP)
and Stellenbosch University& The Ph2 )ro*ect is in the +eld o!
none,uilibriu- statistical )hysics and co-bines ele-ents !ro-
the theory o! stochastic )rocesses. statistics. lar(e deviations.
and nu-erical si-ulations o! rando- syste-s&
Interested candidates should contact Pro!& 'u(o Touchette
(htouchette/sun&ac&0a) !or -ore in!or-ation about the bursary
and )ro*ect& 1andidates are also re,uired to a))ly as (raduate
students in the Physics 2e)art-ent at Stellenbosch University&
In!or-ation on the a))lication )rocess can be !ound at
htt)3//$$$#&sun&ac&0a/)(studies/)ost(raduate
)ro(ra--es/!acultyo!science4/de)art-ento!)hysics&ht-l
The )ro*ect is to start in 5anuary 2#46& The deadline !or
a))lication is end o! 7ctober 2#4"&