Harald Ita, currently senior scientist at the Laboratory for Particle Physics at NUM/PSI was appointed as Associate Professor ad personam at UZH Zurich. Harald is an international acclaimed researcher in the field of theoretical high-energy particle physics.
Harald Ita, senior scientist in the group for theoretical particle physics of the Laboratory for Particle Physics (LTP) was appointed as Associate Professor ad personam for theoretical physics at the University of Zurich starting November 1, 2022.
Harald studied physics at the Technical University of Vienna and obtained his PhD in 2001. After Postdoc positions at the University of Tel Aviv, IL, and at Swansea University, GB, in 2007 he started working at the University of California, Los Angeles, US. In 2012, Harald moved to a tenure-track professorship at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, DE. In 2018 he obtained a permanent professorship (W3) in Freiburg. Harald started at PSI in 2021 as a scientist tenure track and was from the start associated with the University of Zurich as a guest professor for theoretical particle physics and gravitation.