JONAH POST JONAH POST
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About Me

Jonah Post

Jonah Post

PhD candidate in physics
Age:

Hi,
After my bachelors in both Astronomy and Physics, I persued a master's degree in Theoretical Physics at Leiden. Here I also did a lot of tutoring and assisting in courses. After my studies I worked in business for two years before being pulled back into the academic world. Currently I am a PhD candidate in experimental optics. Also I like to read, boulder (climbing), snowboard and to meet up with friends.

curriculum vitae curriculum vitae

Education

Graduated cum laude within the set time, with a GPA (Grade Point Average) of 8.7/10. Additionally I followed extra courses. Official graduation date: 29-07-2022. Graduation project on the transport in holographic metals, under supervision of Prof. dr. Koenraad Schalm en Prof. dr. Jan Zaanen. This project contributed to the efforts of the Quantum Matter Theory Group resulting in paper.
Finished the bachelor within the official time period with no delays. GPA (Grade Point Average): 8.2/10. My graduation research project was on the Lax entropy conditions, I was supervised by Prof. Koenraad Schalm, Dr. Christian Ecker and Prof. Vincent Icke.
Finished the bachelor within the official time period with no delays. GPA (Grade Point Average): 8.2/10. My graduation research project was on the Lax entropy conditions, I was supervised by Prof. Koenraad Schalm, Dr. Christian Ecker and Prof. Vincent Icke.
Graduated cum laude for Nature&Technic profile including an extra course. Graduation project on 'Muon Lifetime' graded with 9.8/10.

Certificates

Awarded with this prize for contribution to the BSc course 'Introductie Moderne Natuurkunde' in the fall of 2021.
Three years of intensive education in English language and literature (higher level). The exam is for native speakers and is recognized by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages as C2 level.
Leiden Advanced Pre-university Programme for Top students. Completed the physics programm, while studying for a study load of 25 hours at Leiden University during the last year of my secondary education.
During the last year of my secondary education participated in training junior mentoring and mentoring first years activities. I learned to help students en I got to build a positive close bond with the students.
Certificate for the German language, B1 level.
Received for completing the Cambridge exam after three years of bilingual education

Work

As a tutor I assisted a small group of first students with their courses and study progress.
Assist the PR-committee by informing students and promoting the master's program.
As a teaching assistant I help students during seminars with substantive questions on the course. Furthermore I've led a team of student assistants to manage the course of workgoup meetings. I improved my communication skills substantially. I learned to explain abstract concepts in an approachable way and to respond to questions from students to get them on the right track towards understanding the problems at hand.
I received the LION Teaching Assistant Prize for this work.
During the summer I taught classes of 20 kids ages 8-12 to code during 4-day camps. I learned a lot about handling kids, primarily because your see the impact of your behaviour on group dynamic. This has made me more confident to stand in front of different groups of people.
Collaborated with fellow students to organize fun and educational activities, or execute processes. I have occupied various positions within the committees, enabling me to develop multiple skills such as communication skills, planning and guiding people.
I learned about accounting from performing financial audits.
I gained experience with the application/interviewing process as member of the formation committee.
2012-2015 Courier national newspapers
2015-2019 Weekend and holiday employee rose nursery
Furthermore I had various holiday jobs, so I have worked in various environments. I learned a lot and gained general work experience. This includes collaboration, communication skills, personal interaction, hard work and working practically and targeted.

Skills

Language

Dutch
Native
English
C2
German
B1

Coding

Python
Latex
Websites: HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, jekyll
Contact Contact

For contact:
jonahpost@hotmail.com

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