The Department of Physics at Simon Fraser University invites applications for a Canada Research Chair (CRC Tier 2) in Experimental Particle Physics. This is a tenure track appointment at the Assistant or Associate Professor level. We are seeking a candidate to join the current particle physics program and to help shape the future activities of the SFU group. SFU physicists have taken prominent roles in ATLAS physics analysis, advanced analysis tools, calibration of physics objects, computing and detector instrumentation. An important requirement for this position is leadership in physics analysis, which is the ultimate goal of all the activities of the group. The leading roles played by SFU in WestGrid and Compute Canada were motivated by SFU’s involvement in ATLAS computing and data handling. SFU is also the lead institute for the ATLAS-Canada Tier-1 Data Centre, which is a central hub in the Worldwide LHC Computing Grid (WLCG). The Tier-1 has been housed at TRIUMF since 2003 and has moved to SFU in 2017/18. The successful candidate will take over the position of project leader for the Tier-1 centre. While the technical operation of the centre is handled by the Tier-1 staff, the project leader is responsible for the overall management of the centre, future planning, funding, and the interaction with ATLAS computing. Therefore, very good knowledge of high-performance computing, including the Grid architecture used by ATLAS for large-scale distributed computing would be an asset. SFU is also playing a leading role in building the next generation of ATLAS detectors, which includes ATLAS ITk strip-detector module fabrication at SFU 4D Labs and TRIUMF. There will be an opportunity to join these upgrade projects if the candidate is interested.
Enquiries concerning the positions can be made to Prof. Mike Vetterli (vetterli@sfu.ca) and Prof. Bernd Stelzer (stelzer@sfu.ca).   Applications should be made through the SFU online application system:
http://www.sfu.ca/physics/about/employment/faculty-positions.html
and include a cover letter, a full curriculum vitae and a 1-2 page research proposal. In addition, applicants should arrange for three letters of recommendation to be supplied in confidence.