The Ohio State University (OSU) invites applications for a postdoctoral research position to work on the CMS and milliQan experiments at the LHC.

The successful candidate will be expected to play a leading role in both the HL-LHC upgrade of the CMS detector and the analysis of data from Run 3 of the LHC. Successful applicants will strengthen the existing efforts of the OSU CMS group in these areas. In particular, for the HL-LHC this hire will join either the TFPX silicon pixel detector construction project where OSU is one of the two module testing centers in the US, or the endcap muon project where OSU is involved in upgrades to the front-end electronics. For data analysis, the hire will be encouraged to develop innovative strategies to search for BSM physics that complement the group’s existing analyses, which for the past decade have been at the forefront of searches for long-lived particles (LLPs).

This OSU group is also a founding member of millIQan, a proposed experiment at the LHC designed to detect millicharged particles produced at the CMS IP that has already published its first physics results in Phys.Rev.D 102 (2020) 3, 032002. If a candidate were interested, they would have the possibility to spend a fraction of their time on milliQan (and development of future milliQan-like experiments, e.g,. SUBMET, FORMOSA) in addition to CMS.

A PhD in experimental high energy physics, or a closely related discipline, is required for this position. Extended residence at CERN, or frequent travel to CERN if the applicant prefers to be based in Columbus will be necessary.

Qualified candidates should send a curriculum vitae, a list of primary publications, a statement of research interest, and arrange for three reference letters to be sent by email to:

Prof. Christopher. S. Hill

The Ohio State University

Department of Physics

191 West Woodruff Avenue

Columbus, Ohio 43210-1117

Review of applications will begin upon receipt and continue until the position is filled. E-mail inquiries should be sent to chill@physics.osu.edu