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Postdoctoral Research associate (2x) on ATLAS and ANUBIS

    • Cambridge U. (main)
    •
    • Europe
  • hep-ex
Deadline on Aug 21, 2023
Job description:
The Department of Physics, the Cavendish Laboratory, invites applications for 2 Postdoctoral Research Associate positions in Experimental High Energy Physics, to commence on 1 October 2023 or as soon as possible thereafter.

The experimental High Energy Physics research group of the Cavendish Laboratory has major involvements in the ATLAS and LHCb experiments at CERN, in the MicroBooNE and DUNE experiments at Fermilab, and in the AION Project and MAGIS experiments.

The position
You will strengthen the group's international reputation in experimental particle physics on the ATLAS and ANUBIS experiments at the CERN Large Hadron Collider.

Research areas
The research areas to be shared between the two positions involve:
  • Exploitation of ATLAS Run 3 data to search for long-lived particles with decay lengths of 10 m and above. This may involve the refinement of muon track reconstruction and vertexing algorithms and development of novel experimental techniques e.g., exploiting timing information.
  • Developing the physics case of the recently proposed ANUBIS experiment (https://twiki.cern.ch/twiki/bin/view/ANUBIS/) that will extend the ATLAS' sensitivity to search for long-lived particles with long decay lengths above 10 m. This will involve detailed simulations of the ANUBIS detector and the upgraded ATLAS detector.
  • Further development and maintenance of the data acquisition and read out system for the proANUBIS demonstrator.
  • Data taking with the proANUBIS demonstrator in LHC Run 3 and the analysis of its data.
We are looking for two candidates with a complementary skill set -- candidates with experience and interest in a subset of the above points are explicitly encouraged to apply.

Necessary requirements
  • PhD in (Astro-)Particle Physics (awarded or close to submission)
  • Strong research record in experimental (astro-) particle physics
  • Familiarity with HEP scientific computing, i.e., Linux, Condor, etc.
  • Programming fluency in C++ and python
  • Ability to work in an international team of scientists
  • Ability to travel to CERN for detector-related work

Desirable requirements
  • Familiarity with MC simulation programmes
  • Familiarity with GEANT4
  • Familiarity with muon detection and RPC detector technology
  • Familiarity with DAQ and R/O systems
  • Experience with data analysis
  • Experience with reconstruction algorithms: muons, tracking, MET

Conditions of employment
The posts will be a fixed term appointment for up to 24 months in the first instance. You will be based at the Cavendish Laboratory, with the possibility to travel to CERN for detector-related work. Appointment at Research Associate is dependent on having a PhD including those who have submitted but not yet received their PhD (in which case appointment will initially be made at Research Assistant and amended to Research Associate when the PhD is awarded).

Application
  • Please apply through the Cambridge University recruitment system https://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/41999/.
  • The closing date for applications is Monday 21 August 2023.
  • Please submit a Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a covering letter together with a list of key publications.
  • The names and contact details of two referees are a necessary part of the submission.
  • Referees will be contacted following an application submission but applicants are strongly advised to prepare nominated referees for the need to provide references by 25 August 2023.
  • The shortlisted candidates will be invited to interviews in the week starting 4 September.

Any questions about this vacancy or the application process can be directed to the HR Co-ordinator at rutherford.hr@phy.cam.ac.uk.
Informal enquiries about the position can be address Prof Oleg Brandt at oleg.brandt@cern.ch
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Posted 2 years ago, updated 2 years ago