BNL Overview

Brookhaven National Laboratory is a multipurpose research institution funded primarily by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science. Located on the center of Long Island, New York, Brookhaven Lab brings world-class facilities and expertise to the most exciting and important questions in basic and applied science—from the birth of our universe to the sustainable energy technology of tomorrow.

Organizational Overview
 

The Omega Group in the Physics Department at BNL focuses on the ATLAS experiment at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland. BNL serves as the host laboratory for the U.S. ATLAS Operations Program, the Phase-I & HL-LHC Upgrade Projects, the ATLAS Tier-1 computing facility, and is designated as one of the U.S. ATLAS Support Centers. The Omega Group at BNL has major responsibilities in the operations of the ATLAS Liquid Argon calorimeter, Cathode Strip Chambers in the muon spectrometer, trigger and software development, and leads several physics analyses. The group has leading roles in ATLAS Phase-I upgrade projects (Liquid Argon calorimeter trigger readout, Muon New Small Wheel, and Trigger/Data Acquisition) and the ATLAS HL-LHC upgrade (Silicon Strip detector, Liquid Argon calorimeter readout, and Trigger/Data Acquisition).  The group also has strong detector R&D programs on the silicon detector.
 

Position Description
 

The Omega Group in the Physics Department has an opening for a two-year term Post-doctoral Research Associate to join the current effort on the ATLAS experiment at the LHC. The successful candidate is expected to play a leading role in electroweak vector-boson fusion and scattering analyses on ATLAS, to conduct studies of ATLAS physics potentials for the HL-LHC upgrade, and to also participate to the characterization of novel silicon sensor technologies. The successful candidate is expected to be based at BNL but should expect extended visits at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland, in addition to other international or domestic travels, as needed.
 

Position Requirements
 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Analysis in the electro-weak sector with the ATLAS experiment.
• Participation in silicon R&D studies.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ph.D. in high energy physics.
• Proficiency in C/C++ and/or Python.
• Familiarity with computer operating systems such as Unix/Linux and Windows.
• Ability to work in a large collaboration.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Demonstrated experience with large-volume data analysis
• Expertise in physics measurements or detector performance studies in a high energy physics experiment
• Demonstrated experience with laboratory instrumentation

BNL policy requires that research associate appointments be made to individuals who have received their doctorate within the past five years.   

Candidates seeking to apply must submit an electronic application to this opening at https://jobs.bnl.gov/ and enter the job title into the Keyword Search or directly at https://jobs.bnl.gov/job/upton/postdoctoral-research-associate/3437/6466614

Your application must include the following items as a single Word document or PDF:

1) A letter of intent outlining your research interests, not to exceed three pages and

2) A CV including a list of publications.

Please arrange to have three letters of recommendation sent to Linda Feierabend to feierabe@bnl.gov.

The application is complete when all of these items have been received.

Consideration of applications will begin February 1, 2018.

At Brookhaven National Laboratory we believe that a comprehensive employee benefits program is an important and meaningful part of the compensation employees receive. Our benefits program includes, but is not limited to:

• Medical Plans
• Dental Plans
• Vacation
• Holidays
• Life Insurance
• 401(k) Plan
• Paid Parental Leave
• Swimming Pool, Weight Room, Tennis Courts, and many other employee perks and benefits

Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) is an equal opportunity employer committed to ensuring that all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or protected veteran status. 

BNL takes affirmative action in support of its policy and to advance in employment individuals who are minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities.

Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) is an equal opportunity employer committed to ensuring that all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a veteran, disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

BNL takes affirmative action in support of its policy and to advance in employment individuals who are minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities.

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