Experimental Physics - Postdoc at LPSC, Grenoble

The LPSC group has made significant contributions to the construction, commissioning and operation of the presampler of the ATLAS calorimeter, and to the installation of the IBL. It now contributes to the upgrade of the pixel detector. Meanwhile, the group plays a leading role in searches for physics beyond the standard model.

The exploitation of the full potential of the LHC in the next twenty years includes a high-luminosity phase (HL-LHC) with an upgrade of the machine and detectors with the aim to collect a hundred times the data collected so far. The ATLAS collaboration needs to construct a new inner detector (ITk) to face the challenging conditions at the HL-LHC. Innovative designs of the pixel detector using inclined sensors are being worked on at LPSC, and their feasibility and performance need to be proven in the next one to two years. The successful candidate is expected to play a leading role in the simulation, and in the layout optimisation based on physics performance, as well as in the tuning of tracking with inclined sensors.

At the same time, the successful candidate will contribute to one of the ongoing analyses of ATLAS data at LPSC. This could be the search for new physics in final states with photons, the search for heavy particles decaying to (boosted) top quarks, or initial studies of di-Higgs final states towards the measurement of the self-coupling of the Higgs boson.

The position is for two years with a possible one year extension, and will start as soon as possible. It is funded through a grant from the ENIGMASS Laboratory of Excellence. Candidates must have a Ph.D. in Physics and research experience in experimental elementary particle physics. Experience with the detector technologies relevant to the ITk upgrade project and/or experience in tracker data reconstruction is not mandatory but would be an advantage. Applicants should send their CV, a brief statement of research interests, and arrange to have at least three letters of reference sent to Jan Stark (stark@in2p3.fr). Applications received by October 15th, 2016 will receive full consideration. The position will remain open until filled. Informal enquiries may be made to Elisabeth Petit, Fabienne Ledroit or Jan Stark (elisabeth.petit@cern.ch, ledroit@lpsc.in2p3.fr, stark@in2p3.fr).