Experiments:DUNE
Deadline: 2016-12-30
Region: North America
Job description:
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. We operate cutting-edge large-scale facilities for studies in physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, applied science, and a wide range of advanced technologies. The Laboratory's almost 3,000 scientists, engineers, and support staff are joined each year by more than 4,000 visiting researchers from around the world. Our award-winning history, including seven Nobel Prizes, stretches back to 1947, and we continue to unravel mysteries from the nanoscale to the cosmic scale, and everything in between. Brookhaven is operated and managed by Brookhaven Science Associates, which was founded by the Research Foundation for the State University of New York on behalf of Stony Brook University, and Battelle, a nonprofit applied science and technology organization.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
The successful candidate will participate in the development, installation/commissioning, and analysis of the ProtoDUNE experiment at CERN and development of the DUNE far detector. This position requires a Ph.D. degree in experimental high energy or nuclear physics or instrumentation for particle and nuclear physics. Experience with electronics system development and integration for scientific experiments are highly desirable. Availability to spend considerable time at CERN in 2017-18 is essential. The candidate will work within the EDG and have broad associations with other groups in the laboratory and throughout the world to carry out his/her function. Domestic and international travel should be expected.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Ph.D. in High Energy or Nuclear Physics or Instrumentation for Particle & Nuclear Physics.
- Strong record of recent accomplishments in experimental physics.
- Demonstrated ability to perform research independently and as part of a research group.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Experience in instrumentation and development of scientific detector systems.
- Familiarity with instrumentation control software development, data acquisition and data analysis based on C/C++ and Python.
- Experience with particle physics detectors, digital signal processing, detector simulation, event reconstruction and analysis of the data.
- Experience with high energy physics analysis tools such as ROOT, Geant4, and Python.
- Experience with advanced software and computing techniques
Other Information
- BNL policy requires that Research Associate appointments are made to individuals who have received their doctorate within the past five years.
- Requires travel, including foreign travel.
• Medical Plans
• Vacation
• Holidays
• Dental Plans
• Life Insurance
• On site Child Development Center, Swimming Pool, Weight room Tennis Courts and many other employee perks and benefits
We invite you to consider Brookhaven National Laboratory for employment. To be considered for this position, please apply online at https://jobs.bnl.gov/ and enter Job ID number 822 into the Search by Job ID field.
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