Experiments:KEK-T2K
Deadline: 2016-11-01
Region: North America
Job description:
The successful candidate will be expected to take a leading role in the ongoing operations and analysis effort on T2K, and to contribute to future developments in the long-baseline program in Japan. With recently approved upgrades, beam power to T2K is expected to double in the next few years. A new intermediate detector, NuPRISM, recently received Stage 1 status at J-PARC. With these upgrades, T2K is expected to obtain significant sensitivity to CP violations in the years leading to Hyper-Kamiokande.
The T2K collaboration includes a large Canadian group that has made fundamental contributions to the experiment, including the near detector system and the Optical Transition Radiation (OTR) monitor for the primary proton beam in front of the neutrino beam production target. The Toronto group has played a leading role in operating the OTR detector and the analysis effort, including the beam, the near/far extrapolation, analysis of the far detector data from Super-Kamiokande, and the oscillation analysis.
The University of Toronto and the Canadian group are heavily involved in the development of NuPRISM, a new near detector concept for T2K. We expect a large increase in R&D and other development activities for NuPRISM activity over the next few years.
Required qualifications:
A recentPhD in experimental particle physics or related field is required. Strong computing skills, experience with detector development and construction, electronics, and analysis are expected.
Application instructions
All individuals interested in this position must submit a CV and a description of research interests and arrange to have three letters of reference sent to Ms. Crystal Liao (cliao@physics.utoronto.ca) by the closing date. Electronic submission of materials is preferred.
Closing date:1 November, 2016
Expected start date: 1 January, 2017
Term: 1 year, renewable subject to mutual agreement.
Employment as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Toronto is covered by the terms of the CUPE 3902 Unit 5 Collective Agreement.
This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 5 Collective Agreement.
The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from racialized persons / persons of colour, women, Indigenous / Aboriginal People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.