Field of Interest:hep-ex
Experiments:KEK-BF-BELLE-II
Deadline: 2017-09-30
Region: North America
Job description:
The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Hawaii at Manoa invites applications for a postdoctoral research fellow in particle physics. The expected start of employment is October 1, 2017. The position is renewable annually for up to three years, depending on federal funding and satisfactory performance.
Duties: The successful candidate will participate in the commissioning and physics calibration of the KLM (KLong-Muon) particle identification detector for the Belle-II experiment at the SuperKEKB asymmetric e+e- collider at the KEK laboratory in Tsukuba, Japan. The barrel portion of the detector has two inner layers of scintillators readout by SiPMs (Silicon PhotoMultipliers) and 13 layers of gas-based resistive plate chambers (RPCs). The University of Hawaii contirbuted to the readout of the scintillator portion using innovative "oscilloscope on a chip" waveform sampling ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) technology. The large data flow from the TARGETX readout ASIC is reduced to manageable levels with the use of real-time fast feature extraction. The data flows from the scintillators and RPCs are combined into a single unified data stream.
The current challenge is readout integration and commissioning of the barrel KLM detector. Travel and extended stays in Japan will be required for commissioning and calibrating the detector readout. The primary goals of the Belle II experiment are to investigate CP violation in the decays of B mesons and search for physics beyond the Standard Model in B, D, and tau decays. KEKB is the world highest luminosity collider, and Belle, the preceding experiment, has already accumulated an unprecedented dataset of 1000 $fb^{-1}$ (or 1 $ab^{-1}$).
The Belle-II experiment at SuperKEKB will explore new physics in the flavor sector with a luminosity about 40 times greater than in Belle. This international project, which is an upgrade of KEKB and Belle, is under construction. SuperKEKB operated February-June 2016 for background commissioning with the BEAST detector and beampipe scrubbing. In mid-April 2017, Belle II rolled-in to the SuperKEKB collision point. Cosmic ray data taking with and shakedown of the outer portion of the detector has started. Data taking with the Belle II outer detector and first collisions will begin around the end of February 2018. We expect the successful candidate to play a strong role in the hardware commissioning and calibration of the KLM detector system, which is a critical component of the new Belle II detector and is used to identify muons and KLongs.
Qualification: We seek an outstanding, highly motivated candidate who is strong in hardware, software and electronics and who enjoys working as part of a larger team. A PhD in experimental high energy physics or astro-particle physics is required to begin employment; some experience with modern particle detectors and data analysis techniques is also required. Previous experience with FPGA's (field programmable gate arrays) and modern electronics is highly desirable.
Compensation: We offer a competitive stipend, commensurate with experience and qualifications.
For more information, please contact: Prof. Gary Varner (varner@phys.hawaii.edu).
To apply: Please submit a curriculum vitae, list of references, description of past research, and a list of publications, and arrange for three letters of recommendation to be sent to: Prof. Gary Varner c/o Ms. Janet Bruce, HEP Postdoctoral Search Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2505 Correa Road, Honolulu, HI 96822.
Electronic submission of both application material and letters is strongly encouraged. All material should be sent to: varner@phys.hawaii.edu, cc:jan@phys.hawaii.edu. Please combine all your application material into a single pdf file, and use the subject your application material into a single pdf file, and use the subject line "Belle II KLM Postdoctoral Search"
Recruitment will remain open until position is filled; however, applications received after Sept 30, 2017 may not receive full consideration.
More Information:http://www.phys.hawaii.edu/
Experiments:KEK-BF-BELLE-II
Deadline: 2017-09-30
Region: North America
Job description:
The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Hawaii at Manoa invites applications for a postdoctoral research fellow in particle physics. The expected start of employment is October 1, 2017. The position is renewable annually for up to three years, depending on federal funding and satisfactory performance.
Duties: The successful candidate will participate in the commissioning and physics calibration of the KLM (KLong-Muon) particle identification detector for the Belle-II experiment at the SuperKEKB asymmetric e+e- collider at the KEK laboratory in Tsukuba, Japan. The barrel portion of the detector has two inner layers of scintillators readout by SiPMs (Silicon PhotoMultipliers) and 13 layers of gas-based resistive plate chambers (RPCs). The University of Hawaii contirbuted to the readout of the scintillator portion using innovative "oscilloscope on a chip" waveform sampling ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) technology. The large data flow from the TARGETX readout ASIC is reduced to manageable levels with the use of real-time fast feature extraction. The data flows from the scintillators and RPCs are combined into a single unified data stream.
The current challenge is readout integration and commissioning of the barrel KLM detector. Travel and extended stays in Japan will be required for commissioning and calibrating the detector readout. The primary goals of the Belle II experiment are to investigate CP violation in the decays of B mesons and search for physics beyond the Standard Model in B, D, and tau decays. KEKB is the world highest luminosity collider, and Belle, the preceding experiment, has already accumulated an unprecedented dataset of 1000 $fb^{-1}$ (or 1 $ab^{-1}$).
The Belle-II experiment at SuperKEKB will explore new physics in the flavor sector with a luminosity about 40 times greater than in Belle. This international project, which is an upgrade of KEKB and Belle, is under construction. SuperKEKB operated February-June 2016 for background commissioning with the BEAST detector and beampipe scrubbing. In mid-April 2017, Belle II rolled-in to the SuperKEKB collision point. Cosmic ray data taking with and shakedown of the outer portion of the detector has started. Data taking with the Belle II outer detector and first collisions will begin around the end of February 2018. We expect the successful candidate to play a strong role in the hardware commissioning and calibration of the KLM detector system, which is a critical component of the new Belle II detector and is used to identify muons and KLongs.
Qualification: We seek an outstanding, highly motivated candidate who is strong in hardware, software and electronics and who enjoys working as part of a larger team. A PhD in experimental high energy physics or astro-particle physics is required to begin employment; some experience with modern particle detectors and data analysis techniques is also required. Previous experience with FPGA's (field programmable gate arrays) and modern electronics is highly desirable.
Compensation: We offer a competitive stipend, commensurate with experience and qualifications.
For more information, please contact: Prof. Gary Varner (varner@phys.hawaii.edu).
To apply: Please submit a curriculum vitae, list of references, description of past research, and a list of publications, and arrange for three letters of recommendation to be sent to: Prof. Gary Varner c/o Ms. Janet Bruce, HEP Postdoctoral Search Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2505 Correa Road, Honolulu, HI 96822.
Electronic submission of both application material and letters is strongly encouraged. All material should be sent to: varner@phys.hawaii.edu, cc:jan@phys.hawaii.edu. Please combine all your application material into a single pdf file, and use the subject your application material into a single pdf file, and use the subject line "Belle II KLM Postdoctoral Search"
Recruitment will remain open until position is filled; however, applications received after Sept 30, 2017 may not receive full consideration.
More Information:http://www.phys.hawaii.edu/