Postdoctoral Scholar - IRIS-HEP US ATLAS
Position Overview
Organization: Physics
Title: Postdoctoral Scholar - IRIS-HEP US ATLAS
Position Details
Position Description
CERN Based ATLAS Postdoc Concentrating on Physics and Software
The Department of Physics at the University of Washington invites applications for a candidate to fill a post-doctoral position. The successful candidate will work on the ATLAS experiment at the LHC with Professor Gordon Watts, collaborating with US ATLAS Software and Computing, IRIS-HEP, and the UW Elementary-Particle-Experiment (EPE) group, and will be based at CERN.
The University of Washington EPE group consists of four professors, five post-docs, and four graduate students working on the ATLAS experiment at the LHC. Our physics interests are focused on electroweak symmetry breaking and the search for exotic decays of the Higgs, especially with searches for Long Lived Particles in the ATLAS detector and the design and construction of the MATHUSLA detector. Our analyses already include aspects of Machine Learning and we are looking to further our investment in ML. Our group is also a founding member of the IRIS-HEP project (Institute for Research and Innovation in Software for the HL-LHC, http://iris-hep.org). Our group’s IRIS-HEP work is in developing analysis systems: enabling the expansion of HEP into the python-based analysis ecosystem, low latency analysis of large datasets, and as a longer-term goal differentiable analysis. The successful candidate will spend 50% of their time working with the group pursuing physics and software research connected with IRIS-HEP. The other 50% will be spent working with ATLAS and US ATLAS Software and Computing on C++ innovation and performance in the experiment’s software stack.
Postdoctoral Scholars are represented by UAW 4121 and are subject to the collective bargaining agreement, unless agreed exclusion criteria apply. For more information, please visit the University of Washington Labor Relations website (https://hr.uw.edu/labor/2019/06/03/agreement-reached-with-uaw-postdoctoral-scholars-on-2019-2021-contract).
Qualifications
The successful applicant should have a Ph.D., or foreign equivalent, by the time they start at the University of Washington and be interested in contributing to both the software and long-lived particle search physics program. Experience with the C++ programming language is recommended, and experience with ROOT is an advantage.
Instructions
Applications should consist of a CV, a short research statement, a statement describing the applicant's experience and commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, and three letters of recommendation. Applications received by April 15, 2022, will receive full consideration. Please contact Prof. Gordon Watts (gwatts@uw.edu) with any questions.
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Commitment to Diversity
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