HEP Physicist for Data Preservation

Big Science Sweden; Genf; Hybride; CHF 90 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Big Science Sweden is looking for a motivated particle physicist with software skills to enhance the accessibility and interoperability of vintage LEP data. You will work closely with the CERN EP-FCC group and international teams from Brown University and MIT.

The ideal candidate should hold a master’s degree with 2-6 years or a PhD with a maximum of 3 years of professional experience. A strong background in software development is essential for this role, allowing you to migrate data to a new common format.

Qualifications

• 2 to 6 years of professional experience after a master's degree or up to 3 years after a PhD.
• Must not have held a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.

Responsabilités

• Work on migrating LEP data to a new common format.
• Collaborate with CERN EP-FCC group and international teams.
• Enhance the accessibility and interoperability of the data.

Connaissances

Particle physics

Software development

Formation

Master's degree in relevant field

PhD in relevant field

Description du poste

Are you excited about giving a second life to a vintage but invaluable set of data, which has the potential to significantly enhance the quality of the preparation studies for the next flagship collider at CERN, the Future Circular Collider?

The LEP data@EDM4HEP project aims at migrating the data collected and LEP in the 1990s, and the corresponding Monte Carlo simulated events, to a new common format developed for the next generation of HEP experiments. This would enable the use of the tools under development for the electron-positron collision phase of FCC, to be tested on real data.

At the same time, theFAIR ness of the data sample would be enhanced by improving on Accessibility and Interoperability, mitigating the risk of losing access to the data.

We are looking for a motivated particle physicist with software skills to continue the feasibility work prototyped so far using the ALEPH data. You will work as a member of the CERN EP-FCC group, in close contact with the Key4HEP team of the CERN EP-SFT group, the members of the DPHEP collaboration, and international teams at Brown University and MIT.

Be sure to meet the eligibility criteria

• You are a national of aCERN Member State or Associate Member State . Currently, we cannot consider applications from Pakistani and Lithuanian nationals for positions with a 2026 start date, as the ceiling defined under Article II.5 of the Associate Membership Agreement has been reached.
• By the application deadline, you have a master’s degree with 2 to 6 years of professional experience since graduation or a PhD with a maximum of 3 years of professional experience since graduation. You are not eligible with only a bachelor’s degree.
• You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.
• Please pay attention to the additional criteria and requirements for this specific position and mentioned above.