Two Postdoctoral Research Positions In The Atlas Group At Ifae

IFAE; El Valle; On-site; EUR 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

IFAE invites applications for two postdoctoral research positions in the ATLAS group. The successful candidates will perform physics analyses and contribute to detector upgrade tasks at CERN in preparation for the HL-LHC.

One fellow will focus on the Tile Calorimeter upgrade, while the other will work on the trigger system. Applicants should have an excellent PhD record and strong experience in physics analysis, with additional value placed on detector maintenance or upgrades.

Qualifications

• Excellent academic record and excellent research during the PhD.
• Experience in physics analysis.
• Experience in the maintenance or upgrade of high-energy physics detectors will be positively valued.

Responsibilities

• Postdoctoral positions within the ATLAS group.
• Physics analysis and participation in detector upgrade tasks at CERN in preparation for the HL-LHC.
• One postdoctoral researcher will be assigned to work on the Tile Calorimeter upgrade, and the other on the trigger system.

Skills

Physics analysis experience

Excellent academic record

Education

PhD in Physics

Job description

Open Position: Two Postdoctoral Research positions in the ATLAS Group at IFAE.

Opening Date

May 26, ****

Closing Date

Until Filled

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About IFAE

The Institut de Física d'Altes Energies (IFAE) is a public consortium of the Generalitat de Catalunya, the Autonomous Government of Catalonia, and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB, a public university) whose main objective is to carry out research and to contribute to the development of high energy physics from a theoretical, experimental and technological point of view.

IFAE has the status of a "University Institute" attached to the UAB and its premises are within the campus of the University.

About The ATLAS Group

The Collider Physics group at IFAE is focused on the scientific exploitation of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN.

This is research line that started in ****, when IFAE joined the ATLAS Collaboration at the LHC.

The ATLAS detector was designed to explore a wide range of phenomena predicted by the Standard Model (SM) of particle physics, while also maximizing their sensitivity to beyond-the-SM processes.

These investigations are expected to provide answers to open questions in the description of Nature such as the origin of particle masses, the mechanism for electroweak symmetry breaking, or the presence of a new underlying symmetry (e.g., supersymmetry) that could explain the nature of dark matter or the unification of forces at very high energies.

The design, construction and operation of the ATLAS detector, online event selection, event reconstruction and data analysis, all require world-wide efforts, which are reflected in the size of the ATLAS Collaboration, formed by 176 institutions from 40 countries.

Its members are a team of physicists, engineers, technicians, students and support staff from around the world.

It is one of the largest collaborative efforts ever attempted in science, with over **** members and almost **** scientific authors.

With a 30-year involvement in the ATLAS experiment, IFAE has played mayor roles in the construction and operation of the Tile Hadronic Calorimeter (TileCal), the preparation of the High-Level Trigger infrastructure and physics selection algorithms, and the physics analyses.

IFAE currently maintains a strong presence in the ATLAS experiment, with major responsibilities on the maintenance and operation of the TileCal hadronic calorimeter and the Level-1 Topological Trigger system, and participates in the Pixel detector upgrade.

The group has also developed an exciting and broad research program that includes precision measurements of the top quark (e.g., four-top-quark production) and the Higgs boson (e.g., top-Higgs Yukawa coupling, di-Higgs and tri-Higgs production), and searches for new phenomena beyond the Standard Model (e.g., supersymmetry, vector?like fermions, leptoquarks, additional light or heavy Higgs bosons, etc.).

During Run 3 of the LHC, which started in July **** and will last till mid ****, the centre?of?mass energy of proton?proton collisions increased to 13.6 TeV and the total delivered integrated luminosity will reach ~330 fb?1.

With the increase of both energy and integrated luminosity with respect to Run 2, more stringent tests of the SM and more sensitive searches for new phenomena are possible.

IFAE is in a privileged position to analyze the ATLAS data, with strong synergies with IFAE's Theory Division and significant computing resources from the PIC computing centre.

Job Profile and Tasks

Postdoctoral positions within the ATLAS group.

Physics analysis and participation in detector upgrade tasks at CERN in preparation for the HL?LHC.

One postdoctoral researcher will be assigned to work on the Tile Calorimeter upgrade, and the other on the trigger system.

Specific Requirements and Merits to be Evaluated

• Excellent academic record and excellent research during the PhD.
• Experience in physics analysis.
• Experience in the maintenance or upgrade of high?energy physics detectors will be positively valued.

Evaluation Criteria

• CV and research experience (50 points)
• Letters of Recommendation (30 points)
• Motivation Letter (20 points)

Offered Contract

Indefinite Contract ACT (Actividades Científico?Técnicas)

The position will correspond to Postdoctoral Junior within the professional categories of the IFAE.

Full?time contract (40h/week).

Salary will be proportional to experience and qualifications within the corresponding category range.

The selected candidates are expected to join the IFAE as soon as possible.

Opportunities

Opportunity to gain experience learning first?hand.

Personal growth, innovation, and learning every day.

Work with interesting experimental science.

Travelling to scientific singular infrastructures.

Contact

You may contact Dr. Imma Riu (****** ) and Dr. Tamara Vázquez (****** ) for any questions related to this job opening.

Eligibility

IFAE is committed to equal opportunities, diversity and inclusion.

With the aim of promoting a real gender balance in the institution, women will be especially encouraged to submit their candidacy in the calls.

Likewise, IFAE reaffirms its commitment to the integration of people with disabilities and underrepresented groups in the scientific field and in accordance with article 59 of the EBEP to reserve seven percent of places so that at least two percent of the total staff are people with disabilities.

A Selection Committee will evaluate the received applications.

If more than one candidate seems equally suitable for the position, the Selection Committee will arrange an on?line interview with each one of them as part of the Selection process.

In compliance with article 121 of the Spanish Public Sector Legal Regime Act, staff with a pre?existing relationship with the Consortium administration (Generalitat de Catalunya and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) will have priority in the awarding of the position.

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