Tenure Track Position - CMS Heavy Ions | CNRS, France

ALICE Collaboration; Locquignol; Híbrido; EUR 55.000 - 58.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Remote working policy

44 days annual leave (RTT)

Transport allowance 75%

Descripción de la vacante

ALICE Collaboration in France seeks a Junior Professorship candidate to advance heavy-ion physics and QCD studies through CMS collaboration activities. The role includes R&D on readout electronics for the EEEMCaL calorimeter and potential expansion to Electron-Ion Collider projects.

The position also encompasses teaching responsibilities in cooperation with École Polytechnique, aligned with the candidate’s profile and institute strategy.

Formación

• Doctorate or PhD in a relevant field with strong research track record.
• Experience in high-energy physics or CMS collaboration.
• Ability to conduct data-taking and analysis in a large international project.

Responsabilidades

• Contribute to scientific data-taking and QCD studies in heavy-ion collisions at the LHC.
• Contribute to R&D for EEEMCaL readout electronics and possible involvement in Electron-Ion Collider activities.
• Participate in teaching programs with École Polytechnique and alignment with candidate profile.

Conocimientos

Doctorate/PhD

Data analysis

CMS collaboration

Educación

PhD or equivalent

Herramientas

Readout electronics

Descripción del empleo

Category

non-alice job

Job Description

Summary of the scientific project

The successful candidate will contribute to scientific data-taking and analysis activities within the CMS collaboration. This work will focus on quantum chromodynamics studies conducted through heavy-ion collisions at the LHC (CERN).

The successful candidate will also take part in R&D activities for the readout electronics of the EEEMCaL electromagnetic calorimeter (ePIC detector of the Electron-Ion Collider), a technology inspired by the electronics used for the CMS calorimeter. Depending on project developments and the institute's strategic directions, the candidate may gradually become involved in activities related to the Electron-Ion Collider, which is expected to start data taking at Brookhaven National Laboratory within about ten years.

Summary of the teaching project

The successful candidate will contribute to existing teaching programs related to the research theme. The teaching project will be discussed with École Polytechnique and specified at a later stage so that it is aligned with the profile of the selected candidate.

Potential host facilities

• IN2P3 - CNRS Nucléaire & Particules


• LLR - Laboratoire Leprince Ringuet

Your Profile

Profile Required

Holders of a doctorate or a PhD or equivalent degree or applicants who have gained scientific qualifications or carried out scientific work deemed to be of an equivalent level. There is no restriction on the age or nationality of applicants. All CNRS positions are accessible to people with disabilities, with special arrangements for tests made necessary by the nature of the disability.

Your Work Environment

Host Lab Strategy

Over the past 15 years, through ANR and ERC funding, the laboratory Laboratoire Leprince Ringuet (LLR) has been able to fund and structure its participation in the CMS collaboration at the LHC, CERN, with a scientific focus particularly centered on heavy-ion physics. These scientific activities have enabled LLR to acquire an undisputed leading role within the CMS collaboration, with an interest in quantum chromodynamics studies carried out using high-energy heavy-ion collisions.

Institution Strategy

The institute is reorganizing its activities in hadronic physics to ensure the participation of its teams in the LHC experiments at CERN up to the end of Run 5, while anticipating longer-term scientific prospects.

This Junior Professorship is part of this restructuring effort, aimed at consolidating the institute's expertise and work in the field of heavy-ion physics, as well as R&D for future projects devoted to studying the structure of the nucleon.

International Strategy

The recruitment pool is particularly rich, international, and of a very high standard. Several experienced scientists have expressed their wish to join the laboratory within the thematic scope of this Junior Professorship. In addition, the international CMS and ePIC collaborations each bring together more than 1,000 members.

Compensation

Compensation and benefits

• Annual salary from 54 600 Euros to 57 800 Euros depending on professionnal experience.


• Total funding 200k€.


• Annual leave and RTT 44 jours.


• Remote Working practice and compensation Pratique et indemnisation du TT.


• Transport: Prise en charge à 75% du coût et forfait mobilité durable jusqu’à 300€.

Research Policy

Open Science

The CNRS is developing a strong policy in favor of open science. Open science consists of making research results \"as accessible as possible and closed as necessary\". As such, the CNRS aims to make 100% of the texts of publications resulting from the work of its laboratories accessible, in particular through deposit in HAL. The data produced must also be made available and reusable, except for specific restrictions. In addition, the guiding principles of individual evaluation have been revised in accordance with the DORA declaration, to be more qualitative and to take into account all facets of the researcher's profession.

Science and society

The relationship between science and society is now recognized as a full dimension of scientific activity. The project will develop this dimension in synergy with all the partners. The resulting research work will contribute to informing public decision-making. Participatory science initiatives may be initiated with actors from the project’s socio-economic and cultural eco-system.

Scientific dissemination

The dissemination of the results will be done through world‑class scientific productions: publications, patents, software... In addition, the results will be communicated to various targets such as scientific communities, media, decision makers, general public, schools, etc., with an adapted calendar. Specific tools may be developed such as websites, newsletters, meetings, international symposia, summer schools and conferences.

About The Offer

Offer reference CPJ-2026-032 CN Section(s) / Research Area Interactions, particles, nuclei, from laboratory to cosmos

About The CNRS

The CNRS is a major player in fundamental research on a global scale. The CNRS is the only French organization active in all scientific fields. Its unique position as a multi‑specialist allows it to bring together different disciplines to address the most important challenges of the contemporary world, in connection with the actors of change.

https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CPJ/CPJ-2026-032/Default.aspx?lang=EN

Contact

ALICE Secretariat CERN Building 301/R-029 CH 1211 Geneva 23 Switzerland [e-mail] Tel : [phone]

Other Resources

• ALICE at CERN Courier


• ALICE Matters


• LHCC committees and meetings


• ALICE Electronic Logbook


• ALICE GLANCE


• ALICE Meetings


• 2026 (pdf)


• 2027 (pdf)