Research Associate: Particle Physics (ATLAS) & Jet Tagging

University of Manchester; Manchester; In loco; GBP 37.000 - 55.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Generous pension

29 days annual leave

Ride to work scheme

EV car scheme

Flexible/hybrid working

Descrizione del lavoro

The University of Manchester’s Particle Physics group is seeking a Research Associate to contribute to the ATLAS experiment at CERN. The role is based in Manchester with frequent visits to CERN, supporting jet reconstruction, tagging and polarisation analyses.

The appointment is funded by the Leverhulme Trust, initially for three years, starting 1 January 2027. Applicants should hold a PhD in particle physics and can work independently and with collaborators.

Competenze

• PhD or equivalent in particle physics by start date.
• Experience in data analysis, event generation modelling, trigger/detector operations or combined detector performance.

Mansioni

• Study joint polarisation of weak-boson pairs produced via vector boson scattering and decay via semileptonic channel.
• Develop and calibrate new jet reconstruction and tagging algorithms to aid polarisation measurements.
• Possibly participate in phenomenology studies related to HL-LHC and FCC.

Conoscenze

Data analysis

Event generator modelling

Trigger operations

Detector operations

Detector performance

Formazione

PhD in particle physics

Descrizione del lavoro

The University of Manchester’s Particle Physics group is seeking a Research Associate to contribute to the ATLAS experiment at CERN. The role is based in Manchester with frequent visits to CERN, supporting jet reconstruction, tagging and polarisation analyses.

The appointment is funded by the Leverhulme Trust, initially for three years, starting 1 January 2027. Applicants should hold a PhD in particle physics and can work independently and with collaborators.