Researcher: ALICE ITS3 upgrade project Part-time

Researcher: ALICE ITS3 Upgrade Project

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Workplace Description

This position as researcher is within the experimental high-energy heavy-ion (ALICE) group in Lund, which is part of the Division of Particle and Nuclear Physics at the Department of Physics. More information is available at the Division's website, Division of Particle and Nuclear Physics, or the Lund University Research Portal.

Work Duties

You are going to work with the maintenance and final construction of the ALICE ITS3 upgrade project at CERN. Therefore, you are required to work together with a large group of colleagues in an international research environment. You are going to work with detector prototypes and beamtests which should lead to scientific publications. You are going to be involved in teaching activities, primarily supervision of first-cycle physics laboratories. There are opportunities to participate in outreach activities and take courses in university pedagogics. Your main workplace is the Department of Physics in Lund, but travels to accelerator laboratories, primarily CERN, are also going to be necessary. The position requires clear and thoughtful communication.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in experimental nuclear or particle physics.
• Documented practical experience in the development and handling of silicon detectors.
• Documented experience in the use of data acquisition systems in use at beamtests.
• Documented experience of participating in nuclear or particle physics experiments at international accelerator facilities as well as detector beamtests.
• Documented experience in the development and maintenance of software for detector prototype characterization.
• Ability to collaborate in an international research collaboration.
• Very good oral and written skills in English.
• Willingness to travel internationally.

Additional Qualifications:

• Documented teaching experience at basic and advanced levels.
• Documented experience of supervising degree projects.
• Experience with programming in Python and C++.
• Experience within the ALICE ITS3 project is welcomed.

Further Information

The position is a fixed-term employment for one year and corresponds to full-time employment with start date as agreed. Researchers are covered by a local collective agreement on annual working hours for researchers and assistant researchers. The planning of annual working hours is carried out in dialogue between the manager and the employee.

How to Apply

The application for the position is done with the recruitment system of the University. The application must be written in English and should contain (as a pdf file):

• A personal cover letter with a motivation for your interest in the position and in which way the position matches your merits.
• A CV with copies of certificates of your final exams and degrees.
• A list of up to 10 relevant publications in peer-reviewed journals or presentations at conferences, with comments explaining your contributions.
• Contact information of two references.
• Any other documents that the applicant wishes to refer to, e.g., to document the requirements for the position.

Welcome with your application!