Job Title: Research Associate - PHENIX
Posted by: Brookhaven National Laboratory on Sep 10, 2020
Location:
Upton , NYJob Description:
Organizational Overview
A primary research focus of the Brookhaven Physics Department is the exploration of hot and cold QCD using the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC). The PHENIX Group in the BNL Physics Department has long played a major role within the PHENIX experiment at RHIC, which was decommissioned in 2016, both on operations and physics analysis. Since 2016, the group remains highly active in the production of physics results, shown at major conferences worldwide, with particular focus on spin physics, heavy flavor, direct photons and two-particle correlations.
Position Description
The Physics Department has an opening for a two-year term Research Associate. The selected candidate will work closely with scientists in the PHENIX group to finalize high priority PHENIX analyses, such as measurements of prompt dileptons and direct photons, and of the nuclear modification and flow of charm and bottom quarks. Responsibilities will also include the support of ongoing data analysis and contributions to long term data preservation. Additional opportunities include involvement in sPHENIX software development and preparations for detector commissioning.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Perform physics analysis using PHENIX data, using innovative techniques for photon reconstruction, dilepton measurements, or heavy flavor yield extraction, to achieve insightful results to further our understanding of the quark gluon plasmaCollaborate with PHENIX scientists on publishing research findings in leading journals
Position Requirements
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Ph.D. in Particle or Nuclear PhysicsExperience with data analysis techniquesExperience in experimental particle and high-energy nuclear physics
Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Knowledge in C++, ROOT, and GEANT programming
OTHER INFORM R ATION: (add if applicable)
Requires travel, including foreign travelBNL policy requires that research associate appointments be made to individuals who have received their doctorate within the past five years.
BNL policy requires that research associate appointments be made to individuals who have received their doctorate within the past five years.
At Brookhaven National Laboratory we believe that a comprehensive employee benefits program is an important and meaningful part of the compensation employees receive. Our benefits program includes, but is not limited to:
Medical PlansDental PlansVacationHolidaysLife Insurance401(k) PlanPaid Parental LeaveSwimming Pool, Weight Room, Tennis Courts, and many other employee perks and benefits
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