Job Title: Research Associate - Experimental (Accelerator Physics)
Posted by: SLAC/Stanford on Apr 21, 2024
Location:
Menlo Park , CAJob Description:
Position Overview:
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory's Accelerator Directorate (AD) aims to create an environment that fosters world-leading accelerator science and technologies for future accelerators while enabling user research and accelerator R&D programs today through a combination of experimental and theoretical research. Working at the forefront of modern and advanced accelerator physics, our scientists develop enabling technologies for existing and future accelerators to create and study nature's fundamental building blocks and forces.
We are seeking a Research Associate with a strong background in accelerator physics with an emphasis on advanced accelerator physics simulation and experiments.
Given the nature of this position, SLAC is open to on-site and hybrid work options.
Your specific responsibilities include: Perform advanced electromagnetic simulations of terahertz fields in a transverse deflecting structure to be installed on an FEL beamline at the LCLS. Analyze the transient behavior and propagation of THz waves generated in a wiggler and the modes generated in a deflecting cavity. Evaluate the feasibility and temporal resolution of the deflecting structure as a longitudinal diagnostic tool for attosecond bunches on the ultrafast beamline Represent your research results at seminars, scientific conferences and workshops. Note : This is a 1 year fixed-term appointment with the possibility of extension depending on project funding and business needs . Applicants must provide evidence of either a recently completed PhD degree or confirmation of completion of the PhD degree requirements in theoretical physics prior to starting the position. Applicants should also include a cover letter, a statement of research area including brief summary of accomplishments, a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, and names of at least three references from whom letters of recommendation will form part of the application.
To be successful in this position you will bring: PhD in Accelerator or Electromagnetic Physics, or closely-related field with demonstrated coursework and research experience in advanced accelerator physics. Demonstrated knowledge with one or more simulation tools for modeling charged particle beams and wakefields, radiation generated in an undulator, EM fields in microwave or THz structures using e.g. Microwave Studio, HFSS, ABCI, PIC codes. Demonstrated background in the design and commissioning of diagnostics for advanced accelerator experiments and/or THz devices. Demonstrated research experience as evidenced by a publication record. Ability to carry out independent research. Strong analytical and computational skills. Candidates will provide evidence of either a recently completed PhD degree in the area of Theoretical Particle Physics, or confirmation of completion of the PhD degree requirements prior to starting the position.
SLAC Employee competencies : Effective Decisions : Uses job knowledge and solid judgment to make quality decisions in a timely manner. Self-Development : Pursues a variety of venues and opportunities to continue learning and developing. Dependability : Can be counted on to deliver results with a sense of personal responsibility for expected outcomes. Initiative : Pursues work and interactions proactively with optimism, positive energy, and motivation to move things forward. Adaptability : Flexes as needed when change occurs, maintains an open outlook while adjusting and accommodating changes. Communication : Ensures effective information flow to various audiences and creates and delivers clear, appropriate written, spoken, presented messages. Relationships : Builds relationships to foster trust, team collaboration, and a positive climate to achieve common goals. Physical requirements and working conditions : Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job. Work standards : Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations. Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for environment, safety and security; communicates related concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned. Meets the applicable roles and responsibilities as described in the ESH Manual, Chapter 1-General Policy and Responsibilities: http://www-group.slac.stanford.edu/esh/eshmanual/pdfs/ESHch01.pdf Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University's Administrative Guide, http://adminguide.stanford.edu. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Classification Title: Research Associate -Experimental
Duration: Fixed-term
Job code: 0127
The expected pay range for this position is $70,000 to $100,000 per annum. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location and external market pay for comparable jobs.
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As one of 17 Department of Energy national labs, SLAC pushes the frontiers of human knowledge and drives discoveries that benefit humankind. We invent the tools that make those discoveries possible and share them with researchers all over the world. X-rays Reveal the Atomic World Our 2-mile-long particle accelerator is the lab’s backbone. Once the scene of major discoveries in particle physics, today it generates the world’s brightest X-rays for our revolutionary X-ray laser, the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS). Thousands of researchers come to SLAC to use LCLS and the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource to probe matter in atomic detail. These X-ray studies help scientists understand the fundamental workings of nature and find solutions to real-world problems. Fundamental Science, Practical Benefits When researchers delve into basic details of the world around us, practical benefits often follow. This is true of research at SLAC. In chemistry, “molecular movies” made with our X-ray laser are capturing all the tiny steps of chemical reactions for the first time. This new understanding will help improve reactions that give us fuels, fertilizers and a host of other products. In biology, X-rays reveal how proteins – one of the key molecules of life – function in our bodies and in nature. This research has contributed to the development of medications for melanoma, flu and HIV and is aiding the fight against COVID-19, Ebola, high blood pressure and other ills. SLAC studies of exotic materials with quirky traits could have a profound impact on society, although it may be far in the future. Meanwhile, scientists use our X-ray beams for experiments to improve materials for computer chips, jet planes, refinery operations and “smart windows” that automatically adjust the amount of light coming in, to name a few.Even the accelerator technology developed for basic physics experiments has had a huge impact in medicine and industry, where it shrinks tumors, sterilizes medical supplies and hardens materials, among many other things. SLAC researchers are working to make accelerators much smaller and cheaper so they can accomplish even more. Solving Energy Challenges Many threads of SLAC research come together in the quest for clean, sustainable energy sources. We study how plants make energy from sunlight with an eye to doing the same, and customize chemical reactions for generating clean fuels. Our specialized X-ray equipment allows scientists to watch batteries, solar cells and fuel cells in operation, a crucial step in improving how they work. An Eye on the Cosmos SLAC started more than 50 years ago as a place to discover fundamental particles and forces. Today, our researchers still explore the universe at the largest and smallest scales. At the tiniest scale, we help search for new particles and forces at the Large Hadron Collider in Europe, where the Higgs boson was discovered. At the most sweeping scale, we’re building the world’s biggest digital camera for the widest, deepest survey of the night sky ever undertaken. Our longstanding expertise in building particle detectors is being put to use in experiments that search for dark matter and dark energy, probe the secrets of ghostly neutrinos, look for signs of cosmic inflation and capture high-energy particles from the most violent events in the universe. Key Partnerships Stanford University operates SLAC for the DOE Office of Science. Our five joint research centers and facilities with Stanford focus on cosmology and astrophysics, materials and energy science, catalysis, ultrafast science and cryogenic electron microscopy. SLAC’s location in Silicon Valley and our connections with DOE, Stanford and other leading research centers speed our progress. We also look for ways to work with industry to solve problems and spread the benefits of research out into society.