Postdoc position at Hawaii on Belle-II

Folder:   JOBS
From:     marcel@fnal.gov
Subject:  Postdoc position at Hawaii on Belle-II 
Date:     12-FEB-2012 20:48
Expires:  13-MAR-2012 21:48


Field of Interest: hep-ex
Experiment: KEK-BF-BELLE-II
Deadline: 2012-03-31
Region: North America

Job description:
The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Hawaii at Manoa
invites applications for a postdoctoral research fellow in particle physics. 
The expected start of employment is April 2012, contingent on federal funding. 
The position is renewable annually for up to three years, depending on funding 
and satisfactory performance. Duties: The successful candidate will participate 
in the construction of iTOP particle identification detector for the Belle-II 
experiment at the SuperKEKB asymmetric e+e- collider at the KEK laboratory in 
Tsukuba, Japan. The University of Hawaii has responsibilities for the readout 
of this detector using innovative "oscilloscope on a chip" fast waveform 
sampling ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) technology. Details of 
the waveform are recorded in order to isolate Cerenkov photons in pixelated 
micro-channel PMTs (photomultipliers). The large data flow is reduced to 
manageable levels with the use of DSPs (Digital Signal Processors). Timing at 
or below the 100 picosecond level is also required. Some travel to Japan will 
be required for commissioning, integrating and debugging the detector. The 
primary goals of the Belle II experiment are to investigate CP violation in the 
decays of B mesons and search for physics beyond the Standard Model in B, D, 
and tau decays. KEKB is the world highest luminosity collider, and Belle, the 
preceding experiment, has already accumulated an unprecedented dataset of 1000 
fb^-1 (or 1 ab^-1). The Belle-II experiment at SuperKEKB will explore new 
physics in the flavor sector with a luminosity about 40 times greater than in 
Belle. This international project, which is an upgrade of KEKB and Belle, is 
approved and has been funded by the Japanese government. SuperKEKB starts in 
late 2014 with Belle II roll-in in late 2015. We expect the successful 
candidate to play a strong role in the development and construction of the iTOP 
particle identification detector for Belle-II, which is a critical component of 
the new detector and is used to separate pions and kaons.


Qualification: We seek an outstanding, highly motivated candidate who is strong 
in hardware and electronics and who enjoys working as part of a larger team. A 
PhD in experimental high energy physics or astro-particle physics is required 
to begin employment; experience with modern particle detectors and data 
analysis techniques is also required. Previous experience with FPGA's (field 
programmable gate arrays) and ASICs is desirable.


Compensation: We offer a competitive stipend, commensurate with experience and 
qualifications. For more information, please contact: Prof. Gary Varner 
(varner@phys.hawaii.edu)

To apply: Please submit a curriculum vitae, list of references, description of 
past research, and a list of publications, and arrange for three letters of 
recommendation to be sent to Prof. Gary Varner c/o Ms. Janet Bruce, HEP 
Postdoctoral Search Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Hawaii 
at Manoa, 2505 Correa Road, Honolulu, HI 96822. Electronic submission of both 
application material and letters is strongly encouraged. All material should be 
sent to varner@phys.hawaii.edu, cc jan@phys.hawaii.edu. Please combine all your 
application material into a single pdf file, and use the subject your 
application material into a single pdf file, and use the subject line "Belle II 
iTOP Postdoctoral Search"


Recruitment will remain open until position is filled; however, applications 
received after March 31, 2012 may not receive full consideration.

Email for Reference Letters: varner@phys.hawaii.edu


Contact: Gary Varner
Email: varner@phys.hawaii.edu
More Information: http://b2comp.kek.jp
Letters of Reference should be sent to: varner@phys.hawaii.edu