UTA post-doc position on ATLAS

Folder:   JOBS
From:     brandta@fnal.gov
Subject:  UTA post-doc position on ATLAS
Date:     29-FEB-2012 17:11
Expires:  30-MAR-2012 18:11


Position at the University of Texas at Arlington

The High Energy Physics group at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA)
invites outstanding candidates to apply for a post-doctoral associate position 
on the ATLAS Experiment.   The UTA HEP group has five experimental faculty and 
one phenomenology faculty, and has made significant contributions to Dzero, A
ATLAS, and the International Linear Collider. The primary focus of the group is
currently the ATLAS experiment, and we are participating in Higgs searches, 
SUSY particle searches, and QCD measurements. UTA�s ATLAS contributions include 
detector and trigger commissioning, construction and calibration of the 
hadronic Tile Calorimeter, development and operation of the U.S. ATLAS Grid
production and distributed analysis systems, and development of physics 
analysis tools software.  In addition, UTA hosts the Southwest Tier 2 GRID 
computing center, which has been one of the most productive of the ATLAS Tier 2 
centers, and has a Tier 3 for local analysis. Finally, we are also involved in 
ATLAS upgrades, including the new forward proton detector.  

We are seeking a highly motivated, outstanding PhD physicist to be based 
primarily at UTA with a possibility of partial CERN residency. We expect the 
selected candidate to play a leading role in the physics analysis efforts of
the large ATLAS group at UTA. In particular, the successful candidate is 
expected to make major contributions to the search for the Higgs, and 
measurement of its properties. The new post-doc will also have an opportunity 
to contribute to the Development of the ATLAS Forward Proton detector (AFP), a 
Phase I upgrade that includes development of a precision time-of-flight 
detector with unprecedented 10 ps timing resolution.  In addition he/she is 
expected to spend a fraction of their time working with graduate and 
undergraduate students on ATLAS in these areas. 


Applications should include curriculum vitae, publication list, and a statement 
of research interests. Candidates should also arrange for three letters of 
reference to be sent directly to Professors Jae Yu (jaehoonyu@uta.edu) and 
Andrew Brandt (brandta@uta.edu) to ensure that their application receives 
appropriate consideration. Review of the applications will commence 
immediately, and continue until the position is filled.

UTA is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.