The Electronic Detector Group (EDG), in the Physics Department at BNL, is a leading particle physics group focused on the physics of flavor, with expertise and involvement in kaon, muon, heavy flavor, and neutrino experiments. EDG physicists are engaged in all levels of experimental physics including detector design and construction, DAQ and data management, simulation, reconstruction, physics, and statistical analysis (including AI/ML algorithms), project management, and collaboration leadership. Group members have major responsibilities on the following neutrino experiments: the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) and its prototypes, the Short-Baseline Neutrino (SBN) program (with EDG members on all three experiments: SBND, MicroBooNE, and ICARUS), Daya Bay, and PROSPECT. The EDG currently has thirty physicists at various career levels and a long history of research in fundamental particle physics. In collaboration with BNL’s Instrumentation Division, the group performs research and development in electronics and detector design for liquid-argon TPCs (LArTPC). In collaboration with the BNL Chemistry Department, the group performs research and development on water-based liquid scintillator and reactor neutrino experiments. The group has strong ties to the High Energy Theory Group and the Nuclear and Particle Physics Software Group as well as the Scientific Data and Computing Center and Computational Science Initiative.

Position Description

The EDG has an opening for a Scientific Associate. You will work within the Electronic Detector Group and will lead the development and application of processes and software exploiting AI/ML techniques and HPC resources toward problems related to particle physics detector design, simulation, reconstruction, and analysis. You are expected to be able to work independently and with the group to support and participate in funding proposals. You are expected to work under the broad assignment of the EDG scientific staff. The Electronic Detector Group in the Physics Department has major current responsibilities in neutrino physics and a long history of research in fundamental particle physics at the Intensity Frontier.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead the evaluation, selection, and application of AI/ML techniques and HPC resources to particle and nuclear physics detector design, simulation, reconstruction, and physics analysis, particularly for Liquid-Argon Time-Projection Chambers (LArTPC)

• Assist and participate in funding proposals with the group

• Collaborate with group members and others within the Lab

• Work independently with broad assignment oversight by scientific staff

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Bachelor’s degree in physics or other related discipline

• At least five (5) years of related experience, including:

o Experience in developing and validating simulation, signal processing and reconstruction for LArTPC detectors

o Experience in development, implementation, training, and validation of AI/ML techniques applied to LArTPC detectors and physics signals

o Experience with developing optimized applications to exploit heterogeneous HPC resources

o Experience with AI/ML frameworks such as PyTorch

• Demonstrated ability to perform research independently and as part of a research group

• Proficiency with common high energy physics analysis tools

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Excellent software development, documentation, and maintenance skills

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Graduate degree in experimental particle or nuclear physics

• Experience with other particle physics detector technologies (besides LArTPC), their simulation, event reconstruction and data analysis

• Experience with particle and nuclear physics software tools such as ROOT, GEANT4, LArSoft

• Experience with Wire-Cell Software Toolkit

Other Information: • Domestic and international travel is expected.

Environmental, Health & Safety Requirements:

• This position requires extensive computer work.

We invite you to consider Brookhaven National Laboratory for employment. To be considered for this position, apply online at BNL Careers https://jobs.bnl.gov/job/upton/scientific-associate-neutrino-physics/3437/21349356240 .

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