The
Laboratory
for
Nuclear
Science
at
the
Massachusetts
Institute
of
Technology
(MIT)
has
an
immediate
opening
for
a
postdoctoral
Research
Associate
to
work
on
the
development
of
a
polarized
He3
ion
source
for
RHIC/EIC
and
He3
polarimetry
at
Brookhaven
National
Laboratory,
Upton,
NY.
The
BNL-MIT
collaboration
is
using
metastability
exchange
optical
pumping
at
high
field
to
polarize
He3
atoms
which
are
injected
into
an
extended
configuration
of
the
existing
Electron
Beam
Ionization
Source
(EBIS).
Fully
stripped,
polarized
He3++
ions
will
be
extracted
from
the
EBIS,
accelerated
to
6
MeV
energy
and
their
nuclear
polarization
measured
in
a
scattering
experiment
of
known
analyzing
power.
Subsequently,
polarized
He3
ions
will
be
accelerated
and
injected
into
RHIC.
Candidates
should
have
experience
in
the
design,
construction,
operation
of
experimental
equipment,
data
acquisition
system
and
data
analysis.
Review
of
applications
will
begin
at
the
time
of
receipt,
and
the
position
will
remain
open
until
filled.
To
ensure
full
consideration,
candidates
should
apply
by
April
1,
2022.
Interested
candidates
should
send
a
cover
letter,
curriculum
vitae,
and
a
brief
statement
of
research
interests
and
experience,
and
arrange
for
three
letters
of
recommendation
to
be
sent electronically.
All
material
should
be
sent
electronically.
Any
questions
should
also
be
directed
to
Prof.
Milner (milner@mit.edu).
The
appointment
will
initially
be
for
one
year,
and
may
be
renewed
for
additional
one- ‐year
increments
contingent
upon
satisfactory
performance
and
available
funding.
Job Requirements:
Applicants
should
have
a
recent
Ph.D.
in
physics,
preferably
experimental
nuclear
or
particle
physics.
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(posted 2022/02/02)