Duke University, Physics
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Position Title:
Research Associate
Position Type:
Postdoctoral
Position Location:
Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States of America
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Appl Deadline:
2024/04/17 11:59PM
finished (2024/04/10, finished 2024/10/19, listed until 2024/04/18)
finished (2024/04/10, finished 2024/10/19, listed until 2024/04/18)Position Description:
*** this position has been closed and new applications are no longer accepted. ***
Position Description
The QCD group at Duke University anticipates an opening for a Research Associate. The research group currently consists of the three faculty, two postdocs and 4 graduate students. Topics of interest include perturbative QCD, Quark-Gluon-Plasma Phenomenology, Transport Theory of Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collisions, Jet physics, and all areas of QCD with applications related to the Heavy-Ion program at RHIC and LHC. The successful candidate is expected to actively engage with other members of the group and participate in the mentoring of the graduate students. This position requires a Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate. Applications, including three letters of reference, a research statement, CV and list of publications & presentations must be submitted to receive full consideration. Candidates are explicitly asked to outline in their research statement how their research will fit with or complement the current research by the Duke QCD group led by Steffen A. Bass, Thomas Mehen, and Berndt Mueller. Duke University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status. Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas-an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.Application Materials Required:
Submit the following items online at this website to complete your application:
- Cover letter
- Curriculum Vitae
- Research statement
- Three reference letters (to be submitted online by the reference writers on this site )
And anything else requested in the position description.
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