Carleton University, Physics Department
fellowship ID:
fellowship Title:
Postdoctoral fellowship
fellowship Type:
Postdoctoral
Location:
Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada
Subject Area:
Appl Deadline:
(posted 2024/11/12, listed until 2025/05/12)
Description:
Description
Postdoctoral Fellowship on the AMS Characterization of Materials for Rare Astroparticle Event MeasurementsThe ASTREA project at the University of Ottawa, (Accelerator mass spectrometry Survey of Trace Radionuclides for Experiments in Astroparticle physics) has a postdoctoral fellowship position open. Specific international experiments currently involved in this project are nEXO, NEWS-G and DEAP/DarkSide, all of which are planning to install large detector systems in the 2 km deep underground SNOLAB facility. nEXO searches for neutrinoless double beta decay and both DEAP/Darkside and NEWS-G are direct searches for dark matter.These detectors all require materials such as copper and insulators with exceptionally low levels of heavy contaminant radionuclides to avoid interferences from the decay of these nuclides. Initial work has shown the feasibility and advantages of using Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS) techniques and so this project has been funded to optimize AMS and sample preparation methods, to establish appropriate reference materials and to control even very low levels of ion source cross-contamination. The AMS work will be carried out in collaboration with the A. E. Lalonde AMS Laboratory.The successful candidate will be expected to work approximately 75% of their time on the above AMS project goals and the remainder of their time interfacing and collaborating with the three experimental teams at Carleton University, (nEXO, DEAP/Darkside), Queen's University and the University of Alberta (NEwS-G). This will include the co-supervision of graduate and senior undergraduate students sponsored by each of these teams.Candidates are expected to have a familiarity with AMS principles, with experience in AMS sample preparation chemistry and the physical and chemical extraction of nuclides from samples. The candidates are required to already have, or expected to obtain before employment, a Ph.D. degree in, chemistry, radiochemistry, physics, or similar AMS-related field.The University of Ottawa is strongly committed to equity in employment and we welcome applications from all qualified persons, including women, indigenous people, ethnic minorities and persons with disabilities. Applicants should submit, via email, an application package which includes a detailed CV, a research background and a statement of interests which demonstrates appropriate skills and qualifications and should arrange for three reference letters to be sent to Prof. Liam Kieser at address Liam.Kieser@uOttawa.ca
Application Materials Required:
Submit the following items online at this website to complete your application:
- Cover letter
- Curriculum Vitae
- Research statement
- Two reference letters (to be submitted online by the reference writers on this site
)
And anything else requested in the description.
Further Info:
Physics Department
Carleton University
1125 Colonel By Drive
Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6
CANADA
Carleton University
1125 Colonel By Drive
Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6
CANADA