Position Description

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Postdoc in Experimental High Energy Physics at The City University of New York

General Description

The Experimental High Energy Physics research group at York College of The City University of New York is seeking a highly motivated individual to become a Postdoctoral Fellow working on the Muon-to-Electron Conversion Experiment (Mu2e) at Fermilab. Mu2e will search for the charged lepton flavor violating neutrinoless coherent conversion of a muon into an electron in the field of an atomic nucleus. The successful candidate will be stationed at FNAL and work closely with the PIs J. Popp and A. Edmonds. The position is available to start immediately.

The successful candidate will develop leadership skills and primarily work on one or more projects related to the tracker, pion production target improvement and its monitor, or muon stopping target monitor. The Tracker consists of 22,000 straw tube drift chambers, the Pion Production Target is a very high-power density target, and the Stopping Target Monitor (STM) measures the muon capture rate in the Muon Stopping Target.

The target monitoring systems use a variety of detector technologies (including scintillating crystal and solid state calorimetry, proportional wire chambers, and fast scintillating plastic) to monitor both primary proton and secondary muon beams. Our group is the lead institution on the Production Target Monitor and has responsibility on the STM for constructing and commissioning its collimators & shielding and for its alignment and calibration. We are also collaborating on Tracker assembly and commissioning at FNAL.

Responsibilities may include tracker construction, target monitoring systems development, testing, and integration, as well as software development for detector simulation, control, and analysis.

Approximate annual salary is commensurate with experience, between $50-60k. The position is for two years; an extension is contingent on available funding.

Qualifications

We are looking for candidates with:

• A PhD in experimental high energy, nuclear, or accelerator physics, obtained within the past five years or by time of appointment;
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills; and
• Experience with any of the following:
• Modern programming languages like C++, Python, etc.;
• Monte Carlo physics simulations (e.g. Geant4); or
• Construction and/or operation of particle physics detectors

Application Materials

In addition to submitting an application on the CUNY Research Foundation website (see https://www.rfcuny.org/careers/postings?pvnID=YC-2410-006528 ), please send the following to jpopp@york.cuny.edu for full consideration:

• a current CV (including publication list),
• at least two Letters of Recommendation, which address the applicant’s research strengths and accomplishments,
• a cover letter that explains the applicant’s interest and suitability for the position,
• a statement of the applicant’s research interests

RFCUNY Benefits

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