job announcements of interest to sPHENIX collaborators

[Gunther M Roland <rolandg AT mit.edu>]

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From: Meenakshi Narain <meenakshi.narain AT cern.ch>

Subject: postdoctoral associate at BU to work on the CMS experiment

Date: March 22, 2021 at 11:09:06 AM GMT+8

To: "cms-us-all (US-CMS All e-group and mailing list)" <cms-us-all AT cern.ch>

Cc: Meenakshi Narain <meenakshi.narain AT cern.ch>

The High Energy Physics group at Boston University (Profs. Demiragli,
Rohlf, Sperka, Suarez, Sulak) is seeking a postdoctoral associate to
work on the CMS experiment. The BU CMS group plays a leading role in
several projects, including the Level 1 and High-Level Trigger, CMS
computing, readout electronics development, and/or operations, of
multiple sub-detectors including Inner Tracker, HCAL, CSC, and MTD. The
group has a wide-ranging physics program that includes precision
measurements and searches for exotic decays of the Higgs boson, dark
matter, dark sectors, and Supersymmetry.

The successful candidate is expected to take a leading role in
developing and implementing, with engineering resources, the logic for
the Inner Tracker firmware and/or the Trigger and Computing upgrades,
particularly modernizing CMS software and adapting it to heterogeneous
architectures. Candidates should have a strong background in programming
in C++ and Python. Some CUDA programming experience, VHDL / Vivado HLS,
or machine learning techniques are preferred but not required. The
successful candidate will be a mentor to and be supported by graduate
students working on these same projects and will also have opportunities
to collaborate with other BU scientists, faculty, and engineers.

The candidate will join a diverse physics program and be encouraged to
develop their ideas and interests. Examples of recent and ongoing
efforts include dark matter searches in hadronic final states (monojet,
mono-V), precision measurements of Higgs properties, search for exotic
decays of the Higgs to dark sectors, and searches for low-mass dimuon
and diphoton resonances.

Candidates must have a Ph.D. in experimental high-energy physics or a
related field by appointment start date. Candidates must submit a CV, a
brief statement about research experience and interests, and three
reference letters (sent independently by the reference writers) to
cms-postdoc-search AT physics.bu.edu For further inquiries about this
position, you may contact Prof. Demiragli ( zdemirag AT bu.edu ), Prof.
Sperka ( dsperka AT bu.edu ), or Prof. Rohlf ( rohlf AT bu.edu ). The work may
be based either at Boston University, the Fermilab LHC Physics Center,
or at CERN. Applications will be reviewed as we receive them.
Applications received before May 1st will receive full consideration.
The position will remain open until filled.

Applications from women and underrepresented minorities are particularly
encouraged. The University is committed to building a culturally,
racially, and ethnically diverse academic community dedicated to the
highest level of excellence in teaching, research, and scholarship. BU
is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion,
sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or
any other characteristic protected by law. We are a VEVRAA Federal
Contractor.