job announcements of interest to sPHENIX collaborators

["Perepelitsa, Dennis" <dvp AT bnl.gov>]

Firmware Engineer/Research Scientist Position on CMS at the University of 
Colorado Boulder

The University of Colorado experimental High Energy Physics group has an 
available position for a Research Scientist to work with the CMS experiment 
at the LHC. The CU CMS group is involved in a broad range of activities 
including detector and electronics R&D directed toward the planned upgrades 
of the experiment over the next decade. The current opening is to work on the 
Phase 2 upgrade of the trigger and data acquisition system for the High 
Luminosity LHC upgrade. The successful candidate will contribute to the 
development of a hardware trigger based on the CMS silicon tracker. The 
trigger system consists of ATCA boards communicating with high speed optical 
fibers and using FPGA processors. The candidate will contribute to the 
design, implementation, testing, construction, and operation of the trigger 
system, including logic implemented in firmware and software modeling and 
monitoring tools.

Required qualifications include the following:
-Experience in FPGA firmware development and simulation (Verilog and/or VHDL)
-Experience operating and maintaining hardware with state-of-the-art FPGAs
-Strong analytical skills as applied to solving engineering problems
-Ability to work collaboratively with other engineers and physicists as well 
as students and postdoctoral researchers

Additional preferred qualifications include the following:
-Experience with FPGA frameworks and integrating algorithms 
-Experience with Xilinx Vivado high level synthesis (HLS) tools
-Experience with high-speed optical links
-Experience with modern particle detectors and data analysis techniques
-Experience with detector simulations and trigger algorithm development
-Ability to design and implement online DAQ and detector monitoring systems


Candidates should posses a bachelor's degree or higher in electrical 
engineering or physics, with at least two years of relevant post-bachelor's 
experience. This position could be filled by a qualified and experienced 
electronics engineer with an interest in joining a scientific research 
project, or by a hardware-oriented physicist who wishes to pursue a career in 
detector systems development. A successful candidate is expected to be hired 
as either a Professional Research Assistant or a Research Associate, with the 
latter appropriate for a candidate with a Ph.D. Both titles imply a career 
research position without a fixed term, subject to availability of funding. 
Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. CU offers a 
comprehensive benefits package including medical insurance, paid time off, 
and generous retirement contributions. The successful candidate will be based 
in either Boulder, Colorado or the CERN laboratory in Geneva, Switzerland, 
subject to the interests and expertise of the candidate. Travel to 
Boulder/CERN, Fermilab, and other collaborating institutions should be 
expected. For questions or further information please contact Prof. Keith 
Ulmer keith.ulmer AT colorado.edu.

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, CV, statement of 
technical and research experience, and contact information for at least three 
references through the CU portal here: 
https://jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDetail/?jobId=47950  Review of applications 
will begin on June 1, 2023 and will continue until the position is filled.


https://inspirehep.net/jobs/2655545