job announcements of interest to sPHENIX collaborators

[Stephen Pate-Morales <spate AT nmsu.edu>]

The Nuclear and Particle Physics group at New Mexico State University invites 
applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate position (Req. No. 498550) 
in Experimental High-Energy Nuclear Physics. 

The position will be based at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory as part 
of the SpinQuest Collaboration using the Main Injector proton beam. The 
primary objective of the SpinQuest experiment is to measure the sea-quark 
Sivers asymmetry in Drell-Yan production, using transversely polarized proton 
and deuteron targets. A non-zero sea-quark Sivers asymmetry directly implies 
non-zero orbital angular momentum for sea quarks. In addition, SpinQuest will 
measure the transverse single-spin asymmetry in J/psi production, which is 
sensitive to the gluon Sivers function.  SpinQuest will also conduct a 
parasitic search for dark photons using in-place equipment. This approved 
experiment is currently being installed and commissioning will begin late in 
2023 or early in 2024. The primary responsibility of our group is the 
development of track reconstruction and event simulation software, and we are 
also involved in detector testing and commissioning; there are many 
possibilities within the experiment for involvement in other hardware or 
software tasks, especially in the area of data analysis and publication.

The successful candidate will work with our experimental nuclear and particle 
physics group, currently consisting of two faculty members (Stephen Pate and 
Vassili Papavassiliou), one other research associate, and several graduate 
students. 

A doctoral degree or equivalent in physics is required; experience in 
experimental medium-energy or high-energy nuclear physics or particle physics 
is preferred. Salaries are competitive and a comprehensive package of 
benefits is offered. An electronic job application must be filled out and 
documents attached as stated on the posting announcement: go to 
https://careers.nmsu.edu/jobs/post-doctoral-remote-locations-new-mexico-united-states-668b117c-11b7-4258-9073-bbdbc1d1244d
 for complete application instructions. Applications may be submitted until 
midnight on October 23, 2023. NMSU is an equal-opportunity/affirmative-action 
university. Applications from minorities and women are particularly 
encouraged.

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