at Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont, Illinois, United States
Job Description
The High Energy Physics (HEP) Division at Argonne National Laboratory has an opening for Staff Physicist position and invites candidates to apply. The HEP division has experimental research programs in collider, neutrino and precision muon physics, and in cosmology with involvement in major experiments such as ATLAS at the LHC, CMB-S4, DUNE, LSST, Mu2e, Muon g-2, and SPT-3G. At this time, we seek candidates to play leading roles in one or more of these experimental research thrusts, by engaging in data analysis, detector construction and operation.
There will be various opportunities for the successful candidate to join other inter-disciplinary activities at Argonne, such as in applications of AI/ML methods and High-Performance Computing (HPC). Preference will be given to applicants in the collider experiments, with expertise and experience in detector design and instrumentation, development, construction, commissioning and operation as well as data analysis.
Position Requirements
+ Doctorate in High Energy Physics or a related field
+ 2+ years of postdoctoral experience
+ Extensive knowledge of elementary particle physics and/or related areas with broad general scientific knowledge.
+ Excellent ability to identify important research topics and to develop innovative methods for accomplishing research
+ Considerable skill in the design and construction of experimental apparatus and in data analysis
+ Good communication skills, both verbal and written as well as outstanding skill in developing good working relations with others
+ Ability to model Argonne’s Core Values: Impact, Safety, Respect, Integrity, and Teamwork
Applicants should send their curriculum vitae, a cover letter, and a statement of research accomplishment and interests through the Argonne National Laboratory application system, https://www.anl.gov/hr/careers , and arrange for three letters of recommendation to be sent to hep_letters@anl.gov .
The position is open until filled. For further information and questions regarding this position should be sent to Dr. Rik Yoshida at ryoshida@anl.gov .
RD 2: Bachelor’s and 5+ years of experience, or Master’s and 3+ years of experience, or Doctorate and 0+ years of experience or equivalent
Job Family
Research Development (RD)
Job Profile
Physics 2
Worker Type
Regular
Time Type
Full time
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