Postdoctoral position on ATLAS (M/F)

12 Mar 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

CNRS

Department

Laboratoire d’Annecy de Physique des Particules

Research Field

Physics

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Country

France

Application Deadline

1 Apr 2024 – 23:59 (UTC)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

35

Offer Starting Date

1 Jul 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

The CNRS LAPP (Laboratoire d’Annecy de Physique des Particules) institute is opening a post-doctoral researcher position for a two-year postdoctoral fellowship on ATLAS, a mid-aged experiment at the Large Hadron Collider. The position aims at developing machine-learning-based tools for electroweak measurements in the Standard Model sector and potentially their extensions to the future coverage upgraded Phase-II ATLAS detector.

The successful candidate will join a team of physicists looking into subtle effects in diboson channels and is expected to co-supervise a PhD student studying polarisation effects in diboson events, using machine learning techniques.

The group has expertise in data acquisition and online software. In particular, we are involved in the operations and Phase-II upgrade of the electronics of the ATLAS Liquid Argon (LAr) calorimeters. In the coming years, the LAPP group will be in charge of developing the LAr Phase-II online software infrastructure, and to produce, test and commission the new LATOURNETT and LAr Calibration boards. Depending on the profile and interest, the successful candidate could contribute to more instrumental aspects related to the above-mentioned topics.

LAPP is a laboratory of the Institute of Nuclear Physics and Particle Physics, an institute of the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), which coordinates programs in these fields. LAPP is a joint research unit (UMR 5814) of the CNRS and the University of Savoie Mont-Blanc (USMB). More than 150 researchers, teacher-researchers, engineers, technicians, administrators, students and foreign visitors work there. The research carried out at LAPP aims to study the physics of elementary particles and their fundamental interactions, as well as to explore their links with the great structures of the Universe. The work of the LAPP teams aims, among other things, to understand the origin of the mass of particles, to unravel the mystery of dark matter or to determine what happened to the anti-matter present in our universe at the time of the Big Bang.
LAPP is a dynamic lab located 50-km far from CERN that hosts the detector of the ATLAS collaboration. The LAPP ATLAS team (11 physicists, 3 post-docs, 5 PhD students, 16 engineers) mostly works on Higgs physics and complementary measurements in the SM EW sector.

Applicants must:
· Apply on the CNRS Job Portal, submit a cover letter explaining their interest in the position and a detailed curriculum vitae (containing a description of their research experience with a list of publications highlighting their personal contributions).
· Have referrals to send at least 2 letters of recommendation directly to
[email protected] (further information can be obtained from this same email address).

Requirements

Research Field

Physics

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Languages

FRENCH

Level

Basic

Research Field

Physics

Years of Research Experience

1 – 4

Additional Information
Eligibility criteria

— Physics: good knowledge of particle physics analysis and event reconstruction.
— Technical skills: programming in C++, Python, ROOT is required; experience with Athena (the ATLAS reconstruction software) and recent machine learning tools are a bonus.
— Language: Fluency in written and spoken English (C1 minimum), speaking French is a bonus.
— Team work spirit is more than welcome.
— Being an already-« qualified » ATLAS member will be privileged

Website for additional job details

https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/UMR5814-LOUDAI-025/Default.aspx

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Laboratoire d’Annecy de Physique des Particules

Country

France

City

ANNECY

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Candidat/Offre/UMR5814-LOUDAI-025/Candidater.aspx

Contact

City

ANNECY

Website

http://lapp.in2p3.fr/

STATUS: EXPIRED