Postdoctoral Research Associate

Job title:

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Company:

University of Edinburgh

Job description

Job Category: AcademicJob Description:Grade: UE07 £40,497 – £48,149 per annumCollege of Science & Engineering /Physics & Astronomy /Particle and Nuclear PhysicsFull time: 35 hours per weekFixed term: 24 monthsUp to 3 positionsThe Edinburgh Particle Physics Experiment (PPE) group is excited to offer up to three Postdoctoral Research Associate positions to strengthen our activities and analyse data collected by the recently upgraded LHCb experiment at CERN.The Opportunity:In Run 3 of the LHC, the recently upgraded LHCb experiment has already collected a larger dataset of heavy flavour decays than any previous experiment. We are looking for Postdoctoral Research Associates to work on exploitation of this dataset. The Edinburgh LHCb group a wide range of physics interests and has made substantial contributions to the study of CP violation and lifetimes in the B meson system, spectroscopy and exotic states, heavy quark production, flavour changing neutral currents, charmless b-decays, charm mixing and CP violation as well as electroweak physics. The group also holds significant detector responsibilities, including maintenance and operation of the Ring Imaging Cherenkov detectors, and in the RICH detector and the Mighty Tracker project for LHCb Upgrade II.You will take a leading role in the group’s wide physics program which encompasses, the search for CP violation in decays such as , b-hadron lifetimes, rare b-decays as well as CP violation in the charm sector.You will collaborate with partners beyond the University of Edinburgh including students and staff from other universities and contacts from non-academic stakeholders. You will be encouraged to develop new linksThe School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Edinburgh is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating discrimination. The School strives to create a more diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace for all and we are looking to actively diversify our staff. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates and in particular encourage applications from people of colour, women, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ people and other minority and under-represented groups. We aim to ensure that our culture and systems support flexible and family-friendly working, as evidenced by our Juno Champion and Athena SWAN Silver awards.Your skills and attributes for success:

• Possess, or be about to obtain a PhD, in Experimental Particle Physics.
• Proven track record of performing high quality research in experimental particle physics with an emphasis on heavy flavour physics and data analysis.
• Good working knowledge of the Python and C++ programming languages.
• Ability to self-motivate and work independently.
• Ability to work as part of a team while showing leadership and initiative.

Click to view a copy of the fullApplication information:Please include your CV, a research proposal and the names of three referees.For more information about the post and the Edinburgh LHCb group, feel free to contact William Barter, Silvia Gambetta, Matthew Needhamor Mark Williamsand visit .As a valued member of our team you can expect:

• A competitive salary.
• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on our

(opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits.Championing equality, diversity and inclusion:The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our webpages (opens new browser tab).The University may be able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. This will depend on a number of factors specific to the successful applicant.Key dates to note:The closing date for applications is 23 May 2025.Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.Interviews will be held in late May or early June.About Us: As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.About the Team:The School of Physics and Astronomy is in the College of Science and Engineering and comprises the Institute for Particle and Nuclear Physics (IPNP), the Institute for Condensed Matter and Complex Systems (ICMCS) and the Institute for Astronomy (IfA). We have around 100 academic staff, over 120 research staff and around 65 professional services staff.The School of Physics and Astronomy was ranked 4th in the UK and 1st in Scotland in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 listing for the quality, scale and breadth of its research by Times Higher Education. Consistently ranked within the top 20 physics departments worldwide, these results confirm the exceptional performance of our staff, our excellent facilities, and our world-leading research.The School runs undergraduate programmes at BSc and MPhys level in Physics, Mathematical Physics, Theoretical Physics, Computational Physics, Astrophysics and (jointly with the School of Chemistry) Chemical Physics. The undergraduate programme has flexible entry and exit points, creating courses of variable duration and level. The School accepts around 230 new undergraduates into its programmes each year and has current student populations of over 800 undergraduates, 50 taught postgraduates and 220 research postgraduates.We aim to ensure that our culture and systems support flexible and family-friendly working and recognise and value diversity across all our staff and students. The School has an active programme offering support and professional development for all staff; providing mentoring, training, and networking opportunities.The School of Physics and Astronomy holds Athena SWAN Silver and IoP Juno Champion awards, in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality.

Expected salary

£40497 – 48149 per year

Location

Edinburgh – Midlothian

Job date

Sun, 27 Apr 2025 07:10:34 GMT

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