Dune Postdoctoral Research Associate - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - University of Edinburgh

University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh
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Postdoctoral Research Associate

UE07 £37,099 - £44,263

Science & Engineering / Physics & Astronomy / Particle and Nuclear Physics

Fixed term, 35 hrs per week

Three years


The Edinburgh Particle Physics Experiment (PPE) group is excited to be able to offer a postdoctoral researcher position thanks to its successes in obtaining funding to aid exploitation of existing and construction of future experiments.

We are a rapidly expanding and dynamic group of physicists, holding substantial roles across the ATLAS, DUNE, LHCb, LZ, SBND, MicroBooNE, SuperNEMO and DarkSide-20k experiments.

We have a lively research atmosphere where novel analysis ideas are fostered, alongside our long-standing expertise and commitments to analysis, software, hardware, outreach and impact activities

We are looking for a postdoctoral research associate to join our team working on the DUNE neutrino-oscillation experiment.

You will make substantial contributions to the experiment construction and development, as well as the physics programme, by participating in the development of the DUNE computing and data-management framework, offline data reconstruction, detector simulations, evaluation of DUNE's physics sensitivity and DUNE R&D.


The Opportunity:


DUNE is a multi-kilotonne liquid-argon neutrino detector that will achieve world-leading sensitivity to neutrino oscillations, leading to the determination of the neutrino mass ordering and the existence of charge-parity violation in the neutrino sector.

Located 1600 metres underground at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in South Dakota, it has a rich science programme that addresses many open questions in modern physics.

You will contribute to developing the computing framework for DUNE and its CERN prototype, ProtoDUNE, including data-management infrastructure.

You will also have the opportunity to develop the simulation and physics programme for DUNE and participate in R&D towards the phase II programme.

The PPE neutrino group has recently expanded and is now comprised of four academics, two postdocs and four PhD students.


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
  • Good working knowledge of C++ and/or Python programming languages
  • Ability to selfmotivate and work independently
  • Ability to work as part of a team while showing leadership and initiative
  • Desirable but not necessary: experience with computing frameworks, particularly for distributed data processing and/or simulating scintillation light
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As a valued member of our team you can expect:
An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success.

You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits
pension scheme ,
staff discounts, family friendly initiatives
, flexible working and much more.

Access our staff benefits page
for further information and use our reward calculator **to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.


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
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