Research Fellow in Experimental Particle Physics Ref 20833 / Ref 20834
School/department: Department of Physics and Astronomy, school of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Hours: Full time or part time hours considered up to a maximum of 1.0 FTE. Requests for flexible working options will be considered (subject to business need).
Location: Brighton, United Kingdom
Contract: Fixed term until June 1st 2025, with possibility of extension based on funds availability
Reference: 20833/20834
Salary: Research Fellow I starting at £37,099 to £44,263 per annum, pro rata if part-time
Placed on: 29 August 2023.
Closing date: 05 Ocotber 2023. Applications must be received by midnight of the closing date.
Expected Interview date: To be confirmed
Expected start date: As soon as possible
Job description
The Experimental Particle Physics group at Sussex seeks to appoint up to two talented and creative researchers, with strong computational and experimental skills, to join Sussex’s vibrant research programme on Experimental Particle Physics. The application of more senior researchers is strongly encouraged. The posts focus on the implementation of efficient tracking strategies to the ATLAS experiment Phase 2 upgrade of the High Level Trigger, contributing in parallel to analogous R&D within the SWIFT-HEP inter-experiment project. The successful candidates will be expected to work on the development, deployment and benchmarking of High Level Synthesis FPGA algorithms for real-time Particle Physics applications, where the group has significant institutional commitments.
The posts are funded until June 1st 2025. Extension beyond this date will depend on future funding opportunities. The Sussex ATLAS group has significant involvement in both the ATLAS Upgrade and the SWIFT-HEP efforts, and continuation will be considered depending on funding. Candidates are expected to hold, or be close to obtaining, a doctorate in experimental particle physics and to have a demonstrated track record of internationally recognised research at a large-scale collider experiment.
Please contact Professor Alessandro Cerri (a.cerri@sussex.ac.uk), Professor Fabrizio Salvatore (p.f.salvatore@sussex.ac.uk) and Professor Antonella De Santo (a.de-santo@sussex.ac.uk) for informal enquiries.
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