Assistant Professor in Direct Dark Matter Detection (Research and Education)

Job title:

Assistant Professor in Direct Darkish Matter Detection (Analysis and Schooling)

Firm

College of Birmingham

Job description

Function Abstract

The Birmingham College of Physics and Astronomy seeks to nominate a brand new educational to develop its curiosity in Direct Darkish Matter searches, as a part of the Particle Physics Analysis Group. The group’s present method to the subject has three strands. Firstly, we’re members of the Darkside-20k collaboration, establishing a really giant liquid argon- based mostly detector that can start publicity at Gran Sasso quickly. Amongst different actions, we’re constructing and testing novel front-end electronics for the silicon photomultipliers to equip the experiment’s interior and outer-vetoes. Secondly, we’re main the event of novel spherical proportional counters which are delicate in a poorly explored area of low mass darkish matter particles. The corresponding NEWS-G collaboration has beforehand taken knowledge at LSM in France and SNOLAB in Canada and has R&D exercise at STFC’s Boulby deep-underground laboratory, with a view to constructing a longer-term programme there. Thirdly, we’re strongly concerned within the MIGDAL experiment, aiming to make the primary unambiguous statement of the Migdal impact in nuclear scattering, a key component in increasing direct darkish matter searches to lighter candidates. Though not the instant focus of this name, the group additionally has pursuits within the software of quantum applied sciences in darkish matter searches, by the AION and QSNET tasks.

Purposes are invited from candidates with expertise each from inside our present vary of actions and past.

The Particle Physics group at the moment has 12 educational employees, 21 publish doctoral researchers and engineers, 35 assist employees and 22 analysis college students. Past Darkish Matter, our current actions embody ATLAS and LHCb on the LHC, NA62 on the CERN SPS, the DUNE future long-baseline neutrino experiment and the long run Brookhaven Electron Ion Collider. We function substantial laboratory house, together with a 200m2 set of fresh room amenities, and keep a big Tier 2 website as a part of the UK GridPP contribution to LHC world-wide distributed computing.

One publish is accessible as both an Assistant Professor (102972) or Affiliate Professor (35128). Candidates from each vacancies might be thought-about for both function, and don’t have to submit a second software.

Individual Specification

• Usually, a PhD in particle physics, particle astrophysics, or different related areas
• In depth analysis/instructing expertise and scholarship inside the topic specialism
• Confirmed means to plan, advise on and handle studying/analysis
• Expertise in managing, motivating and mentoring others efficiently in any respect ranges

The College of Physics and Astronomy is an Institute of Physics Juno Champion since 2014 and holder of the Athena SWAN Silver Award. Each initiatives recognise the College’s dedication to advertise variety and equality, and to encourage higher observe for all members of the group, while additionally working in the direction of growing an equitable working tradition through which all college students and employees can obtain their full potential. We welcome purposes from all certified candidates, however purposes from historically under-represented teams in physics and astronomy, akin to girls and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, are significantly inspired.

Casual enquires might be made to Prof Paul Newman, e-mail:

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Valuing excellence, sustaining funding

We worth variety and inclusion on the College of Birmingham and welcome purposes from all sections of the group and are open to discussions round all types of versatile working

£45,585 to £54,395 full time beginning wage vary, with potential development as soon as in publish to £61,198

Anticipated wage

£45585 – 54395 per 12 months

Location

Birmingham

Job date

Fri, 12 Jan 2024 02:33:05 GMT

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