Postdoctoral Research Associate

Job title:

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Company

University of Edinburgh

Job description

Job DescriptionThe Opportunity:The Edinburgh group has significant responsibilities in ATLAS and LHCb detector R&D and construction. We are well-integrated in the ECFA detector R&D (DRD) collaborations in three working groups (DRD2, DRD3, and DRD4). We are looking to expand effort on fast photon detectors, silicon detectors using HV-CMOS, small-pitch LGAD detectors, scintillation light LAr detectors for future particle physics experiments and potential wider use cases such as in medical imaging. Our Advanced Detector Development Centre has a 55 m2 ISO-7 clean room (containing a 10 m2 ISO-6 Clean Room enclosure) with the state-of-the-art detector characterisation facilities.This post is supported by two research grants on HL-LHC upgrade, including the ATLAS Inner Tracker (ITk) construction and LHCb Mighty Tracker and RICH Upgrade II.

• You will spend about one third of your research time on the ATLAS ITk Pixel EndCap construction. You will join our ATLAS team to develop automated pixel module and service qualification control procedures and lead the relevant effort during the ITk construction.

• You will spend the remaining two thirds working on novel detector R&D and prototyping for the LHCb upgrade II and related DRD activities, in two complementary areas including the HV-CMOS silicon pixel detector (Mighty Tracker) and fast photon detector exploring Large Area Picosecond Photon Detector (LAPPD) and High-Rate Picosecond Photo-Detector (HRPPD).

You will collaborate with partners the University of Edinburgh including students and staff from other universities and contacts from non-academic stakeholders. You will be encouraged to develop new links.This post is full-time (35 hours per week),however, we are open to considering part-time or flexible working patterns. The post is fixed term for 3 years.The 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 or equivalent qualification in Experimental Particle Physics, electronic engineering or a related field
• Experience and keen interest in performing high quality research in particle physics detector instrumentation in either charged particle detection or photon detection
• Good working knowledge of C++ and/or Python 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 full job description (opens new browser tab)Please apply online uploading a covering letter outlining how you match the job criteria, a CV and a brief 1 page research statement. Please arrange for two reference letters to be sent to physics-references@ed.ac.uk by the closing date.For more information those interested can contact Dr Yanyan Gao (yanyan.gao@ed.ac.uk) and Dr Silvia Gambetta (silvia.gambetta@ed.ac.uk).As a valued member of our team you can expect:

• A competitive salary of UE07 £40,247- £47,874 per annum
• 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, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page(opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits

Championing equality, diversity and inclusionThe 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.Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages(opens new browser tab)The University is able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. If successful, an international applicant requiring sponsorship to work in the UK will need to satisfy the UK Home Office’s English Language requirements and apply for and secure a Skilled Worker Visa.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.About UsAs 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 TeamThe 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

£40247 – 47874 per year

Location

Edinburgh

Job date

Sat, 28 Sep 2024 22:50:28 GMT

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