University College London
Job title:
Research Fellow in DAQ for Distributed Systems
Company
University College London
Job description
About usUCL is one of the world’s top universities based in the heart of London. It is a modern, outward-looking institution. UCL’s staff and former students have included 30 Nobel prizewinners. It is a truly international community: more than one-third of our student body – more than 51,000 strong – come from 150 countries and over one-third of staff are from outside the UK.About the roleThe UCL Physics and Astronomy department’s High Energy Physics (HEP) group is seeking a talented PhD particle physicist to develop the concept of a giant distributed detector system incorporating recent electronics developments in the group. Key aims of the project are to work on developing an FPGA readout of M64s, investigating rare events via coincident readout and developing concept of transportable detectors.You will be working in an exciting and supportive research environment under the HEP Group which consists of around 80 staff and students with involvement in particle phenomenology, neutrino experiments, direct Dark Matter searches, Particle Astrophysics, lepton sector experiments, accelerator R&D and Data-Intensive Science via our Centre for Doctoral Training.This position is funded for 1 year in the first instance.Candidates will need to upload a CV (including a list of publications), a statement of research interests and plans (3 pages maximum), and the contact information for two references. A cover letter can be included using the “Statement in Support of your Application” section of the online form.Informal enquiries regarding the vacancy can be made to: Prof Jenny Thomas at [email protected]About youThe successful applicant will have a PhD in Physics and expertise in DAQ computing, networking, neutrino interaction visualization and machine learning algorithms.Candidates should also have excellent written and verbal communication.Knowledge of High Energy neutrino production would be an added advantage as would FPGA programming experience.Appointment at Grade 7 is dependent upon having been awarded a PhD; if this is not the case, initial appointment will be a Research Assistant Grade 6B (salary £37,332 – £39,980 per annum, inclusive of London Allowance) with payment at Grade 7 being backdated to the date of final submission of the PhD thesis.What we offerAt UCL, we offer a competitive benefits package including 27 days annual leave plus six days (bank holidays are in addition), hybrid and flexible working, pension scheme, season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme, enhanced maternity/ paternity/ adoption pay, workplace nursery, employee assistance programme and much more! Please visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefits to find out more.Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and InclusionAt London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people.You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/Available documents
Expected salary
£37332 – 39980 per year
Location
North West London
Job date
Sat, 01 Jun 2024 23:00:32 GMT
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