Posted: 08/23/2024
AJO: Job #24358
The Laboratory for Nuclear Science (LNS) works to determine the fundamental laws of nature, understand the large-scale structure of the universe, explore the high energy frontier, understand atomic nuclei, understand plasma dynamics, and develop new research tools. LNS is committed to mastery of a rigorous curriculum in fundamental principles, then to do research in forefront areas, often involving significant participation in major research facilities around the world, launching careers in academia, research laboratories, government and industry. And finally, LNS provides the intellectual foundation and physical infrastructure for developments in such diverse fields as nuclear medicine and radiation therapies, cargo screening for dangerous materials, and modeling complex systems such as financial markets, as well as to advise the government on policy related to energy, security, and science.
The Laboratory for Nuclear Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has an opening for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to work on the LHCb experiment at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. The position is available immediately.
The MIT LHCb group is searching for a new post-doc to be based either at CERN or at MIT depending on the candidates preference.
The group consists of two faculty, Eluned Smith and Mike Williams, along with several post-docs in addition to graduate and undergraduate students. The group focuses on rare penguin decays, dark sectors, and proton structure, and works on many aspects of the real-time analysis (trigger) system. The candidate will work primarily with Prof. Smith. Around 50% of their time will be spent developing fast machine learning algorithms to run on FPGAs in LHCb Upgrade II. Some of this work will be done in collaboration with lead developers of the Hls4ml package, to extend the package to be compatible with radiation hard FPGAs. Hls4ml is a community-standard package that interfaces trained ML models to FPGA backends. The other 50% of the candidates time will be spent on physics analysis , specifically on rare electroweak penguin decays. However, depending on candidate preference and funding sources, it may be possible for the candidate to spend the majority of their time on software development.
The selected candidate will also be welcome to join the Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Fundamental Interactions (IAIFI) (https://iaifi.org).
REQUIRED: Ph.D. and scholarly expertise in a related topic area (multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary applications are welcome), project and data management skills, demonstrated rigor in experimental design and data analysis, self-motivation, ability to work collaboratively, and a proven publication record. Job #24358
The appointment will initially be for two years and may be renewed for additional one-year increments contingent upon satisfactory performance and available funding.
The position is available immediately. Review of applications will begin at the time of receipt, and the position will remain open until filled.
To ensure full consideration, candidates should apply by September 20, 2024. Interviews will be held remotely during the first week of October.
Any questions should be sent to eluned@mit.edu MIT
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