BaBar Employment Opportunity

Research Associate on the ATLAS experiment and upgrade (Edinburgh)

http://www.jobs.ed.ac.uk/vacancies/index.cfm?fuseaction=vacancies.detail&vacancy_ref=3014130

Institute for Particle & Nuclear Physics

Applications are invited for a Research Associate position on the ATLAS experiment at the LHC. The University of Edinburgh group is contributing to the areas of detector simulation, event generator tuning, data management & emergent computing technology. Our current data analysis interests are underlying event QCD physics and Higgs boson searches.

This position will focus on improving physics analysis algorithms and the use of modern computing architectures by the ATLAS software framework. There will be scope for using novel computing technologies, ranging from GPUs to the Bluegene/Q supercomputer. GPUs have shown great potential to accelerate analysis algorithms, and in addition sLHC trigger & reconstruction codes. The successful candidate will be expected to take a leading role in understanding the performance of computational algorithms relevant for maximising the physics reach of the ATLAS upgrade. The applicant will be encouraged to work with ECDF (Edinburgh compute and data facility) which hosts our ScotGrid Tier2 centre, alongside several world-leading supercomputers. There will be opportunity to contribute to the group's physics analysis activities.

We are seeking an applicant with an excellent background in software and data analysis. Candidates should have, or be about to be awarded, a PhD in experimental particle physics or related field. The position will be based in Edinburgh, with frequent travel within and outside the UK, particularly to CERN. Collaboration with other groups working on ATLAS will be essential.

Fixed Term: The appointment will be for an initial period of two years with possible future extension.