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Employment Opportunity
Updated: Monday, April 14, 2008
Nikhef is the national institute for subatomic physics in the Netherlands with ca. 250 employees of which about 120 physicists. It is a collaboration between four universities and the funding agency FOM. The institute co-ordinates and supports major activities in experimental subatomic physics in the Netherlands such as the preparation of experiments at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, notably ATLAS, LHCb and ALICE. The Nikhef scientific programme also includes several astroparticle physics projects, in particular through participation in the ANTARES neutrino telescope, the AUGER cosmic-ray observatory and the VIRGO gravitational-wave interferometer.
The Nikhef detector R&D group is active in the development of state-of-the-art detector technologies for accelerator-based particle physics and astroparticle physics experiments as well as for detector R&D collaborations like Medipix and RD51 at CERN. Collaborations with industrial partners are actively pursued.
Nikhef has two staff positions for a
physicist
with a focus on advanced detector technologies
Requirements
The applicant has a PhD in particle physics or engineering and experience with development of advanced detector - and associated electronics technology. Applicants are expected to avail of good communication skills and are able to work in an (international) team of physicists and engineers. They are also expected to develop new initiatives and to take a leading role in the development of modern particle physics detectors. Experience with multidisciplinary and industrial partners is an advantage.
Information
Further information can be obtained from the leader of the detector R&D group, dr. J.J.M. Timmermans (phone +31 20 5925112 or by email jan.timmermans@nikhef.nl) or from the chairman of the selection committee, prof. dr. M.H.M. Merk (phone +31 20 5925107 or by email marcel.merk@nikhef.nl). Job interviews are foreseen in the period May 26th, 2008 until June 13th, 2008.
Applications
Candidates are invited to send their application, including curriculum vitae, list of publications as well as three letters of reference before May 15th, 2008 to Nikhef, att. Mr. T. van Egdom, P.O. Box 41882, NL-1009 DB Amsterdam, or by email teus.van.egdom@nikhef.nl. Please quote vacancy number: PZ-080215.
All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.
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