TRIUMF Canada's National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics STUDENT JOB PROGRAM Summer 2010 job posting Job number TR10-2-18 | ||
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Position Title:Summer Research Student | ||
Name of Project:Looking for Dark Matter with Particle Colliders. | ||
Overview:Astrophysical observations suggest that most of the matter in the universe consists of nearly invisible particles that we have not discovered yet. The identity of these so-called dark matter particles is one of the most important questions in particle physics today. Many theories of new particles suggest that it might be possible to create dark matter directly in high energy particle colliders, such as the recently completed CERN LHC. The goal of this summer project will be to investigate ways to measure the properties of dark matter at the LHC, and to connect these measurements to astrophysical signals. | ||
Duties:This project will have two primary aspects. The first will be to learn about known properties of dark matter and some of the theories of new particles proposed to explain it. The second aspect will be to simulate and interpret the LHC collider signals of some of the most promising dark matter candidates. | ||
Skills learned during this work experience:In the course of this project the candidate will develop a background in particle physics that will be useful for future work in the field, both theoretical and experimental. The candidate will also learn to operate some of the standard computational tools used in high energy particle physics research. | ||
Qualifications:The candidate must have a strong background in physics and mathematics, and have taken majors-level courses in quantum mechanics, electromagnetism, statistical mechanics, classical mechanics (including Lagrangians and Hamiltonians), and differential equations. Some experience with Unix/Linux and computer programming would also be helpful, but not necessary. | ||
Shiftwork required:No | ||
Period of work:May - Aug 2010 | ||
Salary is commensurate with academic progress and previous relevant work experience, and
ranges from $ 2080 to $ 2800 per month plus 4% vacation pay. TRIUMF pays round-trip airfare (this does not apply to Vancouver/Victoria students); for Vancouver Island students, TRIUMF will pay ferry costs.
TRIUMF is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace, and we
welcome applications from all qualified undergraduate students as defined below:
Applications must be received at TRIUMF by 4:00pm Pacific time on 2010-01-25. To apply for any of the job postings, you must submit one application for each and every job for which you wish to be considered. Please combine all documents into one PDF for each job. All applications can be attached to one email in PDF format. Please do not send electronic documents in formats other than PDF. Please save the PDF as lastname-job number (eg Smith-15.pdf)
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For more information, visit our web site http://www.triumf.ca |