TRIUMF
Canada's National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics
STUDENT JOB PROGRAM
Fall 2017 job posting
Job number TR17-3-8

Position Title:

TIGRESS Undergraduate Research Assistant -- Gas Counter 

Name of Project:

TIGRESS 

Overview:

TIGRESS -- the TRIUMF-ISAC Gamma-Ray Escape Suppressed Spectrometer -- is a state-of-the-art gamma-ray detector array. It consists of commercial, custom-built semiconductor and inorganic scintillator gamma-ray detectors and custom-built gas counters. It is used for experiments studying the structure of exotic nuclei. A new high-rate gas counter is presently under development. In addition, all detectors require manpower for custom detector setups and for quality control. Typically, experiments run around the clock.

Duties:

The candidate will participate in the design, construction, testing, and hopefully first implementation of a tilted-plane gas ionization counter for in-beam experiments, and to operate a Bragg-type ionization counter for beam diagnostics. In addition the candidate shall assist in experiments performed with TIGRESS and in the maintenance and setup of the array between experiments. Tasks may include: designing electronic circuits and circuit boards; mechanical assembly; simulating gas counter performance; calibrating detector elements; monitoring experimental data as it is collected; analyzing data after an experiment; testing detectors and associated equipment for out-of-specification performance, and subsequently, troubleshooting and fixing them. Detailed task assignment shall be based on the needs of the experimental program and the skills of the candidate.

Skills learned during this work experience:

Fundamentals of nuclear radiation; radiation measurement; data analysis; signal transmission and processing;

Qualifications:

REQUIREMENTS: The successful candidate shall have a minimum 5 terms of physical science (physics. chemistry, etc.), medical physics, or engineering, and have demonstrated through course work an understanding of electrical circuit theory, measurement uncertainties and error propagation. The successful candidate shall have taken a 2nd year physics laboratory class, or discipline-specific equivalent. IN ADDITION: Linux and C experience are very valuable assets. Other experience assets relevant to this position include electronic assembly (soldering, antistatic practices, clean rooms), other fine assembly jobs, oscilloscopes, cryogenics, vacuum or turbine systems, cranes.

Shiftwork required:

No

Period of work:

September to December 2017 with possible 4-month extension  
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:

  • Canadian undergraduate students or Canadian Permanent Resident undergraduate students enrolled in an accredited post secondary institution in Canada (or outside Canada) who are studying in a vocational or professional training program that leads to a degree, diploma or certificate.
  • Foreign full-time undergraduate students currently enrolled at a designated learning institution at the post-secondary level, and who are studying in an academic, vocational or professional training program that leads to a degree, diploma or certificate that is at least six months in duration, and who have a valid Canadian study permit which allows for employment off-campus, and who have applied for a Social Insurance Number
  • Foreign undergraduate students enrolled in a recognized undergraduate program of study abroad who have accepted, or are in the process of accepting, an "Invitation to Apply" for a work permit under the International Experience Canada (IEC) program http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/work/iec/apply.asp

Applications must be received at TRIUMF by 4:00pm Pacific time on 2017-05-23.

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)

    An application consists of a:
  • Covering letter
  • Resume
  • Transcript of all post secondary grades (unofficial copies are accepted)
  • in addition, an online application form must be filled out for each job
    Applications must also clearly indicate:
  • The number of academic terms completed (i.e. terms, semesters, or quarters)
  • The number of work terms completed (or the equivalent)
  • The TRIUMF Job Number must be clearly stated in the covering letter

Students within an university co-op program MUST apply for TRIUMF jobs through their university co-op education office.

Email to:

student@triumf.ca

Mail to:

TRIUMF Student Program
Job Number TR17-3-8
4004 Wesbrook Mall
Vancouver, B.C.
V6T 2A3

No phone calls please. TRIUMF wishes to thank all applicants for their interest, and regrets that only those being considered will be contacted.

TRIUMF is located on the campus of the University of British Columbia.
For more information, visit our web site
http://www.triumf.ca