Competition # 395POSTDOC - Experimental Nuclear Physics (GRIFFIN)Located in Vancouver on the south campus of the University of British Columbia, TRIUMF is Canada's national research facility for particle and nuclear physics. We currently have an immediate opening for a Postdoctoral Fellow (PDF) to join our Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy group, which is involved in a number of programs investigating a variety of nuclear structure, nuclear astrophysics, and fundamental symmetries topics at TRIUMF's Isotope Separator and Accelerator (ISAC) ISOL radioactive beam facility.Our group is presently overseeing a significant upgrade to the present 8pi decay spectroscopy facility for use with stopped radioactive beams at ISAC-I. The HPGe aspect of this facility is being replaced with an array of 16 large-volume HPGe clover detectors and the data acquisition system is being replaced by a state-of-the-art custom-designed digital data acquisition system. The data acquisition system is being designed to facilitate the research programs in both nuclear structure and fundamental symmetries that require a through-put of 300Mb/s and the accountability to make precision measurements with an uncertainty less than 0.05%. The majority of the installation work will take place in 2014 with initial test beams being delivered in the fall of that year. The facility will be fully operational in 2015. The GRIFFIN spectrometer will make use of all ancillary detector systems developed for use with the 8pi. These include plastic-scintillators for beta coincidences, LN2-cooled Si(Li) detectors for conversion electron measurements and an array of BaF2/LaBr3 scintillators for fast-timing measurements. In addition, GRIFFIN will couple to the DESCANT array of neutron-detectors for beta-delayed neutron emission studies with exotic beams. The successful candidate will work on the installation, operation, setup and maintenance of the spectrometer. A focus will be on supporting the development and implementation of the digital data acquisition system and data analysis of experimental data, and will be responsible for the dissemination of results as articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals and through presentations at national and/or international conferences. He/she will also have the opportunity to take part in research with the devices operated at ISAC and to directly supervise undergraduate and/or graduate students. The position requires extensive knowledge of nuclear science, radiation measurement, and the operation of radiation detectors. Previous experience in performing gamma-ray spectroscopy or beta-decay experiments is an asset. Ideal candidates will have, or will expect to receive before the end of October 2013, a PhD in experimental nuclear physics. The term of appointment is initially 1 year, renewable for a 2nd year based on continued funding and mutual satisfaction. TRIUMF is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace, and we welcome applications from all qualified candidates. Your complete application package should be submitted by email to recruiting@triumf.ca and will include the following in one complete PDF file:
Applications will be accepted until 2013-08-16 TRIUMF Human Resources, 2013-07-15 4004 Wesbrook Mall Vancouver, B.C. Canada V6T 2A3 · Tel: 604 222-1047 · Fax: 604 222-1074 · www.triumf.ca |
