University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (2015)
Keywords:
Experimental heavy-ion physics, ALICE, LHC; Johannesburg / Cape Town (South Africa); Postdoc
Description:
The ALICE group of the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, is seeking to fill a postdoctoral fellowship on experimental heavy-ion physics with ALICE at the LHC, starting no later than 1 April 2015. The positions are initially for two years and are renewable annually based on performance. Extensions to three and even four years are possible depending on the availability of funding and performance.
The position is open and applications are invited as soon as possible or before 1 April 2015.
The University of the Witwatersrand joined the ALICE collaboration in March 2014 and wants to establish a research group to participate actively in data analysis and online computing of the ALICE experiment. The group is headed by the co-founder of the South African ALICE programme, Prof Zeblon Vilakazi, and will collaborate closely with the ALICE groups at iThemba LABS. Funding for extended research visits to CERN is available from the national SA-CERN programme.
The postdoctoral fellow is expected to work in ALICE on topics related to muons. The research areas will be aligned with the other South African group at iThemba LABS, which contributes significantly to the activities of the ALICE muon spectrometer and work on data analysis related to muon measurements.
Minimum requirements:
Applicants must have:
• Completed their Ph.D. degree in nuclear or particle physics not earlier than 2010,
• Track record of producing research outputs, e.g. presentations at international conferences and publications in peer-reviewed journals, AND
• Experience in data analysis in heavy-ion or particle physics, OR expertise on detectors / instrumentation OR online, high-throughput or high-performance computing.
Duties and Expectations:
• Undertake focused and high quality research,
• Support the academic programme related to the ALICE project.
Contact:
Applications should include a covering letter and a full academic CV and should be emailed to Dr Zinhle Buthelezi and Prof Zeblon Vilakazi in PDF format at zinhle@tlabs.ac.za and Zeblon.Vilakazi@wits.ac.za before 1 April 2015.
The University is committed to employment equity and equal opportunity, but is always focused on academic excellence. The University retains the right not to make an appointment and to verify all information provided by candidates.