Description

 

Post-doctoral Research Associate - Physics and Astronomy

Relativistic Heavy Ion Physics

University of Tennessee

The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, invites candidates to apply for a Postdoctoral Research Associate position with the Relativistic Heavy Ion Physics group. Our group is currently working both at the ALICE experiment at the LHC and at the sPHENIX experiment at RHIC.  We are also members of the JETSCAPE collaboration.

Qualifications

 

The successful candidate is required to have a Ph.D. in physics (awarded at time of application) with experience in nuclear or high energy physics, will be expected to mentor graduate and undergraduate students, and to travel extensively to BNL. 

 The successful candidate will be working on the sPHENIX and JETSCAPE collaborations. Apply by submitting a curriculum vitae, a publication list, and a brief research statement at https://hr.utk.edu/staff-positions/. Candidates should also arrange for three confidential letters of reference to be sent to Christine Nattrass, 401 Nielsen Physics Building, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-1200 (preferably via email to christine.nattrass@utk.edu). We assume the successful candidate will start as soon as possible.

The Department has an exemplary research record, with seven professors earning NSF CAREER awards in the past eight years, eight professors among the world’s top two percent of physicists based on citation count, the award of the prestigious American Physical Society 2021 Bonner Prize, eleven APS Fellows, and three AAAS Fellows. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville is Tennessee’s flagship state research institution, a campus of choice for outstanding undergraduates and a premier graduate institution with a number of nationally and internationally ranked programs and with national and international leadership in numerous fields.

All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment and admission without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, and parental status, or any other characteristic protected by federal or state law. In accordance with the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the University of Tennessee affirmatively states that it does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, or disability in its education programs and activities, and this policy extends to employment by the university. Requests for accommodations of a disability should be directed to the Office of Equity & Diversity, 1840 Melrose Avenue Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-3560 or oed@utk.edu or (865)974-2498. Inquiries and charges of violation of Title VI (race, color and national origin), Title IX (sex), Section 504 (disability), the ADA (disability), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (age), sexual orientation, or veteran status should be directed to the Office of Investigation & Resolution 216 Business Incubator Building 2450 EJ. Chapman Drive Knoxville, Tennessee 37996 or (865)974-0717 or investigations@utk.edu.

Job
  Research Professional 
Primary Location
  US-Tennessee-knoxville 
Organization
  Physics 
Schedule
  Full-time 
Campus/Institute  Knoxville 
Job Posting
  Oct 4, 2023, 9:47:24 AM