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<p class="Default">There will be a postdoctoral
position available in the Symmetry Energy Group (<a
href="http://groups.nscl.msu.edu/hira/sep.htm">http://groups.nscl.msu.edu/hira/sep.htm</a>)
headed by Professors Betty Tsang and Bill Lynch at the National
Superconducting
Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University. The new postdoc is
expected to
be involved with building the <b>SAMURAI Time-Projection-Chamber </b>to
be used
in experiments to explore the Nuclear Equation of State of Asymmetric
matter
with heavy ion collisions at RIKEN. The results of these experiments
will have
important implications on studies of the symmetry energy in the
Facility for
Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB), a $550 M project to be built at Michigan
State
University.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="Default">The successful candidates will
be an integral member of the HiRA research group,
(<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://groups.nscl.msu.edu/hira/">http://groups.nscl.msu.edu/hira/</a>) at NSCL and will also be involved in
the other
research activities with the group. These activities include exploring
the
symmetry energy using heavy ion reactions at NSCL, GSI and RIKEN, as
well as an
active program to study nuclear structure and reaction mechanisms using
transfer reactions with rare isotope beams. The successful candidate
must have
the potential to acquire new working knowledge quickly, good problem
solving
skills and is motivated to learn about properties of nuclear matter.
The
following skills are desired but not required: knowledge and experience
in
using GEANT4 simulations, ROOT analysis, gas detectors, FPGA
programming, TPC
design and electronics. If desired, the successful candidate will have
opportunities
to teach and to mentor graduate and undergraduate students. <o:p></o:p></p>
Interested
person should contact Prof. Betty Tsang at <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:tsang@nscl.msu.edu">tsang@nscl.msu.edu</a>.
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