[Cugapost] Postdoctoral research associate at the Institut de Physique Nucléaire d’Orsay

[Lorelei Chopard]

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral research associate position 
in experimental subatomic physics at the Institut de Physique Nucléaire 
d’Orsay (France). The primary responsibility of the successful candidate 
will be participation in the design, construction and experimentation of 
a new detector set-up for the measurement of the electric form factor of 
the proton at very low momentum transfer. The experiment will run at the 
PRAE (Platform for Research and Applications of Electrons) facility, 
currently under construction in Orsay.

The Institut de Physique Nucléaire d’Orsay (IPNO) plays leading roles in 
experiments and phenomenological developments aiming at the 
understanding of the nucleon and nucleus structure, for instance in the 
deeply virtual Compton scattering experimental program at the Jefferson 
Laboratory. It is also a major component of the French technological 
centers for accelerator development, and a founding member of the PRAE 
project together with LAL and IMNC laboratories. The PRAE facility will 
feature a high precision high bunch charge electron beam in the 30-140 
MeV energy range, at a 50 Hz repetition rate. This multi-purpose 
facility intends to provide high quality electron beam for fundamental 
research, instrumentation, industrial and medical applications.

The position is opened for two years CNRS post-doctoral contract, with a 
one-year renewal possibility depending upon mutual agreement and 
availability of funds. Applicants must have a Ph.D. in experimental 
physics at the beginning of the contract, expected to start during the 
first quarter of 2017. Experience in GEANT4 simulations and 
instrumentation is desirable.

Applications will close on 12/31/16. They should include full CV, a 
cover letter, and should arrange for three recommendation letters. 
Documents should be sent by e-mail to: voutier at ipno.in2p3.fr