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<p>University of New Hampshire
Department of Physics
Experimental Postdoctoral Position
</p>
<p>The Nuclear and Particle Physics Group at the
University of New Hampshire
has an immediate opening for a post-doctoral research
associate, who will be
expected to take a leading role in the Heavy Photon
Search (HPS) experiment
at Jefferson Lab Hall B.
</p>
<p>The HPS is a new experiment designed to look for a new,
heavy, gauge
boson (the heavy photon, or dark photon) in the mass
range 20-1000 MeV
that couples to electrons through kinetic mixing with
couplings α′/α in the
range 10−5 to 10−10. The HPS will search for the
e+e− or μ+μ− decay of the
heavy photon, possibly with a displaced vertex, using a
new compact forward
spectrometer, which employs silicon microstrip detectors
for vertexing and
tracking, and a PbWO4 electromagnetic calorimeter for
fast triggering and
electron identification, and a muon detector for muon
identification. This
experiment will also search for true-muonium, a bound
state of μ+μ− particles
that has not previously been observed. The collaboration
is expecting to
commission the new detector this Fall, with a first data
run in early 2015.
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<p>The candidate will also participate in the group’s
robust experimental
program at Jlab. Specific projects include the search
for new heavy gauge
bosons (HPS at Jlab), studies of proton and deuteron
spin structure functions, studies of short range
correlations, polarized target development, and
detector upgrades for the JLab 12 GeV era. The
successful candidate will
have a PhD in nuclear or particle physics and will be
expected to strongly
contribute to the ongoing program, but is also
encouraged to propose and
initiate new experiments.
</p>
<p>The group’s efforts are supported by the US
Department of Energy. The
University of New Hampshire is an equal opportunity
employer. Candidates
of both genders and all ethniticities are strongly urged
to apply. The position
is available immediately and will remain open until
filled.</p>
<p>Applicants should send a resume (CV) and a summary of
relevant research experience, and arrange for 3 letters
of recommendation to be send,
to <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:Maurik.Holtrop@unh.edu">Maurik.Holtrop@unh.edu</a>. </p>
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