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<p><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri;font-weight:700">Postdoctoral
Associate
</span></p>
<p><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT">Massachusetts
Institute of
Technology
(MIT) is
inviting
applications
for up to two
postdoctoral
research
positions with
the
Laboratory of
Nuclear
Security and
Policy (LNSP)
in the
department of
Nuclear
Science and
Engineering.
LNSP is a
multi-
disciplinary
group studying
technology in
support of
international
security.
Problems under
investigation
include the
detection
of nuclear
materials and
devices in
commercial
cargo traffic,
nuclear
detection in
public spaces,
nuclear
non-proliferation,
nuclear
disarmament,
and new
techniques for
international
treaty
verification.
For additional
information,
visit </span><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;color:rgb(0,0,255)"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://lnsp.mit.edu" target="_blank">lnsp.mit.edu</a></span><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT">.
</span></p>
<p><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS;font-weight:700">Research:
</span><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT">Postdoctoral
researchers
will support
the
Zero-Knowledge
Warhead
Verification
program and
the
Monochromatic
Cargo
Interrogation
program.
</span></p>
<p><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT">The
Monochromatic
program uses
various low
energy (</span><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:CambriaMath">∼</span><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT">MeV)
nuclear
reactions to
produce
monochromatic
and poly-
chromatic
gamma sources
for
interrogating
and
radiographing
cargo
containers for
the presence
of nuclear
materials
without the
high doses
common in
traditional
bremsstrahlung-based
interrogation
methods. For
example, </span><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS;font-style:italic">(d,n</span><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:CambriaMath">𝛾</span><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS;font-style:italic">)
</span><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT">and
</span><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS;font-style:italic">(p,p’</span><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:CambriaMath">𝛾</span><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS;font-style:italic">)
</span><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT">reactions
on
various nuclei
will produce
highly narrow
gamma lines.
This approach
could
revolutionize
cargo
inspection,
which is
currently
limited by
dose
considerations,
and by
providing a
mechanism for
a better
determination
of the atomic
number of the
cargoes.
</span></p>
<p><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT">The
Zero Knowledge
program uses
nuclear
resonance
fluorescence
to take
measurements
of nuclear
warheads that
would
validate their
authenticity
without
revealing
information
about their
design. The
absence of a
verification
technique has
held
back the
elimination of
tens of
thousands of
Cold War
nuclear
warheads. The
technique
implements a
physical
manifestation
of
“zero
knowledge
proofs,” a
mathematical
method of
proving an
assertion to
be true
without
revealing any
of the
underlying
information.
This method
resolves a
long-standing
problem
associated
with
electronic
information
barriers,
which are
vulnerable to
various hacks
and exploits.
</span></p>
<p><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS;font-weight:700">Responsibilities:
</span><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT">The
postdoctoral
researcher
will work with
faculty and
graduate
students in
building
experiments,
doing
simulations
and data
analysis, and
developing
detectors. The
postdoc will
be encouraged
to propose
innovative
ideas of their
own and to
participate in
proposal
writing for
projects
affiliated
with nuclear
security.
</span></p>
<p><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS;font-weight:700">Qualifications:
</span><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT">The
ideal
candidate
should have
the following
background and
qualifications:
</span></p>
<span
style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;font-size:10pt">
<ul>
<li><span
style="font-size:10pt">PhD
in
experimental
nuclear
physics,
particle
physics, or
nuclear
engineering</span><br>
</li>
<li><span
style="font-size:10pt">An
interest in
nuclear
security and
social issues</span><br>
</li>
<li><span
style="font-size:10pt">Strong
computational
skills in a
Linux/Unix
based
environment:</span><br>
</li>
<ul>
<li><span
style="font-size:10pt">Fluency
with C/C++ .
Knowledge of
higher level
languages such
as Python,
Perl, etc. is
a plus.</span></li>
<li><span
style="font-size:10pt">Extensive
experience
performing
data analysis
with the ROOT
toolkit</span></li>
<li><span
style="font-size:10pt">Fluency
with the
Geant4 toolkit
and a strong
understanding
of Monte Carlo
methods.
Knowledge of
MCNP is a </span><span
style="font-size:10pt">plus.</span></li>
</ul>
</ul>
</span></div>
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<ul>
<li><span
style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;font-size:10pt">Familiarity
with standard
methods of
nuclear
radiation
detection
(~MeV neutrons
and gammas),
including
scintillation </span><span
style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;font-size:10pt">detectors, HPGe
detectors and
readout
electronics</span></li>
<li><span
style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;font-size:10pt">Experience
with digital
data
acquisition
systems,
preferably
VME. Knowledge
of CAEN
systems is a
plus.</span><br>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
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<p><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS;font-weight:700">Duration</span><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT">: 2 years,
extendable to
3.<br>
For questions
or additional
information
contact </span><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;color:rgb(0,0,255)"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:aregjan@mit.edu" target="_blank">aregjan@mit.edu</a></span><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT">.
</span></p>
<p><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT">Applications
should be
submitted
through the
MIT Jobs Page:
</span><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;color:rgb(0,0,255)"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://jobs.mit.edu/" target="_blank">http://jobs.mit.edu/</a>
</span><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT">position
number </span><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;color:rgb(0,0,255)">11775</span><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT">. </span></p>
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