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See site for complete details: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://jobs.cnu.edu/postings/6386">https://jobs.cnu.edu/postings/6386</a><br>
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<td>Associate Scientist or Postdoctoral Fellow (Physics)</td>
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<td>Full Time</td>
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<p>The Department of Physics, Computer Science and
Engineering at Christopher Newport University invites
applications for an Associate Scientist or Postdoctoral
Fellow in Physics, effective August, 2018. This is a
non-tenure track, one year, benefited appointment
contingent upon receipt of funding. The possibility of
yearly renewal is dependent on performance and continued
grant funding. This is a sponsored research appointment
with no teaching responsibilities. This appointment
supports a National Science Foundation grant. Applicants
must be committed to undergraduate research and
demonstrate the potential for excellence in research with
students.</p>
<p>The Associate Scientist or Postdoctoral Fellow will
develop and maintain software infrastructure for the Laser
Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory focusing on
<span class="caps">LIGO</span> metadata and data
characterization. The successful candidate will develop
new software infrastructure to support the <span
class="caps">LIGO</span> research mission; operate,
maintain, and enhance the Data Quality Segment Database
services for <span class="caps">LIGO</span>, including
the web-interface, software packages, and command line
utilities in response to user requests; operate, maintain,
and enhance the low-latency segment generation
infrastructure for <span class="caps">LIGO</span>,
including the software used to generate, transfer and
publish this metadata.</p>
<p>The Ph.D. in Physics, Computer Science or a closely
related field is required for the Postdoctoral Fellow
level. Candidates who possess the Master’s Degree in
Physics, Computer Science or related field will be
considered at the Associate Scientist level.</p>
<p>The successful candidate must have demonstrated
experience with software development; experience with
Python, git, and Linux/<span class="caps">UNIX</span>
software development; and possess the ability to travel.
Preference will be given to those who have experience
working with <span class="caps">LIGO</span> or other
scientific data analysis software, and software
development.</p>
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