<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=Windows-1252">
<style type="text/css" style="display:none;"> P {margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;} </style>
</head>
<body dir="ltr">
<p class="MsoTitle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;font-size:14pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;font-weight:bold;margin-right:-.5in">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;color:black;text-transform:uppercase">Physical Sciences Directorate Position Description<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times", serif">
<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<table class="MsoNormalTable" style="border-collapse:collapse;mso-table-layout-alt:fixed;border:none;mso-border-alt:thin-thick-small-gap windowtext 3.0pt;mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;mso-border-insideh:3.0pt thin-thick-small-gap windowtext;mso-border-insidev:3.0pt thin-thick-small-gap windowtext" width="0">
<tbody>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;page-break-inside:avoid">
<td style="width:563.4pt;border:double windowtext 3.0pt;mso-border-alt:thin-thick-small-gap windowtext 3.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt" width="751" valign="top">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times", serif">
<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;font-variant:small-caps;color:black">Position Title</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">:
Postdoctoral Research Associate – Experimental Neutron Physics</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow:1;page-break-inside:avoid">
<td style="width:563.4pt;border:double windowtext 3.0pt;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:thin-thick-small-gap windowtext 3.0pt;mso-border-alt:thin-thick-small-gap windowtext 3.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt" width="751" valign="top">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times", serif">
<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;font-variant:small-caps;color:black">Line Management:
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">Alexander Saunders / Leah Broussard (PI)</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow:2;page-break-inside:avoid">
<td style="width:563.4pt;border:double windowtext 3.0pt;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:thin-thick-small-gap windowtext 3.0pt;mso-border-alt:thin-thick-small-gap windowtext 3.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt" width="751" valign="top">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times", serif">
<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;font-variant:small-caps;color:black">Posting Dates:
<o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow:3;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes;page-break-inside:avoid">
<td style="width:563.4pt;border:double windowtext 3.0pt;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:thin-thick-small-gap windowtext 3.0pt;mso-border-alt:thin-thick-small-gap windowtext 3.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt" width="751" valign="top">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times", serif">
<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in;background:white">External URL:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in;background:white"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;font-variant:small-caps;color:black">
<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times", serif">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times", serif">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times", serif">
<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">Overview:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times", serif">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">We are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate who will focus on studies of fundamental physics with neutrons.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>This position resides in the Neutron Physics Experimental Program in the Physics Division, Physical Sciences Directorate (PSD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times", serif">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times", serif">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">As part of our research team, you will develop data acquisition systems, design data-taking and analysis workflows, and perform simulations of systematic
effects, as part of the nEDM@SNS experiment.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>
You will have the opportunity to participate in all facets of the experiment, including implementation of detector test setup, data acquisition system development and testing, simulation and data analysis, data interpretation, and presentation and publication
of the results.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>You will also have the opportunity to participate in the broader fundamental research program with neutrons, including the Nab experiment and searches for neutron oscillations.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times", serif">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times", serif">
<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">Major Duties/Responsibilities:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<ul style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times", serif;color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">Develop data-taking and online analysis routines and new algorithms for CPU and GPU based simulations of the nEDM experiment leveraging ORNL supercomputing resources<o:p> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times", serif;color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">Develop and commission data acquisition (DAQ) firmware and software for the SiPM (silicon photo-multiplier) readout assembly using LabVIEW FPGA<o:p> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times", serif;color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">Perform, analyze, interpret, and publish simulations of the experiment and relevant systematic effects and characterizations of the DAQ system performed at ORNL<o:p> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times", serif;color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">Participate in the broader experimental program of the neutron physics group at ORNL, including experiments related to neutron and nuclear beta decay and exotic channels<o:p> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times", serif;color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">Ensure compliance with environment, safety, health and quality program requirements<o:p> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times", serif;color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">Maintain strong dedication to the implementation and perpetuation of values and ethics<o:p> </o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times", serif">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times", serif">
<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">Basic Qualifications:<o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<ul style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times", serif;color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">A PhD in experimental nuclear or high energy physics within the last five years<o:p> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times", serif;color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">Knowledge of C, C++, Python and/or Julia programing languages and Linux operating systems<o:p> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times", serif;color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">Experience with data acquisition systems and simulations and data analysis techniques<o:p> </o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times", serif">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times", serif">
<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">Preferred Qualifications:<o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<ul style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times", serif;color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">Experience, including use of relevant software and hardware tools, in at least some of:<o:p> </o:p></span></li><ul style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-top:0in" type="circle">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times", serif;color:black;mso-list:l2 level2 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">Principles of particle detection especially silicon photomultipliers and scintillators, analog and digital signal processing, detector and data acquisition characterization
techniques and interpretation of the results<o:p> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times", serif;color:black;mso-list:l2 level2 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">Data analysis and simulation packages such as ROOT and Geant4, and FPGA programming software such as LabVIEW FPGA<o:p> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times", serif;color:black;mso-list:l2 level2 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">Implementing algorithms using high-performance parallel codes and/or accelerators (GPU)<o:p> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times", serif;color:black;mso-list:l2 level2 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">Experience with standard nuclear physics laboratory instruments and equipment, especially data acquisition systems, detector electronics, and motion control systems<o:p> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times", serif;color:black;mso-list:l2 level2 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">High precision nuclear and particle physics experiments especially electric dipole moment searches, and cold and/or ultracold neutron experiments<o:p> </o:p></span></li></ul>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times", serif;color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">Excellent written and oral communication skills<o:p> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times", serif;color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">Motivated self-starter with the ability to work independently and to participate creatively in collaborative teams across the laboratory and at other universities<o:p> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times", serif;color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">Ability to function well in a fast-paced research environment, set priorities to accomplish multiple tasks within deadlines, and adapt to ever changing needs<o:p> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times", serif;color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"><o:p> </o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times", serif">
<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">Special Requirement:<o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times", serif">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">This position requires travel to laboratories to perform experiments in the US and other countries.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times", serif">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times", serif">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">Applicants cannot have received their Ph.D. more than five years prior to the date of application and must complete all degree requirements before starting
their appointment. The appointment length will be up to 24 months with the potential for extension. Initial appointments and extensions are subject to performance and availability of funding.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times", serif">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times", serif">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">Please provide a list of publications when applying for this position.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>Three letters of reference are required and can be uploaded to your profile or emailed directly to PSDrecruit@ornl.gov.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>Please include the title of the position in the subject line.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times", serif">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times", serif">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">This position will remain open for a minimum of 5 days after which it will close when a qualified candidate is identified and/or hired.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times", serif">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times", serif">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">We accept Word (.doc, .docx), Adobe (unsecured .pdf), Rich Text Format (.rtf), and HTML (.htm, .html) up to 5MB in size. Resumes from third party vendors
will not be accepted; these resumes will be deleted and the candidates submitted will not be considered for employment.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times", serif">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times", serif">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">If you have trouble applying for a position, please email ORNLRecruiting@ornl.gov.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times", serif">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times", serif">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">ORNL is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans, are encouraged to apply.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>UT-Battelle is an E-Verify employer.</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<br>
</body>
</html>