Position for Solid State Detector Engineer at IPN Orsay

IPN Orsay is recruiting a Research Engineer to lead the solid state detector group and coordinate R&D, project and maintenance activities concerning Silicon and Germanium detectors. This is a tenured CNRS position in the Engineering (IR) category. There is no citizenship requirement.

The successful candidate will be expected to:
-Be technical project leader for the development of future Si detectorsfor Nuclear Physics projects.
-Establish in collaboration with Nuclear Physicists the specifications of the detectors and coordinate the necessary R&D, the development and the fabrication.
-Manage the projects and coordinate the interfaces with mechanical, electronics and software engineers
-Carry out measurements, detector tests and installation and start up of detectors on the experimental sites (ALTO- Orsay, GANIL and other sites abroad)
-Coordinate the maintenance activities of the Ge detectors of the European Gamma-pool.
-Present the work of the group in meetings and conferences and disseminate the technological knowhow of the group.

The successful candidate will have a PhD in Nuclear Instrumentation or in Nuclear Physics with a strong instrumentation background, or an engineering degree in a related field with several years of experience in a research laboratory. He/she will have good knowledge of the physics of semi conductors and radiation measurements. He/she will master the techniques of simulations and measurements of semi-conductor detectors in the framework of Nuclear Physics Applications. Project management and communication skills in English and French are necessary.

More information can be found at http://www.dgdr.cnrs.fr/drhita/concoursita/(this is Concours No 12 ) or by contacting Dr. Valérie Chambert (chambert@ipno.in2p3.fr).

Information on IPN Orsay can be found at http://ipnweb.in2p3.fr.

Applications must be submitted through the website https://concoursexternesit.cnrs.fr/public/campagne-2013session01by the strict deadline of June 27.