POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE (Stationed at Jefferson Lab)

The Medium Energy Physics Group at Mississippi State University invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate position. The group has research interests which include studies of nucleon structure and hadronic physics at Jefferson Lab and Fermilab, such as the precision measurement of hadronization and hadron propagation, precision measurement of charge symmetry violation in quark distributions, search for the onset of color transparency both in CLAS-12 and Hall-C at Jefferson Lab. The group is in addition interested in the study of the sea distributions, EMC effect, and the parton energy loss with the Drell-Yan experiment at Fermilab. The group also has an active program in studies of fundamental symmetries.

We are looking for candidates who will be stationed at Jefferson Lab and will lead our effort on the ongoing CLAS-6 data-set analyses, and participate on the software development for CLAS-12 and the upcoming BoNuS-12 experiment. The candidate would also work on the commissioning of the Super High Momentum and CLAS-12 Spectrometers and the running of the upcoming early experiments in Hall-B and Hall-C. The Candidate will be encouraged to actively participate in the development of new experimental proposals for JLab.

A PhD in experimental nuclear or particle physics or related fields is required. The initial appointment is for one year, and can commence as early as Jan 1, 2017. The appointment can be extended for a maximum of two additional years, based on mutual satisfaction and continued funding.

Screening of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Applicants should submit a vita and brief statement of research interests, and should have three letters of recommendation sent to: Prof. Lamiaa El Fassi (elfassi@jlab.org), Hilbun Hall, P.O. Box 5167, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS 39762.

Mississippi State University actively solicits applications from minorities, women, and people with disabilities and is an EEO/AA employer.