Postdoctoral Researcher: Trigger and Data Acquisition Development for
Particle Physics

Applications are invited for a Research Assistant/Associate within the
Particle Physics group of the School of Physics, University of Bristol.
The group carries out fundamental research using the latest generation
of collider experiments; it has substantial responsibilities in the
operation and upgrade of the CMS and LHCb experiments at the CERN LHC,
and is also engaged in detector R&D activities and in preparations for
future collider and fixed-target experiments.

The post-holder will play the central role in the group’s current and
future programme of trigger and data acquisition development. Working
with a team of hardware and software experts, both within the group and
at collaborating institutes, s/he will take a leading role in the
specification, design, integration and commissioning of new online
systems for both existing experiments and for new projects. Near-term
projects include the upgrades of the CMS Level-1 trigger and pixel
readout systems, in which the group has key roles in firmware, online
software and commissioning for physics. The group is also engaged in
long-term R&D towards the use of tracking information in the CMS
hardware trigger. The role will also offer the opportunity to contribute
to data analysis, and to gain experience in postgraduate and
undergraduate teaching.

The post is classed as ‘core’ within the UK funding system, and
therefore offers the potential for renewal beyond the advertised
duration, subject to future funding. An appointment will be made at
either Research Assistant or Research Associate level, depending on the
profile of the successful applicant. The post-holder will be expected to
carry out research duties in both Bristol and Geneva, and may be based
at either location.

In order to obtain further details and to apply, please see:

http://www.bris.ac.uk/jobs/find/list.html?keywords=&jobnum=ACAD100151

Informal enquiries to Dr Dave Newbold (Dave.Newbold@cem.ch)