Job description
We Are:
Fermilab is America’s premier laboratory for particle physics and accelerator research, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. We support discovery science experiments in Illinois and at locations around the world, including deep underground mines in South Dakota and Canada, mountaintops in Arizona and Chile, and the South Pole.
We are strategic risk takers, innovators, and collaborators. We are engineers, scientists, technicians, administrative professionals. We are 1,800 employees advancing knowledge for the benefit of humankind. Fermilab has been at the forefront of particle physics for more than 40 years. We build world-leading accelerators and detectors to conduct some of the most advanced particle physics experiments possible. We collect and analyze the data from those experiments with some of the most powerful computers in the world. We conduct this research on a 6,800-acre prairie, 35 miles outside Chicago, a treasure that has been designated a National Environmental Research Park.
Open Date: August 30, 2022
Close Date: November 11, 2022
Close Date: November 11, 2022
The Fermilab Theoretical Astrophysics Department invites applications for Postdoctoral Research Associate appointments starting in the Fall of 2023. The Theoretical Astrophysics Department is part of Fermilab’s Theory Division and is deeply involved in the Fermilab Cosmic Physics Center. Theory postdocs perform self-directed theoretical research on topics of their own choosing. They are encouraged to work with members of the senior scientific staff and other postdocs. The members of the Theoretical Astrophysics Department have a wide range of interests, including theory of the early universe, large-scale structure, dark matter, dark energy, neutrino astrophysics, and numerical cosmology.
The Theoretical Astrophysics Department has strong connections with the Fermilab experimental program, which includes involvement in the Dark Energy Survey, the South Pole Telescope, CMB-S4, the Rubin Observatory, the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, several direct dark matter detection experiments (SENSEI, SuperCDMS, ADMX, LZ, OSCURA), neutrino experiments including MicroBoone, SBNF, Icarus, and DUNE, and the Large Hadron collider CMS experiment through the LHC Physics Center. Members of the Theoretical Astrophysics Department can be involved in any of these efforts, as well as in the development of future projects.
The staff members of the astrophysics department include Joshua Frieman, Nick Gnedin, Craig Hogan, Dan Hooper, Gordan Krnjaic and Albert Stebbins. There is also strong synergy with staff members of the experimental cosmic program, that includes Jim Annis, Dan Bauer, Bradford Benson, Liz Buckley-Geer, Aaron Chou, Mike Crisler, Tom Diehl, Juan Estrada, Brenna Flaugher, Gaston Gutierrez, Lauren Hsu and Steve Kent, Dan Baxter as well as with the staff members of the particle physics group that includes John Campbell, Marcela Carena, Bogdan Dobrescu, Patrick Fox, Walter Giele, Roni Harnik, Christopher Hill, Stefan Hoeche, Andreas Kronfeld, Pedro Machado, Stephen Parke, Noemi Rocco, Michael Wagman, Asher Berlin and Ruth Van de Water.
Postdoctoral research associates in the Fermilab Theory Division are appointed for three years. Outstanding candidates can be considered for a 5-year David N. Schramm Fellowship in the Theoretical Astrophysics Department.
We Are Looking For:
- Candidates should have obtained a Ph.D. in astrophysics or theoretical particle physics or a closely related field, or expect to earn a Ph.D. in the same fields, by September 1, 2023.
- Demonstrated experience in theoretical particle-physics research.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Respect, understand, and value individual differences that embody the principles of diversity.
- Abide by all environment, safety, and health regulations.
Application Instructions:
Candidates should submit via Academic Jobs Online:
https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/22536
1) Curriculum Vitae,
2) List of publications,
3) Statement of research interests, and
4) Three or more letters of recommendation, submitted to AJO by the reference writers.
To learn more about members of the theoretical physics department and our activities, please visit:
https://astro.fnal.gov/science/theory/
and
http://theory.fnal.gov
For other general information about these positions, please contact Theory Department Administrative Assistant Olivia Vizcarra at olivia@fnal.gov.
Physical Activity and Work Conditions:
HUMAN FACTORS: Mental Concentration, Sitting, and Tight Work Schedule.
Fermilab is an Equal Opportunity Employer and believes a diverse and inclusive environment based on mutual respect is essential to our mission. Fermilab is committed to recruiting and developing the most hardworking people and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, religion, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, country of birth, geography/postal code, disability, marital status, parental or gestational status, or other non-merit factor.
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