Assistant/Associate Project Scientist - Department of Physics - University of California, Berkeley
Position overview Position title: Project Scientist
Salary range: The UC academic salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and step at appointment. See the following table(s) for the current salary scale(s) for this position: https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2023-24/july-2023-acad-salary-scales/t37-b.pdf. A reasonable estimate for this position is $71,500 -$87,000.
Percent time: 100%
Anticipated start: Summer 2024
Position duration: 12 months with the possibility of an extension depending on performance and continuation of appropriate funding.
Application Window
Open date: April 22, 2024
Next review date: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
Position description
The Department of Physics at the University of California, Berkeley seeks applications for an Assistant or Associate Project Scientist position. Physics is the largest department in the L&S Division of Mathematical and Physical Sciences. It is ranked as one of the top physics departments in the world, with excellence in research, teaching, and service to the community all highly valued.
The McKinsey group is heavily involved in the TESSERACT experiment, as well as related research and development in quantum sensing. TESSERACT is used to search for light dark matter candidates with crystalline and superfluid helium detectors. Work on TESSERACT and related quantum sensing is underway here at Berkeley in the form of background simulations, calibration source research, superfluid helium physics, calorimetry at cryogenic temperatures, and superconducting electronics.
The successful candidate will conduct research on cryogenic hardware development, photoneutron source development, and data analysis. Measurement of scintillation light in superfluid helium, using gamma-ray and neutron sources. Deployment of photoneutron calibration system.
This involves direct detection of Dark Matter with LUX and LZ experiments. Cryogenics, neutron generation and interactions, detectors based on noble liquids, and data analysis, neutron production and detection, on the physics of dark matter detection with noble liquids and R&D on super-fluid helium for future Dark Matter experiments.
Labor Contract: https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/labor/bargaining-units/ra/contract.html
McKisney Group: https://www.mckinseygroup.berkeley.edu/
Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
PhD or equivalent international degree.
Preferred qualifications
- PhD degree or equivalent international degree in Physics.
- Experience in cryogenics and superconducting electronics.
- Experience conducting dark matter direct detection experiments.
Application Requirements
Document requirements
- Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
- Cover Letter (Optional)
- Statement of Research
Reference requirements
- 3 required (contact information only)
Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04406
Help contact: cwelden@berkeley.edu
About UC Berkeley
UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. The excellence of the institution requires an environment in which the diverse community of faculty, students, and staff are welcome and included. Successful candidates will demonstrate knowledge and skill related to ensuring equity and inclusion in the activities of their academic position (e.g., teaching, research, and service, as applicable).
The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see: http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct
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Job location
Berkeley, CA
To apply, visit https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04406
