Assistant Professor - Experimental High Energy Physics

Position Information

Working Title Assistant Professor - Experimental High Energy Physics
Department Physics & Astronomy-1092
Requisition Number F_240137
Posting Open Date 09/20/2024
Application Review Date: (To ensure consideration, please submit all application materials before review date) 11/15/2024
Posting Close Date
Open Until Filled Yes
Description of Work
The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln ( UNL ) seeks outstanding candidates for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in High Energy Physics ( HEP ) to start in August 2025. The Nebraska HEP group presently consists of three faculty experimentalists (K. Bloom, D. Claes, I. Kravchenko), one faculty theorist (P. Huang), a detector physicist, four postdoctoral researchers, and graduate and undergraduate students. The primary focus of the group is on the Compact Muon Solenoid ( CMS ) experiment at CERN's Large Hadron Collider ( LHC ).

The group has significant responsibilities and expertise in the construction of silicon pixel detectors, CMS tracker operations, software and computing operations, and has strong participation in a variety of physics analyses. In addition, members of the group participate in particle astrophysics experiments, including neutrino telescopes at the South Pole and Greenland, and the nationally recognized Cosmic Ray Observatory Project ( CROP ), an educational program for Nebraska high-school students. The successful candidate will be expected to play a leadership role in the CMS Experiment in both physics measurements and detector operations or upgrades.

Questions about the position may be addressed to the Search Committee chair, Dan Claes ( dclaes@unl.edu ).

As an EO/AA employer, the University of Nebraska considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and/or political affiliation. See https://www.unl.edu/equity/notice-nondiscrimination .

Minimum Required Qualifications

• Ph.D. in physics.
• A strong research record that includes at least two (2) years of postdoctoral work in experimental high-energy collider physics.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated potential for independence and leadership in a high-energy experimental group.
• Strong interest in undergraduate and graduate teaching.

Work Location (City, State) Lincoln, NE
Pre-Placement Driving Record Review Required
Criminal History Background Check Required
Posted Salary
How to Apply
Click "Apply for this Job" and complete the faculty information form. Attach the following documents:

1. A letter of application.
2. Curriculum vitae with a publication list.
3. A statement of research interests including your vision of potential new directions ten (10) years into the future. Attach as "Other Document"

In addition, candidates should arrange to have between three and five letters of reference sent by email to PhysicsSearch@unl.edu.

For questions or accommodations related to this position contact
Dan Claes
dclaes@unl.edu

Job Category
Job Category (old) Faculty Tenure/Tenure Leading
Job Type Full-Time
Position funded by grant or other form of temporary funding? No
If Temporary, indicate end date
Planned Hire Date 08/18/2025
Appointment End Date
Organizational Location Default Location

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Required Documents
Required Documents

1. Letter of Interest
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Other Document

Optional Documents