Description
One of the medium energy physics groups in the Department of Physics, School of Science at Hampton University invites applications for a full-time Post-Doctoral Fellow position to support the group’s efforts in the field of hypernuclear physics, funded by DOE grant. The primary project will be the next group of hypernuclear experiments, expected to be carried out in Hall C at JLab in 2027. Currently, these experiments are E12-15-008 (study the isospin-dependence of the three-body LambdaNN interaction), E12-19-002 (investigate the charge symmetry breaking by measuring the ground state of Lambda-Hydrogan-3 and the first excited state of Lambda-Hydrogan-4 hypernuclei), and E12-20-013 (study Lambda interactions in heavy nuclear matter with the 208Pb target and produce mass spectroscopy of Lambda-Tl-208 hypernucleus). The group is heavily involved in the preparation and operation of all the needed detector systems (such as wire chambers and Cherenkov detectors) and in the data analysis (particularly the absolute missing mass calibration and optimization of the angular and momentum reconstruction matrices for the electron and kaon spectrometers). These JLab hypernuclear experiments use custom-designed and built spectrometers, PCS Septum magnets, HES spectrometer (the electron arm), and HKS spectrometer (the kaon arm). The group has played and will continue to play a key role to the hypernuclear program at JLab.
The group also collaborates in the JLab Hall A SBS program and is currently analyzing the data collected by the experiment E12-09-019 on the neutron’s magnetic form factor. This will be one of the primary tasks in the next two years.
The position is currently open and the term is flexible up to three years.
Founded in 1868, Hampton University is a leading historically black university (HBCU) located on the Virginia Peninsula, in the City of Hampton. It is a privately endowed, co-educational, non-sectarian institution of higher learning with accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.
The Department of Physics offers the Bachelor of Science in Physics, and Master of Science and Ph.D. in Physics.
Duties and Responsibilities
- The successful candidate will be a fulltime staff member at Hampton University but stationed at JLab.
- His/her primary duty for the first two years will focus on the data analysis for the experiment E12-09-019, neutron magnetic form factor.
- He/she will learn about the hypernuclear experiments (physics and technique) and work on any tasks to which he/she can contribute. At this stage, these tasks may require only portion of his/her working time.
- Successful candidate will perform all other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
* A Ph.D. (or equivalent foreign degree) in experimental nuclear, particle, or high-energy physics (or closely related field), completed before the anticipated start date of the position.
* Reasonably good knowledge in C++ programming and standard software tools and libraries used in particle and nuclear physics (CERN’s ROOT and GEANT4) in order to fulfill the data analysis and simulation tasks for the experiment E12-09-019.
* Good hardware knowledge and skills are needed. Work experiences on JLab experiment(s) would be preferred.
Terms and Conditions of Employment
Employment of the successful candidate is contingent upon the successful completion of a pre-employment criminal background check.
To Apply
Interested candidate should submit a cover letter, vita, a research statement, Hampton University Application for Employment for Faculty, and three (3) letters of recommendation electronically to Dr. Liguang Tang (liguang.tang@hamptonu.edu).