Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
The Pierre Auger Observatory is the world’s largest detector for cosmic
rays. Its 3000 km2 array of surface detectors is currently undergoing an
upgrade including the deployment of additional particle detectors as
well as antennas measuring the radio emission from air showers. These
new detectors will provide an estimate of the energy and mass of cosmic
rays on an event-by-event basis with a 100% duty cycle. The calibration
of the energy and mass scale of AugerPrime will rely on events observed
in hybrid mode in coincidence with the fluorescence detector (FD) of the
Observatory.
The successful candidate will analyse the data of the fluorescence
detector of AugerPrime with special focus on hybrid analyses with the
new particle and radio detectors. Additional research activities can
include the optical calibration of the telescopes, FD-only studies of
the mass composition and hadronic interactions of cosmic rays, or the
development of future technologies for the detection of ultrahigh-energy
cosmic rays.
The position is based at the Institute for Nuclear Physics, one of the
world-leading institutes for experimental astroparticle physics and the
researcher will be part of a large group of scientists working on a
variety of astroparticle experiments including the Pierre Auger
Observatory and IceCube. Research visits to the Observatory in Argentina
and close collaboration with other groups of the Pierre Auger
Collaboration are foreseen.
The position is offered for an initial period of two years and the
remuneration is based on standard German public-sector salary levels
(Tarifvertrag des Öffentlichen Dienstes der Länder, TV-L). The preferred
starting date is October 1st 2020. KIT pursues a gender equality
policy. Women are therefore particularly encouraged to apply. If
qualified, handicapped applicants will be preferred.
Qualification Applicants must have a PhD or equivalent degree in
particle or astroparticle physics by the time of starting the position.
The successful candidate will have prior experience in the analysis of
data from particle or astroparticle experiments.
Application Please send your CV, list of publications with your contributions highlighted, and a short research statement to michael.unger@kit.edu
as part of one PDF document (size <30 MB). Applicants should arrange
for at least two letters of recommendation to be sent directly to the
same address. For further information, please contact Michael Unger at
the email above or Prof. Ralph Engel <ralph.engel@kit.edu>. Review of applications will begin on August 1st 2020 and continue until the position is filled.
Contact: Unger, Michael (Michael.Unger@kit.edu)
Letters of Reference should be sent Michael.Unger@kit.edu
Za vsebino oglasa, nadaljnji proces izbire kandidata in obliko medsebojnega sodelovanja med kandidatom in delodajalcem odgovarja delodajalec. Več informacij je na voljo tu.
