Pay Grade/Pay Range: Non Classified - Grade NA

Department/Organization: 204461 - Physics

Normal Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am to 4:45pm

Job Summary: Under the direction of a senior faculty member who serves as a mentor for the postdoctoral appointee, the Postdoctoral Fellow provides for an internship and continuation of scholarly activity and research after achieving the Ph.D. or other doctoral degree.

Additional Department Summary: The successful candidate will join the UA Low Energy Neutrino Physics group that is involved in the preparation of the next-generation, ton-scale double beta decay experiment nEXO. The nEXO project aims at searching for physics beyond the Standard Model by means of neutrinoless double beta decay of 136Xe, with unprecedented sensitivity. In addition, the group is involved in the LZ dark matter experiment. The UA team is participating in the nEXO background control effort, plays a leading role in its project organization, and is operating low radioactivity detection facilities on campus and at the SURF underground laboratory in Lead, SD.

Required Minimum Qualifications: Doctorate. Additional qualifications based on assignment.

Preferred Qualifications: Applicants should have a Ph.D. (or be near completion of a Ph.D.) in Nuclear or High-Energy Physics or in a closely related discipline. Previous experience in nuclear/high-energy physics data analysis, detector simulation, and radiation detection techniques will be considered an asset. nEXO is an international collaboration. Willingness and the ability to travel to meetings and off-campus work sites is expected from the applicant.

Background Investigation Statement: Prior to hiring, the final candidate(s) must successfully pass a pre-employment background investigation and information obtained from social media and other internet sources. A prior conviction reported as a result of the background investigation DOES NOT automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration for this position. A candidate with a prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags will receive an individualized review of the prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags before a hiring decision is made.

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