Research Physicist in Experimental Particle

Description

The Department of Physics at Carnegie Mellon University invites applications for a Research Physicist position in experimental particle physics. The successful applicant will contribute to searches for new physics with the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN and to the CMS high granularity calorimeter (HGCAL) upgrade project for the High-Luminosity LHC, and will also have the opportunity to contribute to the proposed Light Dark Matter eXperiment (LDMX) didates with expertise in machine learning applications for particle physics are strongly preferred.

The initial appointment will be for one year starting in August 2026, with possible extensions for a second and third year. Information about the CMU Physics Department can be found at http://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in Physics by the time of appointment.

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