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.

Applicants are required to hold a Ph.D. in physics and must demonstrate a strong research record that includes at least two (2) years of postdoctoral work in experimental high-energy collider physics. Preference will be given to candidates who demonstrate a potential for independence and leadership in a high-energy experimental group and have a strong interest in undergraduate and graduate teaching.

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

The review of applications will begin November 15, 2024; however, the search will remain open until a suitable candidate is found. Interested candidates should apply online at https://employment.unl.edu, requisition F_240137. After completing the online faculty information form, applicants are required to attach a letter of application, curriculum vitae with a publication list, and a statement of research interests including their vision of potential new directions ten (10) years into the future. In addition, candidates should arrange to have between three and five letters of reference sent by email to PhysicsSearch@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.

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