Research Fellow – High Energy Physics

Research Fellow – High Energy Physics

Job No.: 640761

Location: Clayton campus

Employment Type: Full-time 

Duration: 3-year fixed-term appointment

Remuneration:$72,927 – $98,975 pa Level A (plus 17% employer superannuation)

• Be inspired, every day
• Drive your own learning at one of the world’s top 80 universities
• Take your career in exciting, rewarding directions

Everyone needs a platform to launch a satisfying career. At Monash, we give you the space and support to take your career in all kinds of exciting new directions. You’ll have access to quality research, infrastructure and learning facilities, opportunities to collaborate internationally, as well as the grants you’ll need to publish your work. We’re a university full of energetic and enthusiastic minds, driven to challenge what’s expected, expand what we know, and learn from other inspiring, empowering thinkers.

The Opportunity

The Research Fellow will contribute towards the research efforts of the University with a specific focus on high-energy physics phenomenology. The role will work across the ARC Discovery Project “Tackling the Computational Bottleneck in Precision Particle Physics” to develop new efficient strategies for event generation at NLO and NNLO accuracy. 

The Research Fellow will conduct research under limited supervision and will develop a limited amount of research-related material for teaching purposes. The role will conduct advanced computational research and provide their field related research advice to PhD and honours students. The Research Fellow may have opportunities to contribute to teaching in relation to their research project. 

The successful candidate will have a doctoral qualification in particle physics or a closely related field. A record of refereed research publications, expertise in perturbative calculations in Quantum Field Theory and extensive knowledge of theoretical particle physics is required for success in this role. The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills, strong computer literacy and the ability to solve complex problems. 

This role is a full-time position; however, flexible working arrangements may be negotiated.

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Enquiries

Professor Peter Skands, peter.skands@monash.edu  

Position Description

 Research Fellow – High Energy Physics

Closing Date

Wednesday 30 November 2022, 11:55 pm AEDT (3:55 pm CET, 8:55 am CST)

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