Open Position
Junior Postdoctoral Researcher Position in Atlas Group
Opening Date: September 16, 2025
Closing Date: Until Filled
Ref: 2025/38_ATRAE_Postdoc Junior
About IFAE
The Institut de Física d’Altes Energies (IFAE) is a public consortium of the Generalitat de Catalunya, the Autonomous Government of Catalonia, and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). IFAE carries out research and contributes to the development of high energy physics from theoretical, experimental, and technological perspectives. IFAE has the status of a University Institute attached to UAB and is located on the UAB campus.
About The Collider Physics Group
The Collider Physics group at IFAE focuses on the scientific exploitation of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. IFAE has 33 years of involvement in the ATLAS experiment, and responsibilities include the Tile Hadronic Calorimeter (TileCal), High-Level Trigger infrastructure, physics selection algorithms, and physics analyses. The group conducts precision measurements and searches for new phenomena beyond the Standard Model, and collaborates with IFAE’s Theory Division and the PIC computing center.
Role Overview
The postdoctoral researcher will participate in the preparation of the ATLAS detector for the High-Luminosity LHC and in the analysis of Run 2 and Run 3 data. Applicants should hold a Ph.D. in Experimental Particle Physics, obtained between 1 September 2022 and 1 September 2025.
Responsibilities
* Participate in the preparation of the ATLAS detector for the High-Luminosity LHC.
* Analyze data collected during Run 2 and Run 3 of the LHC.
Qualifications and Evaluation Criteria
* Ph.D. in Experimental Particle Physics (must be obtained within the specified window).
* Research experience, leadership and communication skills, programming and computing skills, and research vision and motivation.
* Evaluation criteria and weighting: 25% Research experience, 25% Leadership/communication, 25% Programming/computing skills, 25% Research vision/motivation.
Offered Contract
* Full-time Contract (40 h/week)
* Temporal Contract: ACCESO
* Contract Duration: 3 years
* Position level: Junior Postdoctoral Researcher
* Salary proportional to experience and qualifications within the category range
* Work with interesting experimental science and opportunities for personal growth
Application and Selection Process
Applications should be submitted to Dr. Tamara Vazquez Schroeder at tvazquez@ifae.es and rrhh@ifae.es, stating the job reference 2025/38_ATRAE_Postdoc Junior in the subject line. Include a CV, a brief description of research interests, and arrange for three letters of recommendation to be sent to the same addresses. For further information, contact tvazquez@ifae.es. Sending CVs implies consent to IFAE’s data privacy policy.
Applications must include a personal identification number (DNI, NIE or passport) for the verification of absence of conflict of interest required by the Recovery and Resilience Mechanism of the Spanish Government.
IFAE is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and the inclusion of people with disabilities. We encourage applications from women, minorities, and people with disabilities.
A Selection Committee will evaluate the applications. If needed, online interviews may be conducted. Priority in awarding the position may be given to staff with pre-existing relationships with the Consortium administration, in compliance with applicable regulations.
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