The Beam Physics and Astrophysics Group (BPAG) at Northern Illinois University (NIU), jointly with Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), are seeking applications for a tenure-track, associate professor position in Beam Physics and Accelerator Technologies. Consideration of nominations and applications for a senior faculty member at the level of full professor may also be given to exceptionally well qualified individuals. Candidates must be able to demonstrate the ability to develop a highly successful independent research program in an area of computational and/or experimental Accelerator R&D and have a strong commitment to teaching. At the senior level, the successful applicant will have proven leadership qualities, including supervision of postdoctoral researchers and students, and a strong potential for generating external funding for her/his research program. Prospective candidate must have a minimum of five years experience beyond the Ph.D. in an area of accelerator R&D relevant to topics of interest for Fermilab and NIU. Such topics include novel acceleration concepts, beam diagnostics, lepton colliders and high intensity proton sources. The successful applicant is expected to play a leading role in the expansion of the accelerator R&D program at both NIU's BPAG and Fermilab's Accelerator Physics Center. To apply please send a curriculum vitae, publication list, research plan, current grant support, statement of teaching philosophy, and the names and contact information of three current professional references to: Sarah Lindell, Northern Illinois University, Department of Physics, DeKalb, IL 60115. slindell@niu.edu. Review of complete applications will start on June 15th, 2008. Northern Illinois University and Fermi National Laboratory are affirmative action/equal employment opportunity institutions committed to achieving a diverse community.
Northern Illinois University (NIU), in collaboration with Loma Linda University Medical Center (LLUMC) and the Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics (SCIPP) of the University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC), invites applications for an anticipated two Postdoctoral Research positions at the interface of high-energy physics and medical physics. In order to provide better patient treatment, LLU, NIU and UCSC are developing a new generation of hardware and software tools for image-guided proton therapy. The implementation of this advanced system is based on silicon micro-strip detector technology and high precision multi-crystal calorimeters with extremely fast data acquisition and reconstruction of individual protons in a broad proton beam penetrating the patient.
The selected postdoctoral researchers will be key members of a core team of physicists working on the proton Computed Tomography (pCT) project. His or her tasks will include initial tracking and energy detector system development and testing, DAQ hardware and software development, and eventually system performance evaluation including collection and analysis of pCT data with various phantoms. The selected candidates will also be responsible for procurement and testing of a segmented crystal calorimeter to measure the residual energy of the protons after they pass through the patient. The work, coordinated by NIU, will take place primarily at the laboratories of LLUMC, where the calorimeter development is taking place, and SCIPP, responsible for the silicon tracker development. The positions offer the opportunity for travel between the participating institutions.
Minimum Qualifications: Ph.D. in experimental physics with experience in both particle detector hardware and data acquisition software. No experience in medical imaging is required. Good knowledge of VB/ C++ and FPGA programming is preferred but not an absolute requirement.
Levels of Positions and Salaries: It is anticipated that one position would be at the Senior Researcher level with a starting annual salary of 65-75 k$. The other is at the Postdoctoral Researcher level with a starting annual salary of 55-65 k$.
Additional Opportunities: After completion of a 2-year research period, the incumbents will be eligible to apply for a clinical/research Medical Physics PhD position at LLUMC.
Application details: Review of complete applications will begin August 15, 2008 and will continue until the positions are filled. Positions are for one year, with likely extension for a 2nd year. To apply, please send a cover letter, C.V., list of publications, and ask three reference letters to be submitted electronically to erdelyi@nicadd.niu.edu.