Postdoctoral Appointee – Advanced Detector Design and Simulation (HEP/NP)

The High Energy Physics Division at Argonne National Laboratory invites applications for a postdoctoral appointment focused on the design and simulation of advanced detectors for future high-energy physics (HEP) and nuclear physics (NP) experiments. The successful candidate will be a key member of a multidisciplinary co-design team integrating materials science, computing, and device engineering to address next-generation HEP and NP detector challenges. The postdoctoral appointee will collaborate closely with leading scientists across multiple divisions at Argonne.

Key Responsibilities

• Elicit and define requirements and performance specifications for future HEP/NP detector systems

• Perform detector concept development, system-level design, and optimization leveraging emerging computing architectures and novel device technologies

• Develop, validate, and maintain simulation and modeling frameworks for detector performance, characterization, and benchmarking

• Analyze simulation results and experimental data to guide intelligent data processing strategies and inform detector and readout device design

• Work collaboratively within a cross-disciplinary team and contribute to publications and presentations in high-impact venues

Position Requirements

• Recent or soon-to-be-completed PhD (within the last 0-5 years) in field of High Energy Physics or Nuclear Physics, or a closely related discipline

• Demonstrated experience with HEP or NP detector design and simulation

• Proficiency in scientific software development (e.g., C/C++, Python, or similar languages)

• Ability to model Argonne’s core values of impact, safety, respect, integrity, and teamwork

Preferred Skills

• Hands-on experience with GEANT4-based simulations

• Experience with detector characterization and validation

• Familiarity with HEP/NP data processing, reconstruction, and analysis workflows

• Experience working in collaborative, multidisciplinary research environments

Applicants should submit

• Curriculum vitae

• Brief description of research interests

• Three letters of reference should be sent to: hep_letters@anl.gov

For questions or additional information, please contact Jinlong Zhang at zhangjl@anl.gov .

Review of applications will begin once a complete application is received and will continue until the position is filled.

Job Family

Postdoctoral

Job Profile

Postdoctoral Appointee

Worker Type

Long-Term (Fixed Term)

Time Type

Full time

The expected hiring range for this position is $72,879.00-$121,465.00.

Please note that the pay range information is a general guideline only. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as, but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, business considerations, internal equity, and external market pay for comparable jobs. Additionally, comprehensive benefits are part of the total rewards package.

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