Nikhef is the national institute for subatomic physics in the Netherlands with ca. 250 employees of which about 120 are physicists. It is a collaboration of four universities and the funding agency FOM. The institute coordinates and supports major activities in experimental subatomic physics in the Netherlands such as the preparation of experiments at the LHC at CERN, notably ATLAS, LHCb and ALICE. The scientific programme also includes several astroparticle physics projects, in particular participation in the ANTARES neutrino telescope, the AUGER cosmic-ray observatory and the VIRGO gravitational-wave interferometer.
Within the Physics Data Processing group, Nikhef pursues a programme on Grid computing. The primary focus of this programme is to provide the best possible computing (software and hardware) infrastructure for high-energy physics. The group consists of nine full-time and a similar number of part-time staff. Together with the Dutch national computing center SARA, Nikhef houses and operates one of the Tier-1 centers for the LHC Computing Grid. This center is part of the Dutch "BiG Grid" e-science infrastructure, a 30 M€ project with Nikhef as one of the three core partners. The PDP group contains also two R&D components: grid-computing techniques for data-intensive sciences (also non-HEP) and design and engineering of security-related grid software and policy infrastructures. Nikhef has a tenure-track position for an
experimental physicist
with substantial expertise and experience in data-intensive computing. The candidate will pursue a programme within the general R&D areas described above, as well as participate in our current programmes, and play an active role in our external collaborations.
The successful candidate must possess a track record reflecting the desired expertise and experience, and should also be a skilled communicator, excelling at presentation, negotiation, and document construction. He or she should be a team player, capable of motivating and inspiring colleagues and collaborators, and possess the skills to attract new funding.
The candidate must have at least postdoctoral-level experience; experience with high-energy physics is preferred. Interest, affinity and especially active experience with other data-intensive sciences is also advantageous. Nikhef offers the successful candidate a stimulating work environment in a world-class grid computing group at the frontiers of science.
Information about the scientific and educational activities at Nikhef can be found at the web site www.nikhef.nl. For questions specific to this position, please contact the leader of our Grid programme, dr. J.A. Templon, either by phone +31 20 5922092 or by e-mail: templon@Nikhef.nl.
Candidates are invited to send their application, including curriculum vitae, list of publications as well as three letters of reference to:
Nikhef
att. Mr. T. van Egdom
P.O. Box 41882
NL-1009 DB Amsterdam
or by email: teus.van.egdom@nikhef.nl.
Please quote vacancy: PZ-080160.
All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.