Postdoctoral positions in experimental high energy particle or nuclear physics ATLAS/STAR/BESIII

The Experimental High Energy Physics group at the University of Tarapacá, Chile (South America) invites applications for postdoctoral research positions in experimental high energy particle or nuclear physics, in particular:

• for one position to work in the BESIII experiment at BEPCII in Beijing, China (http://bes3.ihep.ac.cn/);
• for one position to work in the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, Switzerland (https://atlas.cern/);
• for one position to work in the STAR experiment at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), USA (https://www.bnl.gov/rhic/).

The University of Tarapacá is a public university based in Arica, Chile, having also a campus in Iquique and offices in Santiago, Chile. More information about the University can be found at https://www.uta.cl . The group of experimental high energy particle and nuclear physics at the UTA is involved in the experiments CMS and ATLAS at the LHC, STAR and sPHENIX at RHIC, and BESIII at BEPCII.

Requirements:

A Ph.D. Thesis in experimental high-energy particle or nuclear physics with a date not earlier than 1 January 2022 is required, except for the post doctoral position for the BESIII experiment, for which also candidates with dates of PhD Thesis defence before 2022 will be considered.

For all positions it is possible to apply also if the defence date for the PhD Thesis is scheduled in 2025 and before 30 June 2025, if the PhD Thesis Diploma or an official certificate from the Department of Physics that the candidate has completed successfully the PhD defence, is sent to us before 30 June 2025.

Good knowledge of the English language and of the c/c++ programming languages is required.

The candidates are expected to apply in spring 2025 for a FONDECYT post doctoral grant from the Chilean funding agency ANID, with the help and under the auspice of the University of Tarapacá.

Main duties

Candidates will be expected to play an active role carrying out original research, leading to the publication of the research outputs in recognized journals. They may have the opportunity to help with the supervision of thesis projects of graduate or undergraduate students and to undertake some light teaching duties as part of their academic experience development.

Salary:

If the candidates wins the grant, the grant will start in spring 2026 with a salary of approximately 2200000 CLP monthly.

In the period till the start of the grant in 2026, or if a candidate does not win the grant, the candidate could be hired by the University of Tarapaca with a salary that will be discussed in the interview. The probability to win the grant is very high for candidates with relevant research experience.

About 10% of the salary has to be paid for taxes to the Chilean state. Retirement and health insurance are the responsibility of the candidate to arrange at his/her convenience. Public transportation in Chile is excellent, so that a personal car is not needed.

Starting date:

The starting date of the position can be negotiated with the candidate. The positions can start in 2025 or in 2026. The duration of the grant is three years.

Place of work:

The place of work can be negotiated with the candidate. Please note that if a candidate wins the FONDECYT grant then he/she must reside in Chile for at least 183 days in total yearly during the duration of the grant. The start of the grant which is anticipated around April 2026. The place of work during the stay in Chile, will be in Santiago, Chile.

We invite interested candidates to apply by sending a detailed curriculum vitae (in which the month and year of the defense of the PhD Thesis must be visible), copy of passport and/or identity card, copy of all Diplomas (eg University diploma, Master if any, and PhD Thesis Diploma), document(s) showing the grades of exams, a recent photo, a list of numbered publications, cover letter with research interests (maximally half page), as well as the names, Institutions, telephones and emails of at least 2 referees, by email to: IAIUTAHEP@gmail.com using as subject of their email:

"Candidate's name - Application post doc 2025 - Name of experiment(s)".

Example of title of email if you apply only to ATLAS:

"Helen Smith - Application post doc 2025 - ATLAS\