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Research Associate-Fixed Term

Employer
Michigan State University
Location
East Lansing

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Full Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution
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Job Details

Job no: 676166
Work type: Faculty/Academic Staff
Major Administrative Unit / College: Facility For Rare Isotope Beams
Department: Facility For Rare Isotope Beams 10049299
Sub Area: FAS- Fac./Acad Staff
Salary: Salary Commensurate with Experience
Location: East Lansing
Categories: Research/Scientific, Fixed Term Academic Staff, Full Time (90-100%), Non-Union
Position Summary
  • Develop a new data framework for nuclear astrophysics, including data storage format and user code interfaces.
  • Create comprehensive updated data packages for nuclear astrophysics using the new framework.
  • Communicate closely with JINA-CEE and IReNA collaborators to develop requirements and specifications.
  • Develop a schedule and manage the project to deliver a successful product on time.
  • Follow Laboratory-wide policies, procedures and standards, follow the JINA-CEE code of conduct, and contribute to a safe and welcoming environment at the Laboratory and in the collaboration.
  • If desired, engage in nuclear astrophysics research using the new data framework.
  • Works closely with Matt Mumpower at LANL, and the JINA-CEE and IReNA nuclear data collaborations.
  • One year duration with possible continuation up to three years for candidates with a nuclear astrophysics research program. Additional years may be LANL positions and require relocation.
    • Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

    All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability or protected veteran status.

    Required Degree

    Doctorate -Astrophysics, Nuclear Physics, Computational Science, or related fields

    Minimum Requirements
  • Ph.D. in Astrophysics, Nuclear Physics, Computational Science, or related fields
  • Experience in scientific code development
  • Experience with scientific data products
  • Ability to work with export controlled technologies
    • Desired Qualifications
  • Understanding of data needs in nuclear astrophysics
  • Experience with hierarchical data formats
    • Required Application Materials
    • Cover Letter
    • CV
    • Contact information for at least three references to provide letters of recommendation
    Special Instructions

    Review of applications will begin October 19, 2020 and will continue until position is filled.

    Review of Applications Begins On

    10/19/2020

    Website

    https://frib.msu.edu/

    MSU Statement

    Michigan State University has been advancing the common good with uncommon will for more than 160 years. One of the top research universities in the world, MSU pushes the boundaries of discovery and forges enduring partnerships to solve the most pressing global challenges while providing life-changing opportunities to a diverse and inclusive academic community through more than 200 programs of study in 17 degree-granting colleges.

    Advertised: Oct 5, 2020 Eastern Daylight Time
    Applications close: Oct 4, 2022 Eastern Daylight Time

    Organization

    Working at Michigan State University 

    Spartans work every day to advance the common good in uncommon ways.

    Together, we tackle some of the world’s toughest problems to find solutions that make life better—from alternative energy to better food safety to breakthrough medical and environmental applications achieved through rare isotope research.

    We teach. We explore and we discover. We collaborate and lead. We innovate, inspire, and empower. We achieve our potential and create circumstances that help our students and others achieve theirs.

    We're good at it, and we've been at it for more than 150 years.

    The nation’s pioneer land-grant university, MSU began as a bold experiment that democratized higher education and helped bring science and innovation into everyday life. The revolutionary concept became a model for the nation.

    Today, MSU is one of the top research universities in the world—on one of the biggest, greenest campuses in the nation. Home to nationally ranked and recognized academic, residential college, and service-learning programs, we’re a diverse community of dedicated students and scholars, athletes and artists, scientists and leaders.

    In ways both practical and profound, we work to create a stronger, more sustainable, and more hopeful future for all.

    Top Distinctions

    U.S. News & World Report ranks MSU

    • 29th among the nation’s public universities
    • First in the nation for 19 years for graduate programs in elementary and secondary education
    • First in the nation for graduate programs in nuclear physics and industrial and organizational psychology
    • First in the nation for undergraduate program in supply chain

    Recognized for 11 consecutive years as one of the top 100 universities in the world by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in its annual Academic Ranking of World Universities

    Ranks 46th among public universities for in-state students in Kiplinger’s 2013 edition of Best Values in Public Colleges

    Silver rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s STARS program, which measures and encourages sustainability in education and research; operations; and planning, administration, and engagement

    Member of the prestigious 62-member Association of American Universities

    Only university in the country with on-campus medical schools graduating allopathic (MD) and osteopathic (DO) physicians, and veterinarians (DVMs)

    Among the largest single-campus residence hall system in the country with 27 halls in five neighborhoods and two apartment villages.

     

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