The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Location
Chapel Hill, NC | United States
Job description
Vacancy ID: NF0007792
Position Summary/Description:
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Physics and Astronomy Department has an immediate opening for a Research Scientist Real-Time Data Acquisition Developer in Experimental Nuclear and Astroparticle Physics ( ENAP ). Our group develops and maintains a custom Objective C based Object-oriented Real-time Control and Acquisition ( ORCA ) ( application. The ORCA system is used worldwide in a number of physics experiments including LEGEND -200, the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR , KATRIN , HALO , and SNO+. The ENAP group's primary research activities are searching for neutrinoless double-beta decay in 76Ge as part of the LEGEND Collaboration and involvement in the KATRIN tritium beta-decay neutrino mass experiment (
The UNC group is an integral part of the Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory ( TUNL ) ( a Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Physics Center of Excellence, which provides substantial technical and scientific resources related to our activities. We are also affiliated with the Institute for Cosmology, Subatomic Matter, and Symmetries (CoSMS) ( that offers a stimulating environment for discussions on a broad range of fundamental physics and astronomy topics. We are looking for a programmer to maintain and lead the development of complex data acquisition codes while contributing to related aspects including acquiring data, analyzing data, database support, and contributing to scientific reports. This position provides the opportunity to work closely with a strong group of graduate and undergraduate students, postdoctoral fellows, our scientific and engineering staff, as well as our TUNL , CoSMS, and collaboration colleagues.Education and Experience:
Preferred Qualifications:
- Demonstrated experience with high-speed real-time data acquisition programming to control hardware and software as used in nuclear, particle, or astrophysics experiments.
- Experience with slow-control real-time data acquisition hardware and software.
- Knowledge of software development processes throughout the entire lifecycle, including use case development, requirements analysis, object oriented analysis & design, implementation and software verification.
- Real-time DAQ development on Apple Mac OSX
- Web design experience with JavaScript/Grafana or equivalent, with near-time displays of data.
- Experience with analysis of data from nuclear, particle, or astrophysics experiments.
- Excellent communication skills and demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
About The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Carolina rates among the nation’s great institutions of higher education, set on an historic and beautiful campus that celebrates all four seasons. Carolina’s students, faculty and staff come here from around the world, bringing varied cultural, racial and ethnic heritages that help make UNC-Chapel Hill a thriving intellectual center. We’re repeatedly ranked the nation’s best value in higher education for students seeking to earn a college degree – the University has garnered the top spot each time since the ranking’s launch in 1998.Whether you’ve just started your career, are new to academia or are a seasoned professional with assorted campus experiences to draw on, we hope you will find a great place at Carolina.
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