Software Physicist

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The Nuclear and Particle Physics Software (NPPS) Group in the Physics Department at BNL participates in BNL’s nuclear and particle physics experiments and programs such as the ATLAS experiment at CERN, the Belle II experiment at KEK, the sPHENIX experiment at BNL and many others. Working with the experimental groups, scientists and software developers in NPPS group design, develop, maintain and apply scientific software for the experimental programs in the Department. BNL is the site of the future Electron Ion Collider (EIC) and NPPS plays leading roles in software development for EIC’s ePIC detector.

The NPPS Group has an opening for an entry level staff position to work on ePIC software development. NPPS is currently active in ePIC detector simulation, AI based detector design optimization, streaming computing model development, production, distributed computing and workflow management, software infrastructure, particle ID, tracking, collaborative tools, and S&C leadership. The successful candidate will contribute to and help grow these and potentially other activities in line with their expertise and the evolving priorities of ePIC and NPPS.

The position is likely to involve extending effort and expertise to other experiments as well over time.

The successful candidate will be experienced in nuclear and/or high energy physics software development. We are seeking a physicist with strong software skills and an interest in a scientific software career path, an individual prepared to work full time on software in close collaboration with experiments.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Scientific software development for nuclear and high energy physics experiments that are part of the NPPS program
• Play a central role in developing and using detector simulation, reconstruction and/or distributed computing software together with associated infrastructure in the EIC experimental program
• Leverage EIC software and experience to make contributions to other BNL experiments
• Contribute to common software efforts across experiments, an example being the common use of simulation software across EIC experiments, and providing common developments to the wider high energy and nuclear physics detector simulation community.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• PhD in experimental particle or nuclear physics
• Two (2) years relevant post-PhD experience
• Experience in particle or nuclear physics software development and computing
• Demonstrated strong programming skills in C++ and/or Python
• Knowledge of major HEP software packages including Geant4
• Experience in collaborating with a distributed team of scientists and software developers

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Experience in developing and applying detector simulation software in the design and operation of particle or nuclear physics detectors
• Experience in applying machine learning to scientific problems
• Experience in distributed computing, workflow management and/or data management software
• Experience in parallel programming and heterogeneous computing (e.g. GPUs)

OTHER INFORMATION:

• LOCATION: Upton, NY
• Domestic and some international travel is anticipated.
• Brookhaven National Laboratory is committed to providing fair, equitable and competitive compensation. The full salary range for this position is $103650 - $127000 / year. Salary offers will be commensurate with the final candidate’s qualification, education and experience and considered with the internal peer group.
• This position will be under the direction of Dr. Torre Wenaus, NPPS Group Leader.
• Expected start date is immediate.

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