Graduate Research Assistant
Fermilab•Batavia, IL
•Onsite
About The Position
The Cosmic Frontier Division at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (known as Fermilab) seeks highly qualified candidates for a Graduate Research Assistant (on-call) focusing on the calibration of a low threshold dark matter detector for the SuperCDMS experiment. This program aims to increase the representation of systematically excluded groups in scientific research and the engineering workforce.
Requirements
- Currently studying or recently graduated with physics, mathematics, or computer science at a four-year university.
- Eligible to work in the United States.
- Experience with python
- Familiarity with operation of a dilution refrigerator
- Familiarity with dark matter search with the SuperCDMS technology
- Ability to perform research both as an individual and in a small team setting
Responsibilities
- Operate a cryogenic test stand in an underground laboratory
- Tune and commission a mult-detector scattering experiment
- Analyze data from a SuperCDMS HV detector and plastic scintillator array
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Career Level
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