Hyper-Kamiokande postdoctoral research associate
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Posted on:
07-11-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Our mission is to serve as Canadas particle accelerator centre. We advance isotope science and technology both fundamental and applied. We collaborate across communities and disciplines from nuclear and particle physics to the life and material sciences. We discover and innovate inspire and educate creating knowledge and opportunity for all.
TRIUMFs diverse community of nearly 600 multidisciplinary researchers engineers technicians tradespeople staff and students create a unique incubator for Canadian excellence as well as a portal to premier global collaborations. Fueling innovation and improving lives we are committed to accelerating discovery and shaping a better world.
The position is to advance long baseline and atmospheric neutrino oscillation research on Hyper-Kamiokande (Hyper-K) experiment. The incumbent is expected to take the leading role in one or more of the areas of TRIUMF group involvement including: the construction assembly commissioning and calibration of the Intermediate Water Cherenkov Detector (IWCD) and Hyper-K LED mPMT; the data analysis of the Water Cherenkov Test Experiment (WCTE).
The position is expected to apply for the JSPS fellowship and stay in Japan for two years during the construction and commissioning period.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Contribute to the construction assembly commissioning and calibration of the IWCD and HyperK LED mPMT system contributed by Canada.
- Contribute to the WCTE data analysis and apply it to the IWCD data analysis.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
The position has no formal supervisory responsibilities but co-supervise graduate students and undergraduate students on topic-by-topic basis.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
- PhD in experimental particle physics or nuclear physics
- Detector operation
- Simulation and data analysis
- Problem solving skills based on physics principles in a systematic way.
- Oral and written communications.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND YEARS OF EXPERIENCE:
A PhD in particle or nuclear physics received within 5 years.
Role Type: Individual Contributor
Work Hours:35 hours per week
Total Rewards
At TRIUMF we value our employees and are committed to providing a competitive total rewards package. We offer comprehensive benefits that promote the well-being and security of our staff and provide an excellent opportunity to grow your career in a high-profile national research facility where you can make a difference.
Salary Information:$65000 - 76000
Benefits Information:
- TRIUMF paid dental extended health vision care emergency travel assistance Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Life Insurance and supplementary Wellness Benefits.
- Excellent Employee Pension Plan
- Disability benefits and optional additional Life insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)
- Generous time away
- Maternity and paternity leaves and top-ups
Postdoctoral applications must:
Upload cover letter brief statement of research interests detailed CV with a list of publications
Arrange for 3 letters of reference sent directly to and include JR number (JRXXXXXX) in subject line
Application closing date:
December 05 2025Apply now and be part of our extraordinary journey.
Learn more about the amazing research and work we do at TRIUMF.
Equity diversity and inclusion are integral to excellence and enhance our ability to create knowledge and opportunity for all. Together we are committed to building an inclusive culture that encourages supports and celebrates the voices of our employees students partners and the people and communities we serve.
As an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity we encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalised on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.
Contact information:
Email:
Phone: 604.222.1047
Fax: 604.222.3791
4004 Wesbrook Mall - Vancouver BC - V6T 2A3
TRIUMF is located on the traditional ancestral and unceded territory of the xwməθkwəyəm (Musqueam) People who for millennia have passed on their culture history and traditions from one generation to the next on this site.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Laboratory Experience
- ELISA
- Immunoassays
- Mammalian Cell Culture
- Biochemistry
- Cell Biology
- Research Experience
- Cell Culture
- Molecular Biology
- Microscopy
- Research Laboratory Experience
- Western Blot
About Company
TRIUMF is Canada's particle accelerator centre. We discover and innovate, inspire and educate, creating knowledge and opportunity for all.
