Positions in Accelerator Physics and Engineering

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National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL) has approximately 300 employees, including 28 faculty members and more than 100 graduate and undergraduate students. A major focus for accelerator development work for the next three years will be the design, fabrication, and commissioning of a reaccelerator for rare isotopes, including a charge breeder Electron Beam Ion Trap, radio-frequency quadrupole (RFQ), and linac with superconducting quarter wave resonators and superconducting solenoids. There is an active Accelerator Physics graduate program and thesis work at the NSCL is conducted in collaboration with the MSU departments of Physics and Astronomy, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Chemical Engineering and Materials Science.

NSCL state-of-the-art design and machining capabilities make it possible to mount leading research and development programs with appropriate timeliness. The laboratory has active research programs in:

  • Superconducting Radio Frequency (SRF) technology, including research and development of accelerating structures appropriate for particles from a few percent to 100 percent the speed of light; basic research, including materials science-based investigations directed toward better fundamental understanding of SRF processes and their efficacy; and development of low level radio-frequency control systems.
  • Superconducting magnet technology for high field applications in high radiation environments.
  • Beam dynamics studies including space charge of RFQs, superconducting linacs, and cyclotrons.
  • Electron Cyclotron Resonance source and Electron Beam Ion Trap development.
  • Engineering and design of large-scale accelerator facilities.

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Information about NSCL can be found at NSCL; information about accelerator physics research can be found at accelerator physics research; information about NSCL faculty appointments can be found at NSCL Faculty Handbook; information about staff appointments can be found at CA Handbook.

Applicants should send a letter of application, a résumé, including a list of publications, and the names and addresses of at least three references to Prof. Richard York, NSCL, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1321. MSU is committed to achieving excellence through cultural diversity. The university actively encourages applications and/or nominations of women, persons of color, veterans and person with disabilities.

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