2022-7 Recruitment Announcement for Postdoctoral Research Associate position at the Center for Underground Physics

The center for underground physics (CUP) at Institute for Basic Science (IBS, https://www.ibs.re.kr/eng.do) in Korea invites applications for a postdoctoral research associate position in the field of dark matter and neutrino physics. The successful applicant will work with Dr. Koun Choi on the Super-Kamiokande (SK) and other Water Cherenkov Detectors including the Water Cherenkov Test Experiment (WCTE). The position is full-time for an initial two-year period and can be extended up to one year.(※ Note: In case of the Center’s closure during employment, the employment contract will be terminated accordingly). The successful candidate is expected to start work in early 2023 and the exact starting date is negotiable.

The IBS, located in Daejeon, South Korea, is a government-funded research institute that conducts basic science researches and relevant pure basic researches. The CUP hosts dark matter and neutrino physics experiments such as AMORE-II and COSINE-100, also participates in several other experiments such as SK. The position is funded with Young Scientist Fellowship program "Direct and indirect detection searches of sub-GeV dark matter signal in the Super-Kamiokande and future Water Cherenkov Detectors" (FY 2021~2026).

A Successful candidate is expected to take a leading role in R&D and calibration efforts for future Water Cherenkov Detectors. In particular, the candidate is expected to design and run an ex-situ experiment at IBS to measure optical properties of materials used in the detectors, and improve the Geant4 simulation accordingly. The candidate will also contribute to the development and subsequent application of analysis methods to various dark matter searches. The main tasks include identification of dark matter signal using deep learning technique and Geant4 simulation. Frequent travels to ICRR’s Kamioka Observatory, occasional travels to CERN is foreseen.

Personal Qualification:

Candidates should have a Ph.D. Degree obtained after April 1, 2018 or firmly expected by June 30, 2023.

Programming skills and good communication skills in English are necessary. Experiences with neutrino and dark matter physics, statistical methods, data analysis and Monte Carlo simulations will be advantageous.

Application:

Applicants should send a CV, a brief research statement, a list of publications, Consent to Collection and Use of Personal Information and Application for IBS(attached) to cup_recruit@ibs.re.kr and arrange for two letters of recommendation to be sent to the same address.(Any letters from the applicants will not be accepted) For full consideration, the application and the letters should be submitted by December 29, 2022 3pm as KST

• ※ Email Title : [2022-7]YYY←Applicants Name
  e.g.,) [2022-7]Hong Gil-dong

For questions regarding the position and the research, candidates are encouraged to contact Dr. Koun Choi (koun@ibs.re.kr).
For questions regarding recruitment process are encouraged to contact CUP recruit manager(cup_recruit@ibs.re.kr)

□ Screening Process

Screening Process

Category	Description	Selection criteria	Required documentation
Step 1 (document screening)	Conformity with recruitment, Excellence in research performance, Overall research activities, Excellence of Research Plan, etc	Approximately 5times the number of applicants than the number of vacancies will be selected for the interview in order of the highest scores with the minimum average score of 80.	▪ CV ▪ a brief research statement ▪ a list of publications ▪ two letters of recommendation* ▪ Consent form to Provide Personal Information and Application for IBS(attached)
Step 2 (interview screening)	Excellence in the recruitment area, Presentation & attitude, Problem solving skill, Development potential, etc	Number of vacancies will be selected for the interview in order of the highest scores with the minimum average score of 80. ※ There will be a successful candidate and preliminary candidates(Total candidates are 2 times of number of positions) in accordance with higher score	Further notice will be provided to the final candidates

• * Any letters from the applicants will not be accepted
• ※ The interview can be conducted as video interview