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LPC Distinguished Researcher
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The LHC Physics Center (LPC) at Fermilab (http://lpc.fnal.gov/) seeks
applications for CMS LPC Distinguished Researchers (DR), in both the
Senior and Junior category. The preferred starting date for the
position is January 2022, with some flexibility between November 2021
and March 2022. These dates might be adjusted in individual cases, at
the discretion of the LPC coordinators, depending on the Fermilab site
access restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

We are looking for CMS members from across the collaboration with a
Ph.D. in particle physics and an established track record of expertise
in specific areas of high energy physics. A typical Senior DR will
have had experience organizing and leading a group of physicists
within CMS or another HEP experiment, or has demonstrated the
potential to do so. The Junior DR program provides an outstanding
opportunity for young scientists to develop an independent research
program. DRs will have access to the resources available at the LPC to
make major contributions to CMS in the areas of physics analysis,
object identification development, detector operations, or detector
instrumentation development.

The LPC serves primarily as a resource and physics analysis hub for
several hundred physicists at US institutions in the CMS
collaboration. The center offers a vibrant community of CMS scientists
from US and overseas institutions, that play leading roles in analysis
of data, in the definition and refinement of physics objects, in
detector commissioning and operations, and in the design and
development of the detector upgrade. The LPC is also a major hub for
Machine Learning developments for particle physics. There is close and
frequent collaboration with the Fermilab theory community. The LPC
provides outstanding computing resources and software support
personnel. The proximity of the CMS Tier-1 and the CMS Remote
Operations Center at Fermilab allows critical real time connections to
the experiment. Fermilab technical facilities support detector
instrumentation developments. The LPC also offers educational
workshops and tutorials in analysis techniques, software development
and organizes conferences and seminar series. The DRs are an integral
part of the organization and are leading activities at the LPC. For a
full range of LPC activities please refer to: http://lpc.fnal.gov

Applications consist of a CV, a cover letter, a research proposal, and
a plan for residency at (or travel to) the LPC. Junior DR applications
require, in addition, at least three letters of recommendation. The
research plan should highlight the impact which the proposal is
expected to have on CMS. Successful applications have connected the
plan with activities already taking place at the LPC, or have laid out
a clear plan to start a new program that will enhance the LPC
contributions to CMS. The plan should also contain a section that
clearly explains how your research proposal would change if access to
the LPC and other Fermilab facilities (e.g. Sidet, test-beam, etc)
remains restricted.

The cover letter should clearly state 1) start and end dates, 2) plan
for residency at the LPC, and 3) current salary and fringe. The LPC
program does not pay for indirect cost charges.

The deadline for applications and supporting letters is Friday, July
16, 2021. Applications received after the deadline will not be
considered. Applications will be handled online at ${ThisURL}

Successful candidates will ordinarily be resident at the LPC for 50%
or more of their time as DR. Visiting post docs and faculty will
receive up to 50% remuneration with the remainder provided by the home
institution. The remuneration will be limited to salary and fringe