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Postdoc Research Associate for Studying Gluon Saturation with Baseline EIC Energies

Brookhaven National Laboratory

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Hours
Full time
Where
Upton, NY
Posted
Aug 17

In December 2019, Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) was selected as the host site for the future Electron-Ion Collider (EIC), a next-generation nuclear physics facility designed to explore the internal structure of nucleons and nuclei with unprecedented precision. One of the central scientific goals of the EIC is to investigate the non-linear dynamics of dense gluonic matter, including the phenomenon of gluon saturation expected to emerge in heavy nuclei at small Bjorken-x. As the highest-priority construction project for the U.S. nuclear physics community in the coming decade, the EIC represents a major scientific effort, with the BNL Physics Department playing a critical role in its development and scientific program. The ePIC collaboration is developing the flagship detector for the EIC.

What you'd do

  • Develop expertise in gluon saturation and small-x QCD physics
  • Implement gluon saturation effects into event generators
  • Evaluate detector effects on observables sensitive to gluon saturation with ePIC detector design
  • Present research results at meetings, workshops, and conferences
  • PhD in Nuclear Physics, Particle Physics, or a closely related field
  • Experience with Monte Carlo event generators and physics simulations
  • Strong programming skills
  • Ability to communicate scientific results effectively, both orally and in writing

About Brookhaven National Laboratory

Brookhaven National Laboratory (www.bnl.gov) delivers discovery science and transformative technology to power and secure the nation’s future. Brookhaven Lab is a multidisciplinary laboratory with seven Nobel Prize-winning discoveries, 37 R&D 100 Awards, and more than 70 years of pioneering research. The Lab is primarily supported by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science. Brookhaven Science Associates (BSA) operates and manages the Laboratory for DOE.

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2026-07-10