Research Associate in Particle Physics on ATLAS

Location: Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom; based in Manchester with frequent visits to CERN.

Salary: £38,448–£46,970 per annum, depending on relevant experience.

Company

The hirify.global is a higher-education and research institution hosting the Particle Physics group and Manchester ATLAS group.

What you will do

• Study the joint polarisation of weak boson pairs produced through vector boson scattering and decaying via the semileptonic channel.
• Develop and calibrate new jet reconstruction and tagging algorithms for polarisation measurements.
• Conduct ATLAS physics analysis involving electroweak processes, detector performance, and related particle-physics measurements.
• Contribute to ATLAS detector operations and performance activities, including trigger, data acquisition, jet and flavour tagging, and the Phase-II upgrade.
• Potentially participate in phenomenology studies relevant to the HL-LHC and FCC.
• Work independently and collaboratively, communicate research effectively, and organise work to agreed timescales.

Requirements

• PhD or equivalent in particle physics by the time of starting the position.
• Experience in one or more of the following areas: particle-physics data analysis, event generator modelling, trigger, detector operations, or combined detector performance.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Ability to communicate research effectively.
• Ability to organise work to agreed timescales.

Culture & Benefits

• Three-year appointment funded by the Leverhulme Trust, starting on 1 January 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter.
• Flexible working arrangements, family-friendly policies, and support for work-life balance.
• Employer-contributed pension.
• 29 days of annual leave plus bank holidays and Christmas closure.
• Ride-to-work and electric-vehicle car schemes.
• Commitment to equality, diversity, inclusion, and open academic enquiry.

Hiring process

• Submit one file under 1 MB containing a CV, publication list, and one-page research statement.
• Arrange for three recommendation letters to be sent to the named contact by two days after the application deadline.
• Applications close at midnight on the stated closing date.