Postdoctoral Scholar - The Neutrino Group

Position Overview

Salary range: $69,073 - $82,836

Application Window
Open date: December 10, 2025
Next review date: Monday, Jan 12, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Tuesday, Jun 30, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Position Description

The Neutrino Group at the University of California, Irvine invites applications for a postdoctoral research position. The successful candidate will contribute to hardware development, software development, and data analysis within the DUNE and NOvA experiments. The candidate will work primarily with Professor Bian.

Responsibilities include the construction and assembly of DUNE's LAr purity-monitoring system, DUNE cold-electronics testing and assembly, as well as R&D for future neutrino detectors. Experience with LArTPC technology and SiPM-based detectors is preferred.

Bian's group is a leading AI/ML developer within the DUNE and NOvA collaborations, with ongoing projects such as transformer-based reconstruction, large-language-model development, and HPC-parallelized inference. The candidate will have significant opportunities to contribute to these AI/ML efforts as part of the group's research program.

The candidate is also expected to contribute to the analysis of early DUNE data and the full data-set analysis of the NOvA experiment.

The position requires the ability to travel to Fermilab, CERN, and SURF.

We are seeking candidates with a Ph.D. in experimental particle physics and demonstrated skills in both hardware and software/analysis. Applicants should prepare a curriculum vitae, a description of research interests, and arrange for three letters of recommendation. Applications must be submitted through UC Irvine's online system, RECRUIT, at: https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09989

For general information about this position, please contact Prof. Jianming Bian, bianjm@uci.edu

We are reviewing applications as they are received. The position will remain open until it is filled.

Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
Candidates should possess a Ph.D. in Physics or a related field.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter
• Statement of Research (Optional)
• Teaching Statement - See our guidance for writing a reflective teaching statement. (Optional)

• 3-5 required (contact information only)

Job Location

Irvine, CA