Postdoctoral Research Associate

About this position

The QCD Group in the Department of Physics at Duke University invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate position. The successful candidates will work with Profs. Steffen A. Bass and Berndt Mueller.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: perturbative QCD, Quark-Gluon-Plasma Phenomenology, Transport Theory of Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collisions, Jet and heavy-flavor physics, initial state dynamics, QCD transport coefficients, the application of Bayesian statistics and ML/AI to the modeling of relativistic heavy-ion collisions and all areas of QCD with applications related to the Heavy-Ion program at RHIC and LHC as well as the e-A program at the EIC. To be considered for the position, the candidate’s research statement needs to outline how their research will fit with or complement the current research by the Duke QCD group led by Steffen A. Bass and Berndt Mueller.

The research group currently consists of the two faculty, one postdoc and 3 graduate students. The successful candidate is expected to actively engage with other members of the group and participate in the mentoring of the graduate students.

Required Qualifications:

● Ph.D. in physics or a related field by the start date and have expertise in an area relevant to the group's research program

Environment and Collaboration:

Duke University is in Durham, North Carolina, a thriving area with an excellent quality of life and strong academic networks across the Research Triangle.

Application Instructions:

Applicants should submit the following materials as a single PDF to AJO:

• Cover letter outlining research interests and qualifications

• Curriculum vitae including publications

• Brief research statement (≤3 pages)

• Contact information for three references

Review of applications will begin January 1, 2027, and will continue until the position is filled. Informal inquiries are welcome and may be sent to Dr. Steffen Bass (bass@duke.edu).