The Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research (FAIR) accelerator center is one of the largest projects for fundamental research in the world. The accelerator complex is currently being built on the premises of one of the leading laboratories for nuclear physics, GSI (GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung), Germany. In parallel with FAIR construction, the FAIR Phase-0 research program is taking place in the GSI facility. Namely, phase 0 of FAIR is dedicated to the in-beam use of detector systems planned for FAIR, as well as for cutting-edge research programs, utilizing already existing and currently upgraded accelerator systems at GSI. These experiments are of utmost importance since they will be a starting point for FAIR day 1 experiments. Our scientists are actively involved in FAIR detector development and procurement as well as in the planning and preparation of FAIR Phase 0 state-of-the-art nuclear experiments. The efforts of our scientists are focused on the NUSTAR physics program, which implies studies of NUclear STructure, Astrophysics, and Reactions of exotic atomic nuclei relevant to the creation of the elements in the universe. The MR candidate will participate in the development of detectors, simulations, physical methods, and experimental data analysis for the NUSTAR sub-collaboration HISPEC/DESPEC. The exact topic will be selected based on the preference of the candidate. High-Resolution In-Flight Spectroscopy/Decay Spectroscopy (HiSpec/DeSpec) experiments aim for high-resolution spectroscopy after the decay of an unstable atomic nucleus or of excited states in exotic nuclei after nuclear excitation. The experiments are addressing key issues in nuclear structure, reactions, and nuclear astrophysics at the limits of nuclear existence. The candidate will be stationed at the IJS microanalytical centre. The measurements will be carried out abroad, mainly at GSI/FAIR Darmstadt.
Dr. Jelena Vesić
Dr. Vesić obtained her university degree from the Faculty of Physics at the University of Belgrade in 2010 and her PhD degree from the Faculty of Physics at the University of Ljubljana in 2013. After graduation, she obtained a postdoc project at JSI funded by the Ministry of Education, Science, and Sport (2013-2015). After that, she spent three years as a postdoc at the GSI in Darmstadt, Germany, working on nuclear structure and instrumentation (2015-2019, with one year of maternity leave in between). Since 2019, she has been a permanent staff at the department of low and medium energy physics. Since 2021, she has taken a leading role in the development of nuclear physics with exotic beams in Slovenia. She is also a national coordinator of the FAIR project. She is well established within her collaboration (HISPEC/DESPEC) and also took the leading roles within it (spokesperson of the HISPEC-10 collaboration and the WP leader for the NUSTAR collaboration). She has performed numerous experiments at the leading RIB facilities in the world and has an excellent knowledge of nuclear astrophysics, nuclear spectroscopy, and instrumentation. She is also a national member of NuPECC (Nuclear Physics European Collaboration Committee) and was very active as a liaison in preparing the Nuclear Physics Long Range Plan. She is acquainted with state-of-the-art and cutting-edge research in nuclear physics. She also had an excellent network of collaborators, necessary for research in modern nuclear physics projects. She serves the community as a member of the NUSTAR scientific council, NUSTAR RRB, AGATA ASC (observer status), AGATA ACC, as well as FAIR RRB and FAIR IKRB. She is a member of the editorial board of Nuclear Physics News and serves as a referee for a few internationally recognized papers.