Beamline Scientist Position for Macromolecular Crystallography Beamlines at NSLS-II
The Photon Sciences Directorate at Brookhaven National Laboratory is seeking an experienced scientist to support the development of a Microfocusing Macromolecular Crystallography Beamline (FMX) and a Highly Automated Macromolecular Crystallography Beamline (AMX) at the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II), which is a new 3rd-generation synchrotron facility being constructed on Long Island, New York, with extremely high brightness and exceptional beam stability over a wide spectral range. As a scientific staff member reporting to the Group Leader for the FMX/ AMX beamlines in the Photon Division, the selected candidate will be part of a group of scientific and engineering staff to design and build a pair of state-of-the-art macromolecular crystallography beamlines and its associated scientific programs at NSLS-II. Responsibilities include interacting with the scientific user community to define the mission and technical scope of the beamlines, and supporting all aspects of the beamline design, construction, commissioning, and operations. Qualifications Required: * Ph.D. in structural biology, physics, biophysics, or a related field * At least two (2) years of post-doctoral experience in macromolecular crystallography at a synchrotron beamline * Experience in synchrotron-based research is required in one of three scientific areas: (1) high throughput macromolecular crystallography, (2) design and development of crystallography instrumentation and methods, or (3) operation of a macromolecular crystallography user program at a synchrotron * Excellent written and oral communications skills * The ability to interact effectively in a team environment with a diverse group of scientists, engineers, technical staff, and users. Qualifications Preferred: * Experience with experimental investigations at the micro- or nano scale * Experience in process automation and remote control * Experience with crystallographic data analysis and structure solving * Experience in the design and analysis of optical components * Prior experience in project planning, execution, and reporting. The selected candidate will be placed at the appropriate scientific level dependent upon depth and breadth of relevant knowledge and skills he or she brings to the position, as well as the amount of relevant experience. For more information, go to http://www.bnl.gov/HR/careers/ and see Job ID# 16236 or contact Dieter Schneider at schnei...@bnl.gov<mailto:schnei...@bnl.gov> Deadline for applications is November 27, 2012.
