Brookhaven National Laboratory ยท 2 months ago
Staff Scientist for Analytical Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy
Upton, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$104K/yr - $146K/yr
2+ years expBrookhaven National Laboratory is a multidisciplinary laboratory delivering discovery science and transformative technology. The Electron Microscopy group is seeking a Staff Scientist to optimize advanced scanning transmission electron microscopy and spectroscopy, develop instrumentation science, and establish research programs in areas relevant to energy security, microelectronics, and quantum materials.
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Responsibilities
You will be primarily responsible for these frontier NION electron microscopes
You will carry out impactful nanoscience and instrumentation science of your own, publishing papers, and giving external presentations on your research enabled by these cutting-edge tools
You will support the nanoscience user community and perform basic science research in the field of analytical scanning transmission electron microscopy
You will be working with group members and contributing to the management of the Electron Microscopy facility user program, including user proposal reviews, allocations, and scheduling
You will work with other Electron Microscopy group members to oversee the day-to-day operations of the various electron microscopes, especially the analytical electron microscopy capabilities
You will mentor post-docs and graduate/undergraduate students and foster their professional development
Qualification
Required
You have earned a Ph.D. degree in Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry, or a suitable Engineering discipline, and a minimum of two years of experience after earning a Ph.D. degree
You have conducted high-impact research using and developing aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy and spectroscopy, especially electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) and EELS simulations, to understand the properties and performance of nanomaterials as demonstrated by frequent publications of research results in peer-reviewed journals
You have technical expertise and keen interest for optimizing electron microscopes
You are an engaged member of the electron microscopy and materials science professional societies and regularly present your research at conferences and workshops
You are committed to working safely in the laboratory and fostering a respectful environment of safe-work practices
Preferred
You have earned a Ph.D. degree in Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry, or a suitable Engineering discipline, and a minimum of four years of experience after earning a Ph.D. degree
You have experience with a wide range of electron microscopy techniques as well as advancing the development of forefront EM techniques (software and/or hardware), quantification of EM data (spectra and/or images), 4D-STEM, tomography, and in situ
You have demonstrated experience developing data analytics tools using Python or other programming languages for data analytics, processing, or machine learning on microscopy data, including spectroscopy
You have strong hands-on experience in operating and maintaining Nion STEMs
You have excellent interpersonal and communication skills (writing and oral) and a passion for collaboration with other scientists and microscopists from multiple disciplines and institutions
You collaborate effectively in interdisciplinary teams, in both leadership and supporting roles
Benefits
Comprehensive employee benefits program
Company
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Brookhaven National Laboratory is a multi-purpose research institution focused on questions in basic and applied science.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
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US Department of Energy
2022-09-19Grant
Leadership Team
Thomas Schlagel
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