Design Manager - Future Lightsource, SSRL

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Position Overview

The Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL), a directorate of SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, is a national user facility providing synchrotron radiation for research in biology, chemistry, engineering, environmental science, material science, medicine, and physics. SSRL operates and maintains the 3GeV electron storage ring SPEAR3, the associated injector facility, and synchrotron radiation beam lines on SPEAR3. The SSRL Accelerator Division operates, maintains, and upgrades the SSRL accelerator complex and performs R&D toward a future major upgrade for the facility.

SSRL seeks an Accelerator Physicist to lead the conceptual design of a future storage ring lightsource with performance that exceeds existing and planned storage rings.

Note: This is a non-benefits eligible casual-nonexempt position (work less than 50% full-time equivalent), not to exceed 980 hours in a calendar year.

Your Specific Responsibilities Include

• Coordinate and guide the design of an MBA storage ring for SSRL.
• Explore storage ring lattice options with low energy spread for monochromator-less beamlines.
• Push storage ring lattice performance with increased gradients.
• Consider the option of swap-out injection.
• Develop a hardware R&D plan to facilitate increasing storage ring performance.
• Mentor SSRL accelerator physics staff in storage ring lattice design.
• Additional responsibilities may be assigned.
  
  

To Be Successful In This Position You Will Bring

• A PhD in accelerator physics or related field or equivalent experience with minimum 10 years of relevant experience in accelerator and storage ring physics.
• Recognized world expert in accelerator design.
• Extensive experience in leading the design and construction of a multi-bend achromat storage ring lightsource.
• Comprehensive knowledge of storage ring physics including linear and nonlinear beam optics, lattice design, impedance and collective effects, orbit control, accelerator technology, accelerator hardware, and accelerator controls systems.
• Hands-on accelerator expertise.
• Proven capabilities in leadership, collaboration with experienced accelerator professionals, and training and mentoring junior colleagues.
• Good verbal and written communication skills and the ability to clearly document scientific research and projects.
  
  

SLAC Employee Competencies

• Effective Decisions: Uses job knowledge and solid judgment to make quality decisions in a timely manner.
• Self-Development: Pursues a variety of venues and opportunities to continue learning and developing.
• Dependability: Can be counted on to deliver results with a sense of personal responsibility for expected outcomes.
• Initiative: Pursues work and interactions proactively with optimism, positive energy, and motivation to move things forward.
• Adaptability: Flexes as needed when change occurs, maintains an open outlook while adjusting and accommodating changes.
• Communication: Ensures effective information flow to various audiences and creates and delivers clear, appropriate written, spoken, presented messages.
• Relationships: Builds relationships to foster trust, collaboration, and a positive climate to achieve common goals.
  
  

Physical Requirements And Working Conditions

• Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job.
  
  

Work Standards

• Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations.
• Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for environment, safety and security; communicates related concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned. Meets the applicable roles and responsibilities as described in the ESH Manual, Chapter 1¿General Policy and Responsibilities: http://www-group.slac.stanford.edu/esh/eshmanual/pdfs/ESHch01.pdf
• Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University's Administrative Guide, http://adminguide.stanford.edu
• Classification Title: Casual - Nonexempt
• Job code: 8945
• Duration: Temporary
  
  

The expected pay range for this position is $39.76 - $126.51 per hour. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location and external market pay for comparable jobs.