Open Positions
Manager of Finance II - CLASSE
As a key leader of the Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-based ScienceS and Education (CLASSE) administration and finance support services team, act as the Manager of Budget, Finance, and Research Compliance, overseeing annual expenditures of approximately $50 million encompassing multiple and varied funding sources and compliance requirements. Oversee business and financial operations including research administration and compliance, account structuring and reporting, budgeting, annual effort certification, purchasing, and specialized processes associated with managing a highly complex research laboratory and matrix staff. Implement and ensure established practices, procedures and operating policies are consistent and compliant with University, local, and federal requirements. Interpret, implement, and serve as Laboratory’s primary information source for financial policies and procedures. Direct the activities and supervise the staff within the CLASSE Regional Financial Service Center.
Research Support Specialist I - RSSI – CHESS Operator - CHESS
The Research Support Specialist I (RSSI) position contributes to the research mission of the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS) by assisting with the development and maintenance of experimental facilities and equipment, and determining how to best achieve the necessary research objectives. This position shares responsibility for designing, developing, assembling, and commissioning specialized equipment; tracking and analyzing research data and instrument performance; writing and/or modifying computer programs and scripts; troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining specialized laboratory equipment; and providing technical support to researchers in the facility.
Research Support Specialist II - RSSII – Electrical Engineer - CLASSE
The Electronics group at CLASSE is a very dedicated team of engineers and technicians charged with the design, production, and maintenance of a vast amount of electronic control and power systems for the operation of all accelerators at the Wilson Lab complex. This team brings a tremendous amount of experience to the laboratory in the area of Accelerator system control.
Functional Materials Beamline Staff Scientist - CHESS
The Materials Solutions Network at CHESS (MSN-C) seeks a Ph.D. scientist in the field of polymer composites, materials science or mechanical engineering to join our mission-driven team. The position is associated with the Functional Materials Beamline (FMB) at MSN-C, one of several beamlines built in 2019. FMB is one of two beamlines comprising MSN-C, an Air Force Research Laboratory-sponsored facility to support critical research and manufacturing needs within DoD and industry. A central goal of FMB is to support advances in the processing and performance of next-generation materials, ranging from structural polymer composites to functional thin films. In collaboration with MSN-C and AFRL scientific and technical staff, the successful candidate will support this goal by leveraging the x-ray characterization capabilities of FMB, including microbeam SAXS/WAXS mapping, GISAXS/WAXS, real-space imaging, and advanced computational and analysis methods. For more information on FMB please see our recent publication https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08940886.2023.2202578.
Functional Materials and Mechanics Postdoctoral Associate - CHESS
The Materials Solutions Network at CHESS (MSN-C) seeks a postdoctoral researcher in the field of polymer composites, materials science or mechanical engineering to join our scientific team. The position is associated with the Functional Materials Beamline (FMB) at MSN-C, one of several beamlines built in 2019. FMB is one of two beamlines comprising MSN-C, an Air Force Research Laboratory-sponsored facility to support critical research and manufacturing needs within DoD and industry. A central goal of FMB is to support advances in the processing and performance of next-generation materials, ranging from structural polymer composites to functional thin films. In collaboration with MSN-C and AFRL scientific and technical staff, the successful candidate will support this goal by leveraging the x-ray characterization capabilities of FMB, including microbeam SAXS/WAXS mapping, real-space imaging, and advanced computational and analysis methods. For more information on FMB please see our recent publication https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08940886.2023.2202578.
Postdoctoral Associate Experimental Particle Physics and Physics Education Research - CLASSE
The Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-based Sciences and Education (CLASSE) at Cornell University has an opening for a Postdoctoral Associate to work on the CMS experiment at the LHC and the Cornell PER Laboratory. The successful candidate will conduct both experimental particle physics work with the CMS group and physics education research (PER) with the Cornell PER lab. The Cornell CMS group has a broad involvement in many aspects of the CMS experiment, from data analysis to detector operations and HL-LHC detector upgrades. The successful candidate is expected to engage actively in analysis of CMS data and will have considerable freedom in developing this program. We are also particularly interested in strengthening the group working the CMS HL-LHC upgrades in the L1 track trigger as well as the forward pixel detector. Simultaneously, the researcher will also conduct research on educational interventions to bring CMS research concepts and practices to undergraduate physics students in classrooms and research groups. Building on the structure of Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) pervasive throughout biology education, the successful candidate will evaluate the efficacy of the CUREs framework as applied to physics as a way to bring particle physics research concepts and skills to the undergraduate curriculum and to broaden participation in particle physics research. This research will require innovative collaboration between PER and CMS experts to design and evaluate disciplinary authentic and educationally sound instructional materials that will directly benefit both the classroom and the LHC. Candidates should have a strong record of accomplishment in data analysis and experience or interest in trigger electronics.