Open Positions
Research Support Specialist - MacCHESS
Macromolecular X-Ray Sciences at CHESS (MacCHESS) is seeking a Research Support Specialist II (RSS2) that will contribute to the operations of the laboratory by training and supporting the staff and users of the MacCHESS facility within CHESS, maintaining and upgrading facility equipment, and, in collaboration with staff scientists, helping to develop, test, and install new experimental equipment and techniques, including both hardware and software features. The Research Support Specialist also assists other staff members in conducting experiments of importance to structural biology. The RSS2 will spend about 50% of their time throughout the year working on development projects for the MacCHESS program. Responsibilities include working on special development projects, either independently, as a project leader, or under the supervision of a project leader, to design and enhance experimental equipment for laboratory use. Designing, building, and implementing innovative solutions in areas of expertise. Collaborating closely with MacCHESS and CHESS staff and scientists to address deficiencies in user facilities and introduce new experimental capabilities. The remainder of time will be spent performing Research operations support such as collaborating with CHESS operations staff to train facility users. Assisting with the setup and support of data collection. Monitoring, maintaining, and troubleshooting MacCHESS hardware and software. Documenting operational issues and resolutions, typically using electronic systems (e.g., ELOG). Providing significant support during off hours and weekends during x-ray experimental runs. Training visiting scientists and users, addressing their questions, and managing emergency repairs.Interacting with users daily, and ensuring user groups and scientists are informed and up to date.
Postdoctoral Opportunity in Structural Materials Research - CHESS
The Cornell High-Energy Synchrotron source (CHESS) seeks a postdoctoral researcher in the field of structural materials to join our scientific team. The position is funded as part of the Advanced Characterization of Metals under Extreme Environments (ACME2) center, an NNSA-funded collaboration between CHESS, Colorado School of Mines, University of California Santa Barbara, and researchers in the DOE/NNSA complex. The scientific mission of the ACME2 center is to advance the study of high-strain-rate deformation of metastable microstructures in metal alloys, with a focus on developing robust links between modelling and experiment. Work at CHESS, where this position is seated, will focus on characterization of complex material microstructures using high-energy x-ray techniques, experimental design and instrument development for in-situ high-strain-rate deformation measurements, and the interfacing of x-ray data with computational models and simulation.
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.