Full Job Description
The good-faith pay range for this role is $169,000 - $266,800 per year. Actual compensation may vary and may be above the posted range based on factors such as a candidate's skills, experience, education, certifications, and work location.
Company-provided relocation assistance will be offered for this position.
What your job will be like:
The Division Director, CEBAF Experimental Physics, leads the Experimental Physics Division in the safe, compliant, and world-class execution of the CEBAF experimental nuclear physics program. Reporting to the Associate Laboratory Director (ALD) for CEBAF, the Division Director provides strategic and operational leadership for the division's departments, staff, programs and resources, and shapes the division's scientific program and long-term direction in alignment with laboratory goals.
The Division Director manages the division budget, multi-year program priorities, and cross-department initiatives. The roles foster a strong culture of safety and operational discipline. It ensures staff have the training, tools, and information to work safely and effectively, and it maintains compliance with institutional policies, the Contractor Assurance System, and applicable regulations. This work includes oversight of experimental readiness and compliance activities such as Experimental Readiness Reviews (ERRs), run certificates, and required safety documentation, as well as the technical implementation of experimental equipment.
The Division Director contributes to laboratory-wide strategic planning and policy development. Working closely with the international user community, the Division Director represents the division and the laboratory to senior scientific stakeholders, partner organization and the DOE Site Office. This includes ensuring timely response to technical requests and escalating critical issues in coordination with the ALD and Director's office.
In this job you will:
3 Lead and manage the CEBAF Experimental Physics Division, providing strategic direction for its people, programs and scientific and operational priorities.
3 Lead the Experimental Physics Division's inputs to laboratory strategic planning and budget formulation, setting Experimental Physics Division priorities and aligning them with the CEBAF Directorate and laboratory goals.
3 Direct and manage the division's financial, human, and material resources, including budgets, personnel, and procurement. Operate within allocated targets, support FWP planning and DOE reporting, and remain accountable to the CEBAF ALD.
3 Establish and sustain a strong culture of safety and operational discipline. Ensure compliance with institutional policies, the Contractor Assurance System, and DOE requirements, including the authority to stop unsafe or noncompliant work.
3 Direct division support for the user community throughout equipment development and experiment execution. This includes oversight of user-built subsystems under MOUs or CRADAs, and support for experiment design, data-taking, and analysis.
3 Direct the execution and publication of experimental physics research, maintaining productive engagement with the broader national and international research community.
3 Partner with the CEBAF Accelerator Division to define beam requirements and develop experiment schedules that support timely, efficient program execution.
3 Collaborate with Jefferson Lab's EIC Project team to align resources and technical activities with project goals.
3 Represent the CEBAF program and laboratory to the national and international scientific community, advisory committees, and the DOE Site Office, escalating critical issues in coordination with the ALD and Director's Office.
3 Participate in advisory committees, providing scientific and programmatic evaluation of new proposals and initiatives.
Lead - Supervisory - Management
3 Serve as acting Associate Lab Director for CEBAF when designated.
3 Provide effective leadership and management of the staff and resources for Experimental Physics.
3 Actively engage in professional development, mentoring and succession planning for Experimental Physics.
Experience
3 Required: 20 or more years hands-on experience in experimental physics And
3 Required: 3 or more years leading multi-disciplinary research groups or organizations.
Education
3 Required: Ph.D. in Physics or equivalent
Experience and Education Exchange
Education above the minimum may not be substituted for experience. Relevant experience may not be substituted for education.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
3 In-depth knowledge of the design, construction and operation of large nuclear physics detector systems and experimental equipment, and of their application to nuclear physics research.
3 Working knowledge of electron accelerator systems, as they are related to the execution of the experimental program.
3 Thorough knowledge of ES&H requirements in a DOE-sponsored laboratory, including institutional safety policies, the Contractor Assurance System, and experimental readiness processes such as readiness.
3 Knowledge of the current major activities and lead scientists for the major projects in nuclear physics in the U.S. and internationally.
3 Recognized within DOE National Lab community, User Groups, and the national and international physics community as an expert on the operation of research facilities and experimental equipment.
3 Advanced knowledge of applications of experimental equipment and detector devices as they relate to nuclear physics research.
3 Demonstrated experience managing budgets, multi-year programs, and cross-department initiatives within allocated targets.
3 Demonstrated ability to lead, supervise, and develop staff. This includes building high-performing teams, setting priorities, delegating authority to line management, and conducting performance evaluations and workforce planning.
3 Extensive publications in experimental nuclear physics.
3 Advanced planning, problem solving, decision making, analytical skills.
3 Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills. This includes the ability to engage effectively with staff, users, partner organizations, senior scientific stakeholders, and the DOE Site Office.
