Senior Management Opening:

Argonne National Laboratory — Director, Materials Science Division

Argonne National Laboratory invites applicants for the position of Director of the Materials Science Division (MSD) to lead the division's research efforts in areas that include discovery synthesis; condensed matter and materials physics; materials chemistry; biocomposite materials; superconductivity; magnetism; catalysis, solar energy research; nanoscience; electron, neutron and X-ray scattering; and electron microscopy.

The Division Director will:

1. enhance the strengths and visibility of existing basic and applied research programs, and grow new research programs that use state-of-the-art equipment and approaches;
2. recruit, hire, and retain world-class researchers;
3. promote interactions with other programmatic directorates (with particular emphasis on X-ray science and high performance computing), other divisions and programs at Argonne National Laboratory;
4. interface with programmatic sponsors at the Department of Energy; and
5. foster and maintain high standards in Environment, Safety, and Health (ES&H) and quality assurance for all of the division's activities.

The successful candidate should have a Ph.D., an internationally recognized research stature, 10+ years of relevant experience in the materials sciences and/or closely related fields, and experience in managing a multi-program, multidisciplinary research organization. Candidates must either have or be able to obtain/maintain a DOE “Q” level security clearance. For a description of the division's programs, please visit MSD's Home Page on the internet at www.msd.anl.gov.

Argonne offers an excellent compensation and benefits package. For full consideration, please apply by Sept. 15, 2008. Interested candidates should send a curriculum vitae, list of publications and patents, professional references, and salary history to msdsearch@anl.gov.

Argonne National Laboratory is a multi-program laboratory managed by UChicago Argonne, LLC for the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science.  We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our workforce. Argonne's site is located about 25 miles southwest of Chicago on a beautiful 1,500 acre campus. For additional information, please refer to Argonne's home page on the internet at www.anl.gov.

Argonne is an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity in our workplace.

Materials Science Division (MSD) Director Search Committee

• Adam B. Cohen, Chair
  Deputy Associate Laboratory Director
  Energy Sciences and Engineering (ESE)
  e-mail: acohen@anl.gov
  Ph: 630-252-6572 or 3751
  
• Sam D. Bader
  Argonne Distinguished Scientist
  Materials Science Division (MSD)
  e-mail: bader@anl.gov
  Ph: 630-252-4960 or 7877
  
• Rosalie L. Bottino
  Manager, Employment and Placement
  Human Resources
  e-mail: rbottino@anl.gov
  Ph: 630-252-2966 or x2970
  
• E. (Rusty) L. Lusk
  Division Director
  Mathematics and Computer Sciences (MCS)
  e-mail: lusk@mcs.anl.gov
  Ph: 630-252-7852 or x3050
  
• Michael R. Norman
  Argonne Distinguished Scientist
  Materials Science Division (MSD)
  e-mail: Norman@anl.gov
  Ph: 630-252-3518
  
• Amanda K. Petford-Long
  Senior Physicist
  Materials Science Division (MSD)
  e-mail: petford.long@anl.gov
  Ph: 630-252-5480
  
• George Srajer
  Associate Division Director
  X-Ray Science Division (XSD)
  e-mail: srajer@aps.anl.gov
  Ph: 630-252-3267
  
• Stephen K. Streiffer
  Acting Division Director
  Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM)
  e-mail: streiffer@anl.gov
  Ph: 630-252-5832