Senior Management Opening:

Argonne National Laboratory — Director, X-ray Science Division

Argonne National Laboratory invites applicants for the position of Director of the X-ray Science Division (XSD) to provide scientific leadership and research program direction, strategic planning, and resource management for effective operations and future development of Advanced Photon Source (APS) synchrotron radiation research capabilities. This position provides scientific management of all APS experimental X-ray science research, development, and construction activities.

The Division Director will:

1. direct the development of beamline instrumentation, X-ray research applications, and coordinate design and related activities with other APS Divisions and APS Users;
2. direct the preparation of divisional research budgets and new initiatives for APS X-ray science facilities;
3. 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;
4. recruit, hire, and retain world-class researchers;
5. promote interactions with other programmatic directorates, other divisions and programs at Argonne National Laboratory;
6. interface with programmatic sponsors at the U.S. Department of Energy; and
7. foster and maintain high standards in Environment, Safety, and Health (ES&H) and quality assurance for all of the division's activities.

This position requires an outstanding international reputation in X-ray science. The successful candidate should have a Ph.D. in Physics, an internationally recognized research stature, 10+ years of relevant experience in science administration and/or closely related fields, and experience in managing a multi-program, multidisciplinary research organization. For a description of the division's programs, please visit APS's home page on the Internet at www.aps.anl.gov.

Argonne offers an excellent compensation and benefits package. Interested candidates should send a curriculum vitae, list of publications and patents, professional references, and salary history to xsdsearch@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.  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.

X-ray Science Division (XSD) Director Search Committee

• Dennis M. Mills, Chair
  Deputy Associate Laboratory Director
  Photon Sciences (PSC) e-mail: dmm@.aps.anl.gov
  Ph: 630-252-5680
  
• Sam D. Bader
  Argonne Distinguished Scientist
  Materials Science Division (MSD)
  e-mail: bader@anl.gov
  Ph: 630-252-4960 or 7877
  
• Katherine C. Harkay
  Physicist
  Accelerator Systems Division (ASD)
  e-mail: harkay@aps.anl.gov
  Ph: 630-252-9758
  
• Dion L. Heinz
  Associate Professor
  Dept. Geophysical Sci., James Franck Inst., The University of Chicago
  e-mail: heinz@uchicago.edu
  Ph: 773-702-3046
  
• Simon G. J. Mochrie
  Physics Department
  Yale University
  e-mail: simon.mochrie@yale.edu
  Ph: 203-436-4809
  
• William G. Ruzicka
  Division Director
  APS Engineering Support (AES)
  e-mail: ruzicka@aps.anl.gov
  Ph: 630-252-5842
  
• Stephen K. Streiffer
  Associate Division Director for Science
  Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM)
  e-mail: streiffer@anl.gov
  Ph: 630-252-5832
  
• Stefan Vogt
  Physicist
  X-Ray Science Division (XSD)
  e-mail: vogt@aps.anl.gov
  Ph: 630-252-3071
  
• Ivy S. Wong
  Human Resources Specialist Senior
  Human Resources Division (HR)
  e-mail: iwong@anl.gov
  Ph: 630-252-2976