If selected for this position, you will serve as a recognized scientific authority and expert in scientific facilities operation for nanoscience and electron microscopy R&D, and as such have the responsibility to plan, coordinate, implement, and evaluate research programs in this field on a national and international level.
-You will serve as a Program Manager determining scientific focus and direction of the user facilities operations aspects of the research program, preparing calls for proposals, organizing independent peer reviews, recommending funding allocations, organizing Facilities Director's meetings, planning and executing contractors' meetings and other workshops, serving as a liaison on committees, and monitoring scientific progress of the program.
-You will examine and ascertain the research needs and opportunities of this research program against scientific and technological advances and potential needs of the Department.
-You will prepare, justify, and support the portions of the budget relating to the nanoscience and electron microscopy scientific user facilities program.
-You will critically evaluate contractor, DOE laboratory, grantee, interagency, and other research and related requests, proposals, and performance via your own scientific and technical judgment, merit review, site visits and reviews, and panel reviews.
-You will critically review reports and studies prepared by other offices in DOE and other Federal agencies as they impact the user facilities operation, policies, planning, and development.
-You will develop and prepare analytical documents, briefings, and presentations to communicate with top management of DOE and higher echelons of government on the status of programmatic phases and new development and opportunities in the area of responsibility.