Timepix Project Scientist

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab's (LBNL) Advanced Light Source (ALS) Division has an opening for a Project Scientist to join the team.

In this exciting role, you will report to the Spin and Electric Correlation Lead and PI on the Timepix Project funded by the DOE Scientific User Facilities Division, the Project Scientist incumbent will be responsible for the commissioning of a new high-vacuum Timepix based soft X-ray detector developed specifically for performing nanosecond X-ray Photon Correlation Spectroscopy. In this role, you will join a small world-class team conducting X-ray Photon Correlation Spectroscopy and coherent X-ray scattering experiments on a wide variety of condensed matter systems.

The Advanced Light Source is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science national scientific user facility that produces exceptionally bright soft and hard x-ray, ultraviolet, and infrared light. With a strong scientific reputation, expert staff, and advanced capabilities, the ALS attracts 1,600 academic and industrial users each year in condensed matter and quantum materials, energy sciences, biosciences, Earth and planetary sciences and more.

The ALS is one of five Berkeley Lab user facilities that serves 15,000 users annually. Co-located with the Molecular Foundry, NERSC supercomputing center, and Berkeley Lab's materials and chemical sciences programs, it provides an ideal collaborative environment for innovative scientific discoveries.

The ALS is a global leader in soft x-ray science and is undergoing ALS-U, a large-scale upgrade project to a fourth-generation light source. This upgrade will position the facility among the brightest soft x-ray light sources in the world, offering capabilities that no other facility can provide. We welcome you to join our team during a time of expanding scientific and technical capabilities.

This is a limited scope appointment of approximately 5 months in duration and will start on August 2, 2025, and promptly end on or before December 31, 2025.

What You Will Do:

• Develop installation and commissioning of a new Timepix based detector.
• Perform X-ray Photon Correlation Spectroscopy experiments using the detector at the newly built Cosmic beamline at the ALS.
• Develop a toolkit using Python or Matlab to analyze experimental data.
• Collaborates with other research teams and scientists.
• Publishes work in peer-reviewed scientific literature.
• Contributes positively to the active research culture.
• Works in a safe and healthy manner consistent with EH&S guidelines.

What is Required:

• PhD in Physics, Chemistry, or Materials Science, or equivalent.
• Prior experience of working with a state-or-art soft x-ray detector, preferably a photon counting detector.
• Experience in writing codes to reduce and analyze scattering data, preferably photon correlation data.
• Ability to perform independent hands-on work in an experimental endstation.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with Timepix or photon counting detectors.
• Experience in Photon Correlation Spectroscopy methods.
• Knowledge of resonant scattering methods.
• Working knowledge of high vacuum practices.

Notes:

• This is a full time 6-month, term appointment that may be renewed to a maximum of five years.
• The full monthly salary range for this position is $7,608.33- $9,116.67. Salary for this position will be commensurate with the final candidate's qualifications and experience, including skills, knowledge, relevant education, certifications, plus also aligned with the internal peer group.
• This position is represented by a union for collective bargaining purposes.
• This position may be subject to a background check. Any convictions will be evaluated to determine if they directly relate to the responsibilities and requirements of the position. Having a conviction history will not automatically disqualify an applicant from being considered for employment.
• Work will be primarily performed at: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA. Starting May 7, a REAL ID or other acceptable form of identification is required to access Berkeley Lab sites (for more information click here).

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