Director of DC Magnet Program Experimental Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science

The National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (NHMFL) is searching for a Director the NHMFL DC Magnet User Facility.   The ideal candidate will be a scientist in the field of Condensed Matter Science and/or Materials Research with a record of significant scholarly activity and at least five years experience performing measurements in high magnetic fields or measurements at a condensed matter research user facility.   Experience supporting users or managing any shared research resource is desirable.

The Director of the DC User Facility manages the NHMFL DC User Program that hosts more than 470 scientists annually, resulting in more than 81 peer-reviewed publications annually. Responsibilities include assigning proposal reviews for magnet time, overseeing administration of the program and assigning the 15 user scientists that support users of the DC facility.   As such, candidates must be successful condensed matter physicists who understand the issues involved in doing experiments in a user facility.  It is expected that the new Director will continue to pursue a vigorous personal research program.

The new DC Magnet Program Director will collaborate with the NHMFL Associate Lab Director for Scientific Instrumentation and Facilities to implement improvements in the DC program ensuring that the measurement capabilities remain state of the art.  Ability to bring new measurement techniques to the NHMFL DC User Facility is a plus.  In addition, the new DC Magnet Program Director will draw upon the entire NHMFL scientific community to form teams to address specific issues that affect DC user experiments and to implement improvements.  The DC Magnet Program Director prepares and administers the budgets necessary for running the DC Magnet Program; supervises the Magnet Operations Group; supervises the Cryogenic and Hybrid Operations Group; and ensures a safe work environment in all DC Magnet operations and throughout the NHMFL facilities.

The NHMFL is the world’s premier magnet laboratory with state-of-the-art high magnetic field facilities (up to 21T in superconducting magnets, 36 in resistive DC magnets, 45T in hybrid DC magnets, and 100T in pulsed magnets) for research in physics, materials science, engineering, chemistry, geochemistry, biochemistry, and biology.

Interested candidates can apply to Florida State University at https://jobs.fsu.edu and reference Job Requisition #35048. Please attach your curriculum vitae, cover letter describing your research experience, and names and contact information of at least three references.  For additional information, please contact Ms. Bettina Roberson, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, 1800 E. Paul Dirac Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32310-2740, 850-644-0855.  Additional information may be attached and emailed to roberson@magnet.fsu.edu.  The NHMFL is operated for the National Science Foundation by a collaboration of institutions comprising Florida State University, the University of Florida, and Los Alamos National Laboratory.  The Florida State University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer, committed to diversity in hiring, and a Public Records Agency.

If you have any questions, or want to check directly about the position, please do not hesitate to contact Eric Palm at palm@magnet.fsu.edu for further information.

Experience Required

The ideal candidate will be a scientist in the field of Condensed Matter Science and/or Materials Research with a record of significant scholarly activity and at least five years experience performing measurements in high magnetic fields or measurements at a condensed matter research user facility.   Experience supporting users or managing any shared research resource is desirable.