Deputy Manager, Polymer and Coatings Group
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Posted: Wednesday, February 15, 2012
[Appearing in the March Issue of MRS Bulletin]
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LNL) is a premier national security research institution, delivering innovative scientific and engineering solutions for the nation’s most crucial and complex problems.
The Polymer and Coatings Group (MST-7) in the Materials Science & Technology Division is an organization committed to scientific excellence, with a team of great breadth and depth of talent applied to scientific and technical problems of importance to the nation and world. Contributing to LANL’s High Energy Density Physics, Polymer Science and Engineering, Coatings, Nuclear Fuels research, and Characterization and Forensics capabilities, our research is applied to programs including inertial confinement fusion, nuclear weapons programs, directed stockpile and lifetime extension programs, global security, homeland defense and civilian applications of materials technologies.
The successful applicant will devote 50% time to assist the Group Manager in managing our scientific portfolio with an institutional outlook, refining the group vision and mission, and program development. The other 50% of the time will be for value-added technical activities.
We are looking for a record of experimental scientific research and refereed publications in at least one of the critical areas of this portfolio (polymer science, polymer engineering, mechanical engineering, surface science and coatings); demonstrated scientific leadership and management skills; and at least a BS in one of disciplines relevant to the group. The position requires a DOE Q clearance, which normally requires U.S. citizenship. www.lanl.gov/jobs.
Applications may be submitted at http://go.usa.gov/Q8c. (Job: IRC2829)
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