Separations Chemist (Scientist 3)

Responsibilities

• Leads in communicating results of technical R&D, including (but not limited to) publications, presentations, reports, intellectual property, technical products, etc.
• Influences organizational, project, and program strategies and directions.
• Learns and executes technical decision-making at task level within a project.
• Makes decisions and/or recommendations that influence the achievement of key programmatic objectives.
• Contributes to the development of technical standards.
• Defines deliverables at project or major task level.
• Safety and security are a primary responsibility for all Laboratory employees. Assures safety and security compliance, maintains required safety and security training, and makes safety and security an integral part of every task, including taking the necessary steps to stop work if continuing the job is unsafe or compromises security.
• Lead projects and contributes to larger team efforts.
• Determines and ensures the completion of objectives and milestones of multiple projects.
• Mentor staff, post-doctoral researchers, and students in technical and professional growth.
• Contributes to medium to large scale proposals and to programmatic mission deliverables.
• Write small scale proposals for internal and/or external funding.
• Acquire funding support for self and for others.
• Develops new methods, techniques or approaches to address critical technical problems.

Requirements

• Project Development: Demonstrated knowledge and experience in designing, planning, and executing research and development projects.
• Familiarity with development of new methods, techniques, or approaches to address critical technical problems.
• Experience meeting deliverables on schedule.
• Mentorship: Demonstrated ability to share technical knowledge with colleagues and provide technical direction in a collaborative environment.
• Proven experience with mentorship/supervision.
• Communication: Demonstrated effective oral and written communication skills as evidenced by authorship on peer-reviewed publications, conference participation, presentations, etc.
• Scientific Background: Demonstrated knowledge and scientific achievements in actinide separation science, separation factor determination, analytical prowess with ICP and Gamma spectroscopy, synthetic chemistry, actinide chemistry, handling actinides with rigorous exclusion of air and moisture, inorganic chemistry, radiochemistry, or other relevant scientific fields.
• Technical Skills: Demonstrated skills in synthetic chemistry and analytical characterization techniques (e.g. UV-Vis, IR, NMR, etc.) and a willingness to learn how to apply these techniques to challenging material types. Demonstrated experience in interpreting gamma spectrometry and ICP-OES data. Experience in working with C-AAC deliverables and in reading C-AAC Detailed Operating Procedures (DOP).
• Self-Management Skills: Demonstrated ability to organize, prioritize, and complete multiple tasks concurrently. Demonstrated ability to work independently to identify, analyze, develop, and implement creative and innovative solutions in planning and completing projects with conflicting and often changing priorities.
• Collaboration: Demonstrated ability to collaborate and interact effectively with a range of personnel.

Qualifications

• Minimum Job Requirements: Project Development, Mentorship, Communication, Scientific Background, Technical Skills, Self-Management Skills, Collaboration.
• Desired Qualifications: Experience or specialized training working with radioactive and nuclear materials, Experience working in gloveboxes and open front fume hoods that contain transuranic materials, Experience with laboratory equipment and instrumentation, including operator experience, assembly, testing, maintenance, and troubleshooting, Experience with a variety of material types and sample preparation techniques, Current Q clearance.
• Education/Experience: Position requires a Master's degree in a STEM field from an accredited college or university and 6 years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation. A Ph.D. degree in chemistry is preferred.