Research Scientist I​/II​/Sr​/Principal

Research Scientist I/II/Sr/Principal (Open Rank) Location

Atlanta, Georgia

Serve as Georgia Tech’s dedicated senior liaison to SRNL; formulate and communicate strategies and programs to advance the goals of GT, Strategic Energy Institute (SEI), and SRNL leadership, through activities such as collaborative research, convening stakeholders, and establishing target areas of strategic alignment. This role will also work to facilitate similar outcomes in advancing research between other universities in the Battelle Savannah River Alliance (BSRA).

This position will interact on a regular basis with SRNL and University executive leadership, national laboratory engagement program members, campus research leadership (e.g., Associate Deans for Research, School chairs, Interdisciplinary Research Institute executive directors), Corporate Engagement, Government Relations, Commercialization, academic faculty, and industry partners.

This is a two-year appointment with the potential of renewal upon mutual agreement, demonstrated performance, and availability of funds. Renewal will be evaluated based on measurable outcomes towards sustained strategic research engagement between SRNL, GT, and other university partners, such as facilitating collaborative projects, proposal development, joint publications, and intellectual property. This role will work directly with the Science, Energy, and Innovation Associate Laboratory Director at SRNL to ensure alignment of goals.

• Lead efforts to scale the relationship between Georgia Tech and SRNL by serving as the primary GT-based point of contact for SRNL engagement.
• Establish and implement core strategies to advance research priorities between SRNL, Georgia Tech and other BSRA partners.
• Design and execute processes that facilitate connections between SRNL researchers and faculty, centers, and institutes. Accelerate team formation and proposal readiness by managing the engagement strategy.
• Identify opportunities for strategic joint faculty appointments and student engagement with SRNL.
• Advance collaboration across priority areas, such as energy, advanced manufacturing, nuclear materials processing and disposition, environmental remediation, national security, grid resilience, and workforce development.
• Oversee discussions between GT-SRNL leadership and translate priority strategies into actionable collaboration pathways of mutual interests.
• Develop SRNL-university programs specifically designed to advance workforce development in energy.

• Facilitate the formation of teams for the development of large, complex, multi-investigator proposals involving SRNL and GT.
• Apply deep understanding of programmatic priorities to align proposal concepts with both SRNL and GT research capabilities.
• Drive communications with federal agencies regarding areas of SRNL-GT collaboration and areas of national priorities.
• Serve as a liaison between SRNL and GT’s offices of research development and operations to align proposal development, cost share, partnerships, etc.
• Coordinate SRNL participation in GT-led initiatives and workshops.

• Operate within the GT national laboratory engagement framework to build programming and identify opportunities for strategic collaborations leading to long-term funding.
• Coordinate closely with university executive leadership to ensure alignment with campus-wide strategy.

• Contribute to communications outlining notable deliverables to key stakeholders which may include briefings, presentations, and web content, in coordination with the university and national lab communications teams.
• Represent SRNL-GT engagement in internal GT meetings and selected external forums, as appropriate and aligned with GT national lab program leadership.
• Support workforce development and engagement practices, including coordination with regional partners where relevant.

• This role is dedicated to advancing SRNL-GT collaboration and must maintain a clearly…