Nuclear Science Division Director; Division: AP-Physical Sciences

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is seeking a dynamic scientific leader with an international reputation and outstanding record of scientific accomplishment to serve as the Director of the Nuclear Science Division. Reporting to the Associate Laboratory Director for Physical Sciences, the Nuclear Science Division Director is responsible for providing vision and leadership for the research and operations activities of the Division, overseeing an annual budget of approximately $50 million and a staff of over 100 employees and 200 affiliates.

The Director has full responsibility for all areas of management within the division, including scientific research, operations, finance, human resources, and environmental, health and safety. The Director establishes a culture of scientific excellence, service, integrity, accountability, trust, respect, safety, and collaboration by recruiting a broad population of outstanding scientists and support staff, as well as enthusiastically supporting and promoting their career development.

The Director will serve as a member of the executive team for the Physical Sciences Area, comprising the Nuclear Science, Physics, Accelerator Technology and Applied Physics, and Engineering Divisions. As a member of Berkeley Lab's management, the Director is expected to build collaborative partnerships and programs within the Physical Sciences Area, with other Divisions across Berkeley Lab, and with external research institutions.

The Nuclear Science Division research program is primarily funded by the Nuclear Physics program of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science; the Director will serve as the spokesperson for the Nuclear Physics Division in interactions with the DOE. The Nuclear Science Division Director will also contribute to the leadership of large-scale Laboratory initiatives, including the development of multidisciplinary activities around cross-cutting themes (such as instrumentation, quantum information science, and artificial intelligence & machine learning), as well as our responsible stewardship of the Lab’s research, people, and assets.

The Nuclear Science Division conducts research in relativistic nuclear collisions, hadronic physics, neutrino physics and fundamental symmetries, low energy nuclear physics and chemistry, nuclear theory, nuclear data, and applied nuclear physics. The Nuclear Science Division operates the 88-Inch Cyclotron for external users as well as for internal experimental programs. The Nuclear Science Division program is further enabled by strong connections with Berkeley Lab’s matrixed Engineering Division staff and the Computing Sciences Area's two national user facilities (NERSC and ESNet) and its research divisions (Advanced Mathematics & Computational Research and Scientific Data).

The Division also maintains a strong, collaborative partnership with UC Berkeley Physics and Nuclear Engineering Departments, integrating leading faculty scientists and talented graduate students into Berkeley Lab’s research environment to foster a stimulating intellectual community. Learn more about the Division here.

• Provide scientific and operational leadership for the Nuclear Science Division’s research programs, overseeing a $50-million portfolio and over 300 employees and affiliates, including scientists, postdoctoral fellows, administrative, technical and operations staff, and students.
• Effectively manage existing programs and guide the development of new initiatives within the framework of a long-term research vision building on the Area’s 2025 Strategic Plan and aligned with national goals.
• Partner with the operations staff to ensure operational efficiencies across the full range of operations areas, including budgets, funding, workforce planning, human resources management, environmental, health, and safety, property, space, and facilities management.
• Work collaboratively with the Associate Laboratory Director for Physical Sciences and other Division Directors to develop research initiatives, programs, and other activities to advance the mission of the…