Separations Chemist; Scientist

Position: Separations Chemist (Scientist 3)
** What You Will Do*
* The Alpha Wing Team at Los Alamos National Laboratory are seeking outstanding candidates for a Scientist 3 position to work on one of our many complex and value-added projects. The Alpha Wing is a premier radioactive facility at LANL that is responsible for conducting research on a wide variety of radionucleotides for numerous programs.  The Alpha Wing also supports the Pit Manufacturing program, which mission includes monitoring the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear stockpile and conducting advanced research in numerous areas related to national security.

Our research has made major impacts into how LANL operations and the greater community think about how Pu and its related nucleotides can be processed.  This includes manufacturing and surveillance processes that are conducted at the nation's plutonium center of excellence, TA-55, PF-4.

Recently, the Alpha Wing has been tasked with assisting the Pit Manufacturing mission through chemical analysis of samples that are generated in the manufacturing plant. This Scientist 3 position offers a broad range of challenges including: rigorous R&D for developing Pu separation strategies, the planning and execution of analytical work, the creation and maintenance of rigorous procedures, and the approval and dissemination of analytical reports to program (Material Recycle and Recovery) and customer (Plutonium Supply and Disposition) organizations.

Responsibilities include the following:

+ 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. Leads technical decision-making at task level within a project. Makes decisions and/or recommendations that influence the achievement of key programmatic objectives. May contribute 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.

+ Makes scientific judgements dictating the project direction.

+ Determine and ensure 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.

** What You Need*
* ** Minimum

Job Requirements:

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* ** 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.

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* Collaboration:

** Demonstrated ability to collaborate and interact effectively with a range of personnel.

** Q Clearance** :
Must have a DOE Q clearance.

** Education/

Experience:

** Position requires a Master's degree in a STEM field from an…