SSRL Deputy Associate Lab Director, Operations

You are invited to apply for the position of Deputy Associate Lab Director for Operations (DALD/Ops) in the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL) directorate at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.

The DALD/Ops is the senior SSRL leader responsible for setting and executing the Directorate’s strategic operational vision, ensuring alignment with SSRL’s mission and Conduct of Operations. The role provides leadership for directorate-wide—and at times Lab-wide—initiatives, projects, and programs, while serving as a primary interface with customers, regulators, and vendors on issues of broad operational impact. Acting on behalf of the ALD, the DALD/Ops plays a critical role in representing and advancing directorate priorities.

As SSRL’s champion of disciplined operations, the position also provides intellectual leadership in executing a robust portfolio of activities that support internal programs and contribute to SLAC’s broader scientific and technology objectives.

The Directorate is home to SSRL, a major scientific X-ray user facility supported primarily by the US Department of Energy (DOE), important centers and research programs related to cryogenic electron microscopy and tomography (CryoEM/ET), the Nano-X nanofabrication prototyping facility, and SLAC’s Biological Sciences Division. A principal role of the directorate is stewarding advanced capabilities and developing methods that serve the needs of active and diverse scientific user communities.

The directorate is also home to a strong cohort of staff members who serve as principal investigators on research projects spanning materials science, chemistry and catalysis, biological and geological sciences, and accelerator physics. The combination of outstanding user support and scientific leadership provided by SSRL directorate staff enhances SLAC's impact and contributes to the lab’s strategic initiatives. The SSRL directorate has over 200 scientists, engineers and technicians.

SSRL leverages state-of-the-art scientific and engineering expertise and advanced instrumentation capabilities to develop novel technologies that support its mission and that benefit the nation.

As a member of the directorate’s senior management group, you will report to the Associate Laboratory Director for SSRL. As the ALD's deputy, you will serve as the directorate’s liaison to the SLAC organizations led by the Lab's Deputy Director of Operations and Deputy Director of Project & Infrastructure, as well as other key stakeholders across the laboratory. SSRL’s Beam Line Systems Division and Operations Division will report directly to the DALD/Ops.

These Divisions provide services to the SSRL Accelerator Division and Science Divisions that operate the SSRL accelerator and the scientific facilities for the user program, respectively.

SLAC is operated by Stanford University for the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science and is one of 17 DOE national laboratories - the most comprehensive research system of its kind in the world - providing strategic scientific and technological capabilities and expertise that cannot be found elsewhere. A major part of the Office of Science mission is supporting the development, construction, and operation of unique, open-access scientific user facilities.

The laboratory is home to three Office of Science user facilities: the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL), the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS), and the Facility for Advanced Accelerator Experimental Tests (FACET-II).

SLAC sits on 426 acres of Stanford University land, located two miles from the main university campus. The lab's ties with Stanford have grown over the years to include several joint institutes and facilities and many collaborative research efforts. Stanford has made numerous investments in the laboratory and provides key services that make its operations more efficient. SLAC also plays an important role for Stanford, which benefits from the lab's deep expertise in key areas and its ability to develop and run large-scale research facilities.

Together with Stanford, SLAC educates and develops the U.S. scientific workforce in important…