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Science and Engineering Associate - LCLS Job ID 6405 Location SLAC - Menlo Park, CA Full-Time Temporary **SLAC Job Postings** **Position Overview:** The Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS), a Directorate of the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, and a national user facility, seeks a Science and Engineering Associate Scientist with strong background in STEM and communications and community engagement. The successful candidate will be a member of the strategic development team in the Science and R&D Division (SRD), supporting the LCLS user science program and outreach within SRD and LCLS. The position is a joint role with the Sample Environment and Delivery (SED) group at LCLS. The candidate will join the strategic development team within SRD and support communication needs of the six different science departments within SRD and address current shortcomings in media dissemination of communications. They will devise and execute outreach strategies to connect with target user audiences, and create engaging content across multiple communication platforms, including social media, writing articles, and website copy. The position also entails coordinating participation in conferences or relevant events, monitoring inquiries from website and social media channels, and assisting in the development of outreach materials like brochures and flyers. Collaboration with various LCLS departments, as well as the user community, is essential for gathering information to meet their communication needs. Additionally, the role involves maintaining and updating the organization¿s website on the Drupal platform, focusing on accuracy, consistency, and design enhancements to improve user experience. The role also involves work within the Sample Environment and Delivery Department (SED) group. The candidate will support preparing users for their beamtimes, as well as diminishing the barrier to entry to new serial femtosecond crystallography (SFX) user experiments. They will work towards developing a general do-it-yourself test kit for structural biology SFX experiments. They will engage with the SMEs in SED, as well as relevant stakeholders within the facility and the user community, to understand common issues that need identification before beamtime and how to better identify them. The candidate will then develop simple DIY tests for the user to perform on their sample in their home lab, without the use of complicated, niche equipment. They will then identify the best way to disseminate this information to the grander academic and user community. **Note** : This is a 1-year fixed-term appointment with the possibility of extension. Assignment duration is contingent upon project needs and funding. **Your specific Responsibilities include but are not limited to:** + Support experimental user operation of LCLS with an emphasis on sample environment and delivery. + Develop a user-friendly at-home test kit for SFX users to better understand and characterize their crystals before a proposal or awarded beamtime + Use rheological equipment to characterize common SFX sample slurries + Develop heuristic test protocols that capture the appropriate characteristics of sample without the need of niche or expensive rheological equipment unavailable to all users. Such as crystal, size, concentration, perceived viscosity, sedimentation rate, and others + Package as a test kit, with simple protocols and directions that can be sent to new and old users + Develop and implement outreach strategies to engage target audiences and create compelling and engaging content for various communication channels for all LCLS SRD Departments + Coordinating participation in relevant events and conferences. + Writing articles and website copy. + Creating social media content (e.g., posts, graphics, videos). + Monitor and respond to inquiries received through website and social media channels. + Assist in the development of outreach materials (e.g., brochures, flyers). + Collaborate with LCLS departments to gather information and support their communication needs. + Maintain and update the organization's website using the Drupal platform, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and user-friendliness. + Develop and implement website improvements, including design enhancements, content updates. + Conduct and publish original scientific research. **To be successful in this position you will bring:** + Associate degree or certificate of completion in a related engineering or related scientific discipline, or three years of equivalent work experience or combination of education and relevant experience. + A passion for science, and X-ray techniques, especially, those utilizing an XFEL or synchrotron X-ray source. + Demonstrated organizational skills and ability to multi-task and complete assignments. + Proven ability to work independently and to collaborate in a multi-disciplinary research and development team. + Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to effectively convey complex technical concepts. **In addition, preferred requirements include:** + MSc or BSc in engineering, science or related fields. + Experience with STEM writing, website development and social media dissemination + Comfortable in a wetlab with basic biology or chemistry skills **SLAC employee competencies:** + Effective Decisions: Uses job knowledge and solid judgment to make quality decisions in a timely manner. + Self-Development: Pursues a variety of venues and opportunities to continue learning and developing. + Dependability: Can be counted on to deliver results with a sense of personal responsibility for expected outcomes. + Initiative: Pursues work and interactions proactively with optimism, positive energy, and motivation to move things forward. + Adaptability: Flexes as needed when change occurs, maintains an open outlook while adjusting and accommodating changes. + Communication: Ensures effective information flow to various audiences and creates and delivers clear, appropriate written, spoken, presented messages. + Relationships: Builds relationships to foster trust, collaboration, and a positive climate to achieve common goals. **Physical requirements and working conditions:** + Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of the job. + Given the nature of this position, SLAC will require onsite work. **Work Standards:** + Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations. + Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for environment, safety and security; communicates related concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned. Meets the applicable roles and responsibilities as described in the ESH Manual, Chapter 1¿General Policy and Responsibilities: + Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable Stanford University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University's Administrative Guide, -------------- + Classification Title: Science and Engineering Associate 1 + Grade: I Job code: 4991 + Employment Duration: 1-year fixed term The expected pay range for this position is $95,970 - $116,993 per annum. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location and external market pay for comparable jobs. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer and supports diversity in the workplace. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital or family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information. All staff at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory must be able to demonstrate the legal right to work in the United States. SLAC is an E-Verify employer.

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