Staff Scientist (Special Projects Group Leader)

Job description

Description The Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) at the University of Rochester has an opening for the leader of the Special Projects Group within the Experimental Division. The successful candidate will provide leadership and oversight of scientists and engineers performing Research and Development (R&D) on pulsed laser effects on materials through large scale, complex experiments conducted on the Omega Laser Facility and MTW laser at LLE. The R&D also includes partnership with groups running various computational fluid dynamic models and using advanced optical diagnostics to provide high speed flow data to anchor the computations. The group conducts interdisciplinary research and interacts with the entire laboratory, including theory, facility operations, engineering and target fabrication to meet its research. The successful candidate must have demonstrated expertise and accomplishment in the some of the following areas: complex engineering for experimental science, diagnostics, laser material interactions, and fluid dynamics. Responsibilities: - Lead and mentor a world leading group of researchers in their research and technical growth - Serve as a member of the Laboratory...