Full-Time
Lead Beamline Scientist
Posted on 2/21/2026
Brookhaven Lab
1,001-5,000 employees
National lab for basic, applied sciences
Compensation Overview
$135k - $200k/yr
Shirley, NY, USA
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- PhD in Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science, or other relevant fields with at least 6 years’ experience in synchrotron-based research with significant experience using electron spectroscopy and/or x-ray scattering techniques.
- Considerable knowledge of ARPES and RIXS fundamentals and data analysis.
- Familiarity with resonant inelastic x-ray scattering measurements and data analysis.
- Strong publication record using ARPES and/or RIXS techniques.
- Excellent written and communication skills.
- Ability to interact effectively in a team environment with a diverse group of scientists, engineers, technical staff, and users.
- Refine and evolve the mission and technical scope of the ARI beamline by interacting effectively with the scientific user community and with the Electronic Structure Techniques Program and NSLS-II colleagues.
- Grow the ARI beamline’s scientific program in line with the NSLS-II strategic plan and support the facility mission with a focus on scanning imaging angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy and resonant inelastic x-ray scattering.
- Lead the safe operation of the ARI beamline and provide oversight of staff and users working at the beamline.
- Supervise a team of beamline scientists assigned to the ARI beamline.
- Propose and manage the ARI operating budget, beam time allocation, and schedule.
- Oversee the design, implementation, maintenance, and upgrade of the beamline equipment and guide the beamline’s progress with advanced data management and analysis.
- Collaborate with NSLS-II staff, BNL scientists, and/or external researchers to develop an independent scientific and/or technical research and development program that leverages or enhances the unique capabilities of the ARI beamline.
- Coordinate the ARI user program with those of other NSLS-II beamlines within and outside the Electronic Structure Techniques Program that offer complementary techniques or capabilities.
- PhD in Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science, or other relevant fields with at least 10 years’ experience in synchrotron-based research with significant experience using electron spectroscopy and/or x-ray scattering techniques.
- At least 3 years demonstrated successful experience with synchrotron beamline operation and user support.
- Demonstrated success in the design, installation, and/or commissioning of a synchrotron radiation beamline.
- Working knowledge of soft x-ray optics, x-ray and electron detectors, and/or beamline control systems (e.g., EPICS).
- Recognized expertise in angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy.
- Programming skills for data analysis and/or collection in Python.
- Demonstrated success supervising or leading scientific or technical groups or projects.
Brookhaven National Laboratory is a multi-purpose research institution focused on basic and applied science. It conducts research in physical, biomedical, and environmental sciences, energy technologies, and national security, and it builds and operates major scientific facilities that university, industry, and government researchers can use. Its operations are managed for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science by Brookhaven Science Associates, a partnership between the Research Foundation of the State University of New York (on behalf of Stony Brook University) and Battelle. Unlike purely academic labs, Brookhaven provides access to large, shared facilities and supports collaboration across academia, industry, and government. Its goal is to advance fundamental knowledge and develop practical technologies by running and maintaining facilities, conducting experiments, and enabling external researchers to perform cutting-edge work.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Town of Brookhaven, New York
Founded
1947
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- DUNE collaboration brings 200+ institutions, positioning BNL as neutrino physics leader through 2031.
- Cryo-EM Workshop June 2026 fosters structural biology and materials research collaborations globally.
- New leadership appointments strengthen operational capabilities and x-ray scattering research expertise.
What critics are saying
- Argonne dominates DUNE computing with Phlex, Aurora, diverting BNL neutrino resources and prestige.
- Fermilab's ProtoDUNE leadership marginalizes BNL contributions, reducing funding and researcher retention.
- Jefferson Lab data hub consolidates DOE nuclear physics resources, threatening BNL's core funding.
What makes Brookhaven Lab unique
- NSLS-II enables advanced materials studies with data science optimizations for streamlined experiments.
- SDCC provides high-throughput computing for physics, biology, climate, and energy research since 1997.
- NASA partnership deploys radio telescope to lunar far side for unprecedented astrophysics observations.
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Brookhaven National Laboratory supports international DUNE collaboration. Brookhaven National Laboratory is playing a key role in an international effort to understand neutrinos, as evidenced by its support of the recent DUNE Software and Computing Week hosted at Argonne National Laboratory. More than 50 scientists from over 200 institutions worldwide convened to refine software and computing infrastructure for the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment, or DUNE, which aims to investigate the imbalance between matter and antimatter in the universe. The experiment, slated to begin data collection in 2029, will utilize detectors at Fermilab in Illinois and a larger facility a mile underground in South Dakota to study these elusive particles. "The DUNE Core Software and Computing Consortium is tackling some of the most complex challenges in modern physics," said Michael Kirby of Brookhaven, leader of the DUNE Core Software and Computing Consortium. "By bringing together experts from around the world, we are not only advancing the tools and technologies needed for DUNE but also fostering collaboration that will drive innovation and discovery for years to come." DUNE experiment goals: matter-antimatter asymmetry & neutrino studies. The prevalence of matter over antimatter remains one of physics' most enduring mysteries, and the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) is uniquely positioned to address it. These elusive particles, notoriously difficult to detect, hold clues to why matter dominates the cosmos, despite theoretical predictions of equal creation of both matter and antimatter during the Big Bang. DUNE aims to begin collecting data without a neutrino beam in 2029, and with a beam in 2031, processing data sets far exceeding those of current collider experiments. Fermilab's Kyle Knoepfel described this as handling "data-rich movie files that consist of gigabytes of data instead of megabyte-resolution photographs." This necessitates a new software framework, Phlex, designed to manage the scale and complexity of the incoming data. Argonne's expertise in high energy physics and computing is central to this effort; Peter van Gemmeren, a principal computational scientist at Argonne and event organizer, stated, "With deep expertise in high energy physics and some of the most powerful facilities and tools, Argonne is uniquely positioned to support DUNE's mission." Phlex software & FORM infrastructure for DUNE data handling. Existing data handling systems, designed for experiments generating megabyte-resolution data, are insufficient for DUNE's expected gigabyte-scale records. This is similar to processing data-rich movie files rather than still photographs. To address this, the collaboration has developed Phlex, a new software framework intended to optimize data processing for the experiment. Complementing Phlex is FORM, a data input/output and storage infrastructure currently under development at Argonne, designed to support the framework's processing demands. Scientists are also exploring the integration of compute accelerators, leveraging Argonne's expertise in this area to further enhance processing speeds. 2031 DUNE data collection & computing resource management. Andrew Olivier, Barnali Chowdhury, Peter van Gemmeren, Esteban "Steve" Rangel, and Xiaoyong Jin represented Argonne's contributions to both the physics and the substantial computing challenges inherent in the experiment. Kyle Knoepfel from Fermilab presented Phlex, a new software framework designed to handle the massive data records, gigabyte-sized files, that DUNE will generate, a significant increase over the megabyte-resolution data typical of collider experiments. Participants also explored strategies for efficient computing resource allocation, including quotas and prioritization, led by Steven Timm from Fermilab and Andrew McNab from the University of Manchester. The Aurora supercomputer at the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility will be instrumental in processing the incoming data, offering the necessary scale for this ambitious undertaking. ProtoDUNE validation at CERN & Aurora supercomputer integration. The success of the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) increasingly relies on meticulous validation of its core technologies, as evidenced by recent activity at CERN and Argonne National Laboratory. Scientists are leveraging the 770-ton ProtoDUNE prototype, operated at the European Center for Nuclear Research, to refine detector responses before the full-scale experiment begins construction in South Dakota. This prototype is not simply a scaled-down version; it's a crucial testing ground for understanding how the detector will interact with particles like pions and protons, essential for calibrating its sensitivity to elusive neutrinos. Researchers are specifically studying particle behavior in liquid argon, a key component of the DUNE detectors, to ensure accurate data capture. Complementing the ProtoDUNE validation is the integration of the Aurora supercomputer, housed at Argonne's Leadership Computing Facility, into the DUNE data processing pipeline. This powerful machine will be instrumental in handling the massive data streams anticipated from the experiment, which will deal with gigabyte-sized data records, a significant leap beyond the megabyte-resolution data typical of current collider experiments. The collaborative effort, bringing together over 50 scientists from more than 200 institutions, underscores the complexity of modern physics research.
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