Hiring: Staff Scientist for Analytical Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy Company: Brookhaven National Laboratory Location: Upton, NY Job Posted Time: 2026-09-03 10:27:29 Employment Type: On-site Target Skills & Keywords : Machine Learning, Python, R About the job Required Skills: •Be primarily responsible for these frontier NION electron microscopes. •Carry out impactful nanoscience and instrumentation science of your own, publishing papers, and giving external presentations on your research enabled by these cutting-edge tools. •Support the nanoscience user community and perform basic science research in the field of analytical scanning transmission electron microscopy. •Be working with group members and contributing to the management of the Electron Microscopy facility user program, including user proposal reviews, allocations, and scheduling. •Work with other Electron Microscopy group members to oversee the day-to-day operations of the various electron microscopes, especially the analytical electron microscopy capabilities. •Mentor post-docs and graduate/undergraduate students and foster their professional development. Qualifications: •You have earned a Ph.D. degree in Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry, or a suitable Engineering discipline, and a minimum of two years of experience after earning a Ph.D. degree. •You have technical expertise and keen interest for optimizing electron microscopes. •You are an engaged member of the electron microscopy and materials science professional societies and regularly present your research at conferences and workshops. •You are committed to working safely in the laboratory and fostering a respectful environment of safe-work practices. •You have earned a Ph.D. degree in Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry, or a suitable Engineering discipline, and a minimum of four years of experience after earning a Ph.D. degree. •You have experience with a wide range of electron microscopy techniques as well as advancing the development of forefront EM techniques (software and/or hardware), quantification of EM data (spectra and/or images), 4D-STEM, tomography, and in situ. •You have demonstrated experience developing data analytics tools using Python or other programming languages for data analytics, processing, or machine learning on microscopy data, including spectroscopy. •You have strong hands-on experience in operating and maintaining Nion STEMs. •You have excellent interpersonal and communication skills (writing and oral) and a passion for collaboration with other scientists and microscopists from multiple disciplines and institutions. •You collaborate effectively in interdisciplinary teams, in both leadership and supporting roles. Compensation: •$103650 - $145733 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!