Job Order Detail

Description

Responsibilities:
- Training and supporting users at the beamline to ensure that they are able to perform their scientific experiments in a safe and effective manner
- Assisting users and beamline staff in sample preparation and data processing
- Aligning the beamline and setting up the endstation for users experiments
- Analyzing and solving routine technical problems and developing recommendations to solve difficult, complex or unusual problems
- Preparing beamline documentation and ensuring designs conform to CLS standards, and other relevant codes, standards and practices
- Assisting the Beamline Responsible in the beamline upgrade/maintenance projects
- Developing technical expertise in specific areas of beamline operation and equipment, either in hardware or software
- Required to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends, to provide user support

Qualifications:
- For the Support Scientist level, a relevant undergraduate or Masters degree in the natural sciences is required. For the Associate Scientist level, a relevant Masters degree or Ph.D. in the natural sciences is required.
- For the Support Scientist level, a minimum of two years of directly related experience with an undergraduate degree, or one year of related experience with a recently completed Masters degree, is required. For the Associate Scientist level, a minimum of two years of directly related experience with a Masters degree, or a minimum of one year of related experience with a recently completed Ph.D., is required.
- Relevant experience in X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy or XRF mapping is required.
- Previous experience supporting users at a synchrotron facility is considered an asset.
- Experience with advanced beamline instrumentation (e.g., detectors, cryostats, in-situ cells, etc.) is considered an asset.