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Position available: Associate Director, Nuclear Physics
Pay Plan/Series/Grade: ES 00
Location: Germantown, MD
Opening Date: 11/13/2024
Closing Date: 12/9/2024
Who can apply: Open to the public
Apply at USAJOBS: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/818586100

 

Overview 

The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Headquarters is looking for a dynamic, innovative, seasoned executive to lead the Nuclear Physics (NP) program as the Associate Director.

The NP portfolio includes research programs and scientific user facilities to understand the forces and particles of nature as manifested in nuclear matter. The program fosters research to provide new insights and advance our knowledge on the nature of matter and energy, and develops the scientific knowledge, technologies, and trained workforce that will be needed to underpin DOE’s missions for nuclear-related national security, energy, climate, medicine, and commerce. 

The Associate Director of NP is responsible for the overall management of the NP program, including strategic program planning; budget formulation and execution; project management; program integration with other Office of Science activities and other DOE offices; interagency and international liaison; and management of the federal and rotating technical and administrative staff in the NP program office.

For more information, please visit the NP program page at
https://science.osti.gov/np.   

 

How to Apply 

To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online application via USAJOBS at https://www.usajobs.gov/job/818586100 and submit the required documentation specified in the “Required Documents” section. A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. EST on the announcement closing date to receive consideration. Please ensure that all required application documents, including Merit Technical Qualifications (MTQs), are provided before the deadline. 

If there are questions regarding the position, please contact Harriet Kung, Harriet.Kung@science.doe.gov or Linda Horton, Linda.Horton@science.doe.gov.

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APS 2025 Awards

Professors Dick Furnstahl (The Ohio State University; pictured right) and Baha Balantekin (University of Wisconsin-Madison; pictured left) have been awarded the 2025 APS Herman Feshbach and Hans A. Bethe Prizes, respectively!  

The Herman Feshbach Prize  serves to recognize and encourage outstanding research in theoretical nuclear physics.

The Hans A. Bethe Prize serves to recognize outstanding work in theory, experiment or observation in the areas of astrophysics, nuclear physics, nuclear astrophysics, or closely related fields.

 

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Discussion

"Quantum Few- and Many-Body Systems in Universal Regimes" (INT-24-3) is off to a great start! Visit the webpage for more information about topics covered. 

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REU

Richland, WA - REU students visited the LIGO Hanford Observatory this summer under the expert guidance of INT Senior Fellow, Vincenzo Cirigliano. The visit offered an inside look at gravitational wave research. Highlights included laser systems and vacuum chambers. 

For more information on visits to LIGO, please visit https://www.ligo.caltech.edu/

 

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