[Neutron] Vacancy for the Head of the Large Scale Structures Group at ILL

[recruitment]

The Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL), situated in Grenoble, France, is 
Europe's leading research facility for fundamental research using 
neutrons. The ILL operates the brightest neutron source in the world, 
reliably delivering intense neutron beams to 40 unique scientific 
instruments. The Institute welcomes 1700 visiting scientists per year to 
carry out world-class research in solid-state physics, crystallography, 
soft matter, biology, chemistry and fundamental physics. Funded 
primarily by its three founder members: France, Germany and the United 
Kingdom, the ILL has also signed scientific collaboration agreements 
with 11 other European countries. The Science Division is currently 
looking for the:

*Head of the Large Scale Structures Group (m/f)*

As a member of the Science Division, which is organised into five broad 
instrument groups, the Head of the Large Scale Structures (LSS) Group 
occupies a key position at the ILL. The Head of the LSS Group is in 
charge of a team of 16 scientists and 7 technicians, who operate 6 
instruments for conducting experiments in small-angle scattering, 
reflectometry and crystallography of systems with large unit cells, and 
also run the chemistry and biology laboratories. In addition, the Group 
currently hosts 14 PhD students. Further information can be found at the 
following website: http://www.ill.eu/lss/.
ILL is currently in the midst of an ambitious programme of instrument 
renewal, much of which draws on world-leading in-house technical 
expertise. The LSS Group has benefited greatly from this initiative, 
with 1 new and 1 refurbished instrument becoming available to our users 
this year, and at least two more instruments anticipated over the next 
three years. The range of science served by the LSS instruments is 
particularly broad, spanning solid-state physics, and in particular 
magnetism and superconductivity, through chemistry and soft-condensed 
matter to biological systems. This scientific profile makes the Group 
particularly suitable to manage the ILL chemistry laboratories, as well 
as the Biological Deuteration Facility within the Partnership for 
Structural Biology, via dedicated LSS staff members.

The highly motivated Group Leader will:
- Promote the use of large scale structure instruments in all fields of 
science
- Anticipate and propose technical developments for such instruments
- Liaise with other instrument groups at ILL and at other neutron sources
- Ensure that both the instruments and the laboratories are organised in 
an optimal manner to carry out the User Programme
- Have an active personal research programme
- Encourage in-house research within the LSS Group
- Supervise the scientific and technical work in the LSS Group
- Work with ILL Management to develop and implement strategy.

The successful candidate must have an international reputation in an 
area of science that reflects the strengths of the instrument suite and 
complements existing activity in the Group. He/she should be experienced 
in methods of scattering from large scale structures (small-angle 
scattering, reflectometry, diffraction) and neutron experimental 
techniques and, ideally, other scientific domains. He/she must have the 
ability to lead and motivate the group members, and have some experience 
in budget and project management.

/Notes:/
This post could either be offered on a permanent basis, or for a fixed 
term to someone seconded from another institute or university. Further 
information can be obtained by contacting the Head of the Science 
Division, Prof. A. Harrison (Tel. +33 (0)4 76 20 71 00, e-mail: 
harrison at ill.eu)
Generous company benefits (adaptation and expatriation allowance), 
relocation assistance and language courses may be offered.

Please submit your application on-line, with a list of publications, no 
later than *30.06.2009*, via our website: http://www.ill.fr/careers 
(vacancy reference 09/14).
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