Location: Oak Ridge, TN
Cap-Exempt H-1B Position — No lottery required
Requisition Id 16513 **Overview:** We are seeking an Instrument Hall Coordinator (IHC) who will provide technical support to enable neutron scattering experiments at the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) and the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR). This position resides in the Neutron Sciences Directorate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). The IHC’s core responsibility is to proactively resolve equipment and technical issues—in person or via a call-down list—to minimize schedule impacts and enable productive experiments. The role also supports coordination of activities in the SNS Target Facility and facilitates remote-access experiments. This position requires 12-hour rotating shifts. This position reports directly to the Instrument Hall Coordinator Supervisor and interfaces widely for example with: Users/Experimenters, Instrument Scientists, Instrument teams, Scientific Associates (SAs), engineers, instrument installation and maintenance personnel and other support technicians, target and accelerator operations personnel, site services, and ES&H personnel. **Major Duties/Responsibilities:** - Promote safe work practices throughout the instrument hall; conduct facility walkthroughs and reinforce safe work environments. - Support compliance with ES&H and quality program requirements, including ISMS; report potential non-compliances. - Provide a wide range of support to Users/Experimenters, including remote-access experiments, sample environment assistance, and instrument operations. - Serve as the primary User contact during off-hours and weekends, including providing text-based schedule updates and responding to problems. - Coordinate concurrent activities across organizations in the instrument hall regarding priorities, shared equipment, radiation protection, permitting, and logistics. - Perform equipment lifts using facility and instrument-specific cranes, minor shop tasks, and troubleshooting. - Coordinate with IHC Supervisor and Facility Complex Manager for ge