Location: Upton, NY
Cap-Exempt H-1B Position — No lottery required
**Position Description** Brookhaven National Laboratory is seeking a highly motivated and innovative Beamline Scientist to join the ISS beamline at NSLS-II. The ISS beamline combines a powerful damping wiggler source with state-of-the-art optics and control systems to deliver high-flux, high-resolution X-ray absorption spectroscopy. Its design effectively manages extreme heat loads while maintaining precise beam positioning and operational stability, enabling cutting-edge, high-throughput operando experiments with rapid data acquisition and high-resolution measurements. The beamline is equipped with two independently operated X-ray emission spectrometers and supports both high-throughput measurements and high-resolution X-ray absorption spectroscopy using 1 m and 0.5 m Rowland-circle geometries. This position offers a unique opportunity to work at a world-class synchrotron facility, contributing to advanced instrumentation while engaging with a diverse international user community spanning catalysis, environmental science, quantum materials, and life sciences. The successful candidate will play a critical role in advancing the scientific and technical capabilities of the ISS beamline, with particular emphasis on the development and upgrade of high-resolution spectrometers, implementation of high-throughput experimental workflows, and expansion of data acquisition and analysis tools using modern Python-based frameworks. **Essential Duties and Responsibilities:** - Provide user support for the ISS beamline. - Perform beamline operation, maintenance, upgrade, commissioning and troubleshooting. - Develop new technique/method advancing ISS capabilities. - Work closely with beamline scientists, engineers, and technical staff to ensure reliable, safe, and efficient operation. - Engage with a broad user community, enabling high-impact science and fostering new collaborations, taking advantage of ISS unique capabilities. - Establish and maintain independent research program