Associate Staff Scientist – MFX Instrument Scientist

**Job Description**

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC) is one of the world’s premier research laboratories, providing internationally leading capabilities through its accelerator based light sources and scientific programs. The Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS), a directorate of SLAC and the world’s first hard X ray free electron laser, seeks an Associate Staff Scientist with expertise in structural biology, scientific computing, data science, scientific outreach, and user facility operations. The successful candidate will join the LCLS Biological Sciences Department within the Science Research and Development Division and contribute to the operation, scientific advancement, and development of the biology user program.

The Associate Staff Scientist will play a leading role in supporting user science activities primarily at the Macromolecular Femtosecond Crystallography (MFX) instrument and its LCLS II upgrade, MFX HE. The position combines user support, scie...