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Head, Computational Sciences Department (CSD) | Princeton University


Princeton University


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Princeton, NJ | United States


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Head, Computational Sciences Department (CSD)


US-NJ-Princeton



Job ID: 2023-17643

Type: Full-Time

# of Openings: 1

Category: Research and Laboratory


Princeton University



Overview



The Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) has an exciting opportunity for a proactive and visionary leader to serve as the Head of the Computational Sciences Department (CSD). This position comes with the expectation to guide, grow, and advance research initiatives and DOE Core Capabilities associated with the PPPL CSD developed during the past three years. The successful applicant for this position will support the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science (SC) mission of the Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) program "to discover, develop, and deploy computational and networking capabilities to analyze, model, simulate, and predict complex phenomena❠with emphasis on supporting the Fusion Energy Sciences (FES) mission âœto expand the fundamental understanding of matter at very high temperatures and densities and to build the scientific foundation needed to develop a fusion energy source ⦠and creating theoretical and computational models to resolve essential physics principles.â

PPPL is a U.S. Department of Energy National Laboratory managed by Princeton University and is a longstanding leader in the science and innovation behind the development of fusion energy â” a clean, safe, and virtually limitless energy source. With an eye toward the future and in response to national priorities, PPPL has also begun a strategic shift from a singular focus on fusion energy and plasma physics to a multi-focus approach that includes quantum information science, microelectronics, and sustainability science which will also benefit from growing PPPL computational science capabilities. PPPL aims to attract and support people with a rich variety of backgrounds, interests, experiences, and cultural viewpoints. We are committed to equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility and believe that each member of our team contributes to our scientific mission in their own unique way. Come join us!





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Princeton University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS


Please be aware that the Department of Energy (DOE) prohibits DOE employees and contractors from participation in certain foreign government talent recruitment programs. All PPPL employees are required to disclose any participation in a foreign government talent recruitment program and may be required to withdraw from such programs to remain employed under the DOE Contract.











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About Princeton University

Princeton University is a vibrant community of scholarship and learning that stands in the nation's service and in the service of all nations. Chartered in 1746, Princeton is the fourth-oldest college in the United States. Princeton is an independent, coeducational, nondenominational institution that provides undergraduate and graduate instruction in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and engineering.As a world-renowned research university, Princeton seeks to achieve the highest levels of distinction in the discovery and transmission of knowledge and understanding. At the same time, Princeton is distinctive among research universities in its commitment to undergraduate teaching.Today, more than 1,100 faculty members instruct approximately 5,200 undergraduate students and 2,600 graduate students. The University's generous financial aid program ensures that talented students from all economic backgrounds can afford a Princeton education.

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