National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Group Manager - Chemistry Materials Computational Sciences Directorate, Chemistry And Nanoscience Center
Full Time
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Golden, CO, United States of America
114,500 - 247,700 (Yearly)
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Summary
LOCATION
Golden, Colorado
QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's degree with 9 years, Master's with 7 years, or PhD with 4 years of experience in a related research discipline; significant management and leadership experience required.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Lead a group focused on high-efficiency photovoltaics and related applications, provide strategic direction, manage projects, mentor technical staff, and collaborate with various centers and directorates while ensuring a safe work environment.
INDUSTRY
Renewable Energy and Environmental Technology
SHORT DESCRIPTION
Seeking a Group Manager to oversee research in next-generation photovoltaics and related technologies, leading a diverse team to innovate and develop clean energy solutions.
Posting Title
Group Manager - Chemistry Materials Computational Sciences Directorate, Chemistry and Nanoscience Center
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Location
CO - Golden
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Position Type
Regular
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Hours Per Week
40
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Working at NREL
From day one at NREL, you’ll connect with coworkers driven by the same mission to save the planet. By joining an organization that values a supportive, inclusive, and flexible work environment, you’ll have the opportunity to engage through our ten employee resource groups, numerous employee-driven clubs, and learning and professional development classes.
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Job Description
NREL is seeking a Group Manager in the Chemistry and Nanoscience Center within the Materials Chemistry and Computational Sciences Directorate to lead a group focused on high efficiency, next generation photovoltaics based on hybrid and organic materials and on closely related applications such as light emitting diodes, and photodetectors. The research group uses tools principally focused on chemical, electrochemical, material, reliability, and processing science, as well as other disciplines related to clean energy technologies and makes extensive use of state-of-the-art tools that are available at NREL and at National Lab User Facilities. The group is part of a larger team of excellence in renewable energy technologies research from early stage to applied science at NREL that spans multiple Centers and Directorates.
The interests of the groups range from fundamental research and development to device testing to modelling and partnering with private industry to enable large-scale testing of new technologies developed.
The group, center, and MCCS directorate provide national and international direction in renewable energy technologies developed in the group through leadership in consortiums such as the Roll-to-roll consortium, the US- Manufacturing of Advanced Perovskites (US-MAP) consortium, the Durable Module Materials Consortium (DuraMAT), the Perovskite PV Accelerator for Commercializing Technologies (PACT), and the Cadmium Telluride Accelerator Consortium (CTAC), We also provide leadership in national hubs such as the Liquid Sunlight Alliance (LiSA), the Sunlight Energy Innovation Hub.
The successful candidate will work closely with the Chemistry and Nanoscience Center, the Materials Science Center, the Computational Sciences Center and the leadership and researchers from the Materials, Chemical and Computational Sciences (MCCS) while utilizing the lab’s program interface to DOE programs such as the Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO), the Industrial Efficiency & Decarbonization Office (IEDO), the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology Office (HFTO), the Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO), and the Buildings Technology Office (BTO), to identify and develop new capabilities and steward existing infrastructure and programs.
The group manager will serve as a key contributors to the broader NREL science and technology strategy through strategic interactions throughout the MCCS directorate and with other directorates at NREL. Further, the candidate will provide scientific and strategic leadership and mentoring to a group consisting of technical staff of all levels, postdoctoral researchers, and students while advancing and maintaining a safe and secure work environment.
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Basic Qualifications
Group Manager IIBachelor’s Degree and 9-years’ experience in technically related research discipline; Or, Master’s Degree and 7-years’ experience in technically related research discipline; Or, PhD and 4-years’ experience in technically related research discipline.
Group Manager III
Bachelor’s Degree and 14-years’ experience in technically related research discipline; Or, Master’s Degree and 12-years’ experience in technically related research discipline; Or, PhD and 9-years’ experience in technically related research discipline.
Eligibility requirements: This position will require access to Controlled Unclassified Information which may include restricted dissemination requirements based on citizenship. As a result, applicants may be excluded from consideration based on citizenship in accordance with DOE O 471.7, Controlled Unclassified Information. https://www.directives.doe.gov/news/new-doe-o-471-7-controlled-unclassified-information
- Must meet educational requirements prior to employment start date.
Additional Required Qualifications
Group Manager II
Experience managing work, resources and projects for group(s) or multiple teams in accordance with the goals and objectives of the Center/Office. Assignments may include complex projects with high impact and visibility. Provides input to Center/Office for development of strategic plans. Leads implementation of strategic plans affecting respective group.
Research Qualifications
- A successful track record of independent research
- Demonstrated skill interpreting and assessing experimental results of their own work and that of others.
- Experience leading and contributing to programs in photovoltaic conversion technologies.
- Knowledge of the principles underlying photovoltaic conversion technologies, as well as expertise in synthesis and characterization through structural characterization, analysis, and spectroscopy.
Operations Management
- Previous management, budget development and/or significant leadership in an individual contributor role.
- Demonstrated experience in management of projects.
- Demonstrated skill in dealing with legal and ethical management issues and practices.
Organizational Leadership
- Demonstrated ability to effectively lead and direct personnel with diverse skills, work styles, and values - both directly and through subordinate management.
- Demonstrated ability to recruit and retain outstanding talent and support a diverse workforce.
- Demonstrated ability to mentor researchers at various career levels including postdoctoral scientists and students.
Collaboration
- Ability to collaborate with individuals at all levels of the organization.
Group Manager III
Must have all the qualifications listed above for Group Manager II, plus:
Experience managing work, resources and projects for a large complex group or multiple groups in accordance with the goals and objectives of the Center/Office. Assignments will include complex projects with high impact and visibility.
International Authority
- Demonstrated ability to build national and international, multi-disciplinary teams.
- Principal engineering or scientific authority at the international level.
- Industry recognition as a thought leader in a field related to photovoltaic energy conversion.
- Experience with directing government policy.
Strategic Direction
- Experience championing long-range positions on programs and technologies for world-wide consideration.
- Demonstrated ability to provide strategic direction for business development and oversee proposal activity for multiple sponsors including the Department of Energy/EERE, Office of Science, Department of Defense, and industry and university partners.
- Demonstrated experience in program management and strategic planning.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and advance new approaches to address particular challenges for energy- related systems and devices is a plus.
Preferred Qualifications
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Job Application Submission Window
The anticipated closing window for application submission is up to 30 days and may be extended as needed.
Annual Salary Range (based on full-time 40 hours per week)
Job Profile: Group Research Manager II / Annual Salary Range: $114,500 - $206,100
Job Profile: Group Research Manager III / Annual Salary Range: $137,600 - $247,700
NREL takes into consideration a candidate’s education, training, and experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value, including seniority and merit systems, and internal pay alignment when determining the salary level for potential new employees. In compliance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, a potential new employee’s salary history will not be used in compensation decisions.
Benefits Summary
Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance; short*- and long-term disability insurance; pension benefits*; 403(b) Employee Savings Plan with employer match*; life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance; personal time off (PTO) and sick leave; paid holidays; and tuition reimbursement*. NREL employees may be eligible for, but are not guaranteed, performance-, merit-, and achievement- based awards that include a monetary component. Some positions may be eligible for relocation expense reimbursement. Limited-term positions are not eligible for long-term disability or tuition reimbursement.- Based on eligibility rules
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