Peoples Fellow Associate Scientist

The expected hiring range for this position is

Please note that the pay range information is a general guideline only. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such the scope and responsibilities of the position, qualifications of the selected candidate, business considerations, internal equity, and external market pay for comparable jobs.

This position is eligible for relocation assistance and sponsorship assistance. This position is not eligible for the referral bonus program.

About the Role:
Fermilab seeks Peoples Fellows candidates with outstanding credentials who have the potential to be leaders of the field.

The Fermilab Peoples Fellowship attracts outstanding early-career scientists both to enhance Fermilab's capabilities in accelerator science and related technologies, and to train and develop the scientists who will carry the field forward in the future. Peoples Fellows are entry-level accelerator physicists, specialists in accelerator technologies, and high energy physics researchers who wish to embark on a new career in accelerator physics or technology.

Peoples Fellows have extraordinary latitude in choosing their research activities and are provided significant research support. Current areas of research interest at Fermilab include (but are not limited to): optical stochastic cooling, high intensity proton beams, high intensity neutrino sources, muon storage rings, superconducting magnets, superconducting RF, linear colliders, high luminosity hadron colliders, beam-beam effects and their compensation, accelerator controls and feedback, high power target stations, and computational physics and modeling.

The initial term of the Fellowship is for three (3) years and can be considered for an extension of an additional two (2) years. This is a tenure-track position, and at the end of the term, a Peoples Fellow would be eligible for promotion to a permanent position (Scientist).

Skills and Attributes for Success:

• Have received within the prior five years a Ph.D. in accelerator physics or accelerator-related technology. or
• Have received within the prior five years a Ph.D. in high energy physics or a related field with interest in an accelerator related field.
• Some postdoctoral experience (or equivalent) is desired, but not required.
• Ability to abide by all environment, safety and health regulations.
• Willingness to respect, understand and value individual differences that embody laboratory principles.

Application Instructions:

• Submit an application via Academic Jobs Online: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/29881
• Curriculum Vitae
• Research Statement (not to exceed five (5) pages) giving a focused description of proposed research program(s) as a Peoples Fellow
• Three Reference Letters (to be submitted by the reference writers at the AJO site)

Additional information is available at https://www.fnal.gov/pub/forphysicists/fellowships/john_peoples/index.html

Applications, including letters of reference, must be complete by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on Tuesday, Sept. 30 2025. For general information about this position contact Steve Gourlay (sgourlay@fnal.gov).

Work Arrangement:
Please note that the described work arrangement is subject to change based on business needs and is not guaranteed to be final.
* Onsite: This is an onsite role, and the candidate must be able to work from our Batavia office.

Benefits/Perks:
* Fermilab offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program, including:
o Medical, Dental, Vision and Flexible Spending Accounts
o Paid time off
o Life insurance
o Short and Long-term disability insurance
o Retirement benefits
o Onsite day care

Why Fermilab:
Fermilab is America's premier laboratory for particle physics and accelerator research, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. We support discovery science experiments in Illinois and locations around the world, including deep underground mines in South Dakota and Canada, mountaintops in Arizona and Chile, CERN in Europe and the South Pole.