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Title Job ID Category Date Posted
Hall C Staff Engineer II 13178 Engineering
Project Services and Support Office Manager 13330 Management
CIS Postdoctoral Fellow 13102 Science
Facilities Master HVAC Technician 13367 Misc./Trades
ES&H Program Manager for Capital Assets 13332 Environmental Safety
Conventional Facilities Project Manager 13351 Engineering
Finance & Payroll Accountant 13325 Financial Services
Sr. Designer 13353 Design
Maintenance Planner/Scheduler 13362 Clerical/Admin
Storage Solutions Architect 13238 Computer
Sr. Contracts Counsel 13341
Senior Vacuum Scientist 13187 Science
Project Controls Analyst 13302 Clerical/Admin
Deputy Associate Director - Environment, Safety and Health 13333 Engineering
Technical Student Intern 13350 Computer
Hall D - Post Doctoral Fellow 13258 Science
RadCon Manager 13337 Environmental Safety
SRF Accelerator Physicist 13359 Science
Data Center Operations Manager 13327 Engineering
Electronics Engineer II - EIC 13335 Engineering
EIC Mechanical Technician 13358 Misc./Trades
Hall A Mechanical Technician II 13320 Misc./Trades
Safety Systems Technician 13288 Technology
Hall A Mechanical Technician I 13319 Misc./Trades
Hall C Mechanical Engineer 13355 Engineering
IT Project Manager 13340 Clerical/Admin
Head of Nuclear Physics Computing and Software 13339 Computer
Hall C Mechanical Designer II 13307 Misc./Trades
DC Power Systems Engineer 13371 Engineering
Property Clerk 13296 Clerical/Admin
High Throughput Computing (HTC) Hardware Engineer 13197 Computer
Mechanical Technician II 13361 Engineering
Project Planner/Scheduler 13363 Clerical/Admin
Theory Administrative Student Intern 13274 Science
Geant4 Developer 13214 Computer
Data Scientist Postdoc 13342 Science
Hall D Electronics Technician 13334 Misc./Trades
Industrial Hygiene Technician 13324 Environmental Safety
ES&H Inspection Program Lead 13323 Environmental Safety
Hall C Mechanical Technician/Welder 13262 Misc./Trades
AV Support Technician II 13349 Technology
Lead Magnet Measurement Engineer 13366 Engineering
ES&H Department Head 13338 Engineering
Survey and Alignment Technician (Metrology) 13306 Misc./Trades
Target Group Technician 13276 Misc./Trades
Sustainability Engineer (Electrical) 13364 Engineering
Experimental Nuclear Physics Nathan Isgur Fellowship 13282 Science
Accounts Payable Specialist 13347 Accounting
Mechanical Designer 13354 Design
HPDF Project Director 13373 Computer
Mechanical Engineer III 13140 Engineering
Graduate Student Research Assistant 13360 Research
Hall D Mechanical Technician 13356 Misc./Trades
Hall D Electro-Mechanical Technician 13138 Misc./Trades
Facilities Services Administrator 13281 Clerical/Admin
Cryogenic Electrical Engineer II 13312 Engineering
Hall A Technologist/Design Drafter 13285 Engineering

A career at Jefferson Lab is more than a job. You will be part of “big science” and work alongside top scientists and engineers from around the world unlocking the secrets of our visible universe. Managed by Jefferson Science Associates, LLC; Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility is entering an exciting period of mission growth and is seeking new team members ready to apply their skills and passion to have an impact. You could call it work, or you could call it a mission. We call it a challenge. We do things that will change the world.

Welcome from Stuart Henderson, Lab Director
Why choose Jefferson Lab
  • PASSION AND PURPOSE
    Middle School Science Bowl competitors huddle together to brainstorm the answer.
  • PASSION AND PURPOSE
    Local teachers share ideas for a classroom activity with other teachers during Teacher Night.
  • PASSION AND PURPOSE
    Two young learners hold up a model of the atom during Deaf Science Camp.
  • PASSION AND PURPOSE
    Staff Scientist Douglas Higinbotham snaps a selfie with some of the postdoc students he is mentoring.

At Jefferson Lab we believe in giving back to our community and encouraging the next generation of scientists and engineers. Our staff reaches out to students to advance awareness and appreciation of the range of research carried out within the DOE national laboratory system, to increase interest in STEM careers for women and minorities, and to encourage everyone to become a part of the next-generation STEM workforce. We are recognized for our innovative programs like:

  • 1,500 students from 15 Title I schools engage in the Becoming Enthusiastic About Math and Science (BEAMS) program at the lab each school year.

  • 60 teachers are enrolled in the Jefferson Science Associates Activities for Teachers (JSAT) program at the lab inspiring 9,000 students annually.

  • 24 high school students have internships and 34 college students have mentorships at the lab.

     

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Meet our people
  • Bob May, ES&H Deputy Director

    May built a career in physics focused on health and safety

    When Bob May was a student at Virginia Tech in the 1970’s, the school was in the early stages of developing a curriculum that would include environment, safety and health aspects of ionizing radiation for science majors. Now, as the ES&H deputy director at Jefferson Lab, May can look to a decades-long history of involvement and leadership in the field of health physics that began when he was a student at Tech helping to pilot the first courses in his field.

    Health physics, according to the Health Physics Society, is a “profession devoted to protecting people and their environment from potential radiation hazards while making it possible to enjoy the beneficial uses of radiation.”

    May has been a member of the Health Physics Society since his time as an undergraduate student member of the Virginia Chapter.

    “When I was a third-year student in a 300-level biology course, there was a saying that the pay was better for laboratory rats than for biology students with an undergraduate degree,” May says.

    “Then, as a fourth-year student, I saw a handwritten sign saying that if you want to make money when you graduate, come to this meeting in the nuclear engineering hall,” he recalls. “I went, and there were a few other students there, and we learned about a professor who was trying to resurrect a health physics specialty at Tech. He enlisted students, and we went around and lobbied professors to begin to teach the curriculum again. We got chemistry, engineering, nuclear physics and biology professors to begin teaching it again. I stayed an extra year to finish that curriculum.”

    After graduating from Tech with a biology degree and a focus on health physics, May began his career as a radiological health specialist with the Commonwealth of Virginia State Health Department. From there, he moved to Norfolk and spent nearly a decade with the Department of Defense at Norfolk Naval Shipyard. Finally, May began working at the lab when it was the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (CEBAF) as the acting head of the radiation control group—a career that has since evolved into his current role with the lab.

    “The world has a bit of a skewed sense of risk assessment,” explains May. “You might think nothing of driving your car 37 miles one way to work and taking your life into your hands. Do that day-in and day-out for 30 years, and that’s a very risky activity in which you can’t control all the variables. With work activity around radiation, you can control the variables. You can manage the risk. Yet, people are more afraid of radiation than they are of driving their car, and it should be the other way around.”

    He says that the Health Physics Society provides accurate information to the public about radiation. May is also a member of the American Academy of Health Physics, which offers membership to all individuals who have been granted certification in Comprehensive Health Physics by the American Board of Health Physics (ABHP).

    Involvement with the Health Physics Society

    It was during his fourth year as a student at Tech that May first got involved with the Health Physics Society and he has been a member for the four decades since.

    “The society is a scientific organization of professionals who specialize in radiation safety,” May explains. “The mission is to promote excellence in the practice of radiation safety. I got involved when the Virginia chapter opened itself up for student members.”

    Since his first year with the chapter, May has consistently taken leadership roles within the organization, serving across the board where needed, including as president, secretary, newsletter editor, parliamentarian and American Board of Health Physics Exam part two panel member. Currently, he serves as a plenary member of the national body, president-elect of the accelerator section, and treasurer of the Virginia Chapter.  

    In 2020, May was elected by his peers as a Fellow of the Health Physics Society.

    In his announcement of the award, Nolan Hertel, chair of the awards committee, explained that the award is given to members of the Society in recognition of their significant administrative, educational and/or scientific contributions to the professional of health physics.

    “It’s really heart-warming part that there are people I work with that value my contribution enough to recommend me to the committee as a fellow,” says May. “To get that kind of support from your peers is really quite something.”

    Thanks to the increased attention to workplace health and safety, health physics programs have grown throughout the nation since May was an undergraduate. In 2003, May earned a master’s degree in health physics from the Illinois Institute of Technology.

    Additionally, he earned a master’s degree in theology from Saint Leo University along with his wife, with whom he shares five adopted children.

    “I have many conversations with people about the convergence of science and religion,” he says. “It’s a never-ending source of thought-provoking ideas.”

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The Jefferson Lab campus is located in southeastern Virginia amidst a vibrant and growing technology community with deep historical roots that date back to the founding of our nation. Staff members can live on or near the waterways of the Chesapeake Bay region or find peace in the deeply wooded coastal plain. You will have easy access to nearby beaches, mountains, and all major metropolitan centers along the United States east coast.

To learn more about the region and its museums, wineries, parks, zoos and more, visit the Virginia tourism page, Virginia is for Lovers

To learn more about life at Jefferson Lab, click here.

 

We support our inventors! The lab provides resources to employees for the development of patented technology -- with over 180 awarded to date! Those looking to obtain patent coverage for their newly developed technologies and inventions while working at the lab are supported and mentored by technology experts, from its discovery to its applied commercialization, including opportunities for monetary awards and royalty sharing. Learn more about our patents and technologies here.

  • Katherine Wilson
    Katherine Wilson
    Staff Engineer

    “Generally, the mechanical engineers at the lab support the physicists. The physicists have the big ideas about how to support new science, and the engineers figure out how to make that happen.”

  • Ron Lassiter
    Ron Lassiter
    Mechanical Designer

    “Here at the lab you get to see what you’ve worked on. You can hold it in your hands. It’s rewarding to know that you’ve played a part in helping the machine to be successful.”

  • Pashupati Dhakal
    Pashupati Dhakal
    Accelerator Operations

    "Not every day is the same day. Working in research and development, it’s not a one person job."

  • Ashley Mitchell
    Ashley Mitchell
    SRF Chemistry Technician

    “Chemistry is the art of science and art; you’re manipulating and creating things. We have lots of different recipes to work with.”

  • Welding Program Manager
    Jenord Alston
    Welding Program Manager

    "Everybody in the chain is working towards the same goal: to ensure that everything is built safe and to the code specifications"

Jefferson Science Associates, LLC manages and operates the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility. Jefferson Science Associates/Jefferson Lab is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, or veteran status or on any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to recruiting @jlab.org or call (757) 269-7100 between 8 am – 5 pm EST to provide the nature of your request.

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JSA/Jefferson Lab values the skills, experience and expertise veterans can offer due to the myriad of experiences, skill sets and knowledge service members achieve during their years of service. The organization is committed to recruiting, hiring, training and retaining veterans, and its ongoing efforts has earned JSA/Jefferson Lab the Virginia Values Veterans (V3) certification, awarded by the Commonwealth of Virginia.