US LUAAugust 2009 News Archive
August 31, 2009
Information wanted regarding tax professionals
Greetings,
It’s
well known that there is some confusion among members of the U.S.
community at CERN regarding income tax issues. In the hopes of
assisting the community in some way with our tax needs, I am creating a
list of tax professionals that are qualified to help people working for
U.S. institutions at CERN.
I am asking for your help with this list. If you:
a. work for a U.S. institution
b. have ever spent enough time at CERN to fall under the “International Taxpayer” rules from the IRS (http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/international/index.html), and
c. have employed a tax professional to provide advice or filing assistance with your taxes (in the U.S., France or Switzerland)
please consider sending me the professional’s contact information. Minimum information I will need is:
– name of the tax advisor/firm
– phone number and email address
– location.
Additional information that would be useful is:
– which country they can file taxes in (U.S., Switzerland, France)
– information about fees or fee structure (hourly rate, flat fee, etc.).
Please
note that this list will not contain any endorsements of particular tax
professionals, but will simply list contact information and other
relevant objective criteria, so that other U.S. LHC users can find a
professional in their area that will be able to help with their tax
needs.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Regards,
August 26, 2009
Call for Nominations to Annual Meeting of Nobel Laureates
Dear Principal Investigator:
I want to alert you to a unique opportunity provided by the National
Science Foundation’s Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate
(NSF/MPS). We are inviting your nomination of an outstanding graduate
student, supported on your current NSF grant, to attend the Annual
Meeting of Nobel Laureates in Lindau, Germany, June 27-July 2, 2010
(with an orientation meeting in Washington, D.C., immediately preceding,
in late June). This year represents the 60th meeting in Lindau, and will
be attended by Nobel Laureates in chemistry, physics, and
medicine/physiology.
More information on the program for 2010 is available at
http://www.orau.org/lindau. Nomination forms are available there, and
must be submitted by your institution no later than October 30, 2009.
Students who attended in the past report that the meeting solidified
their career goals, broadened their horizons, and helped them appreciate
the interdisciplinary nature of science in today’s world.
I encourage you to nominate an outstanding student, as the selection is
competitive. Please take the time to provide a strong recommendation
for your student to your Director, President or Chancellor.
Should you have any questions about this program, please feel free to
contact the NSF/MPS coordinator of the Lindau Meeting, Dr. Celeste M.
Rohlfing.
August 19, 2009
Registration is open for the Annual US LHC Users Meeting
| Registration is now open for the Annual US LHC Users Meeting at LBNL Friday – Saturday September 25-26. Please register at: http://www.lbl.gov/conferences/USLHC/index.html We will have a good sized room, but seating is limited so please Friday afternoon there will be an Executive Board Meeting (5-6 PM) The main meeting will be on Saturday. It will be an exciting time, shortly before the start of collisions Thanks again to our hosts Stu Loken and Jim Siegrist, and to |
August 11, 2009
Accelerator Symposium October 26, 2009
The
Department of Energy’s Office of High Energy Physics cordially invites
members of your organization to attend the Symposium on Accelerators
for America’s Future on Monday, October 26, 2009. Please forward this
invitation to those in your organization who may be interested in
attending. Registration is free. However, the deadline is October 1,
2009. The symposium will feature many prominent individuals who will
speak on a full range of accelerator topics, including developments on
the horizon and the opportunities and challenges of potential future
applications.
Poster Session and White Papers
The
symposium will include a poster session and reception on the evening of
October 26. Symposium participants are invited to submit posters and
white papers. (Those who cannot attend the symposium may also submit
white papers.)
On October 27-28, following the symposium,
working groups of invited experts will meet to discuss and draft a
report to the Office of Science and the Office of High Energy
Physics.The reception will bring together symposium participants and
working group members for dialogue and discussion. Symposium posters
and white papers will serve as inputs to the working groups.
Registration
Symposium participants should register at:
https://www.orau.gov/accelerator2009/registration/public.htm
Note
that space is limited and participants will need to make their own
arrangements for accommodations. A limited number of rooms are
available on a first-come-first-serve basis at the Marriott Wardman
Park
Hotelhttp://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/wasdt-washington-marriott-wardman-park/.
August 11, 2009
Democrats Abroad Vaud US Tax Meeting
Here
is an announcement about a US Tax meeting in Lully, Vaud on August 31.
The information to be provided there will be of direct interest to US
LUO members resident in Switzerland. I expect that we can also get some
authoritative advice on the conditions that apply for members (such as
us) of the “Associated Personnel” at CERN, both for US citizens and
non-US citizens, at this meeting. Katie Yurkiewicz will attend on our
behalf (thanks Katie !) and will collect questions beforehand.
You have two ways to respond:
(1)
If you would also like to attend, and are a US citizen, there are
instructions below. Please let Harvey Newman and Katie know if you plan
to attend.
(2) If you have questions, please forward them to Katie and Harvey.
DETAILS:
When: Monday 31 August 2009. Doors open at 6pm, meeting starts at 6:30pm
Where: Salle Communale de Lully in Lully, Vaud (see http://vaud.democrats.ch)
Guest
speakers: Geoffrey DeHaven, Enrolled Agent & US Certified Financial
Planner (TM), US Tax Abroad and David Hirsberg, Partner of Withers LLP
Suggested contribution: CHF 10
RSVP: Space is limited, please sign up at events@democrats.ch
Democrats
Abroad Vaud is sponsoring a meeting on the issue of US taxes as a
service to our members and the American community in the region. Many
Americans living in Switzerland have questions about filing the FBAR
(foreign bank account report) and their US taxes. We have invited two
specialists on US expatriate taxation to explain the FBAR and the
current voluntary compliance initiative that is in place at the moment
but set to expire on 23 September 2009. We are delighted that Messrs.
DeHaven and Hirsberg have offered their time and expertise to help
debunk common fallacy and clarify who needs to file taxes and the FBAR,
how and when.
We would like to hear from you and invite DA
members to send in your questions to us by 26 August. This way our
guest speakers can focus their presentations on the issues that are of
most importance. Please send your questions to events@democrats.ch
On
the agenda so far, we have the following four main issues: 1. FBAR
deadline extension; 2. Voluntary compliance initiative; 3.
Clarification of who needs to file US income taxes; 4. Inheritance taxes
This
event is open to all American citizens. Please RSVP to
event@democrats.ch. For more information and directions, please visit
http://vaud.democrats.ch
Directions to Lully Salle Communale:
Click here for details http://vaud.democrats.ch. Parking available for
those coming by car (take autoroute, exit Morges Ouest) or by train to
Morges and hourly bus departing at 6:08 pm. We can help coordinate
rides back to Morges station for those on public transport.
August 10, 2009
FYI #104: FY 2011 S&T Priorities Memorandum
The American Institute of Physics Bulletin of Science Policy News
Number 104: August 10, 2009
Web version: http://www.aip.org/fyi/2009/104.html
White House Memo on FY 2011 Science and Technology Priorities
Although completion of the FY 2010 budget cycle will require many
hours of deliberations and negotiations on Capitol Hill, activities
are all ready underway on the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue on
the FY 2011 budget. This budget request will be released in
February and will provide funding beyond October 1, 2010.
It has become a fairly common practice for the Office of Management
and Budget and the Office of Science and Technology Policy to issue
a memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies
describing science and technology priorities in the next budget
request. The Bush Administration issued these memorandums, and now
the Obama Administration has done so.
This August 4 memorandum differs somewhat from those issued during
the last Administration. (In 2008, the Administration did not
require the submission of a formal budget request since President
Bush was leaving the White House after the completion of his second
term.) One of the differences between the memorandum just released
and those issued in 2006 and 2007 are the references the earlier
documents made to the doubling of the budgets for the Department of
Energy’s Office of Science, National Science Foundation, and the
National Institutes of Standards and Technology. Also, in 2007
these agencies were specifically referred to, as was the Defense
Department’s basic research program. The new memorandum does not
refer to any agencies by name, or to numerical targets. Further
information on the 2006 and 2007 memorandums can be found at
http://www.aip.org/fyi/2007/089.html
The new memorandum includes this guidance in the second paragraph:
“In preparing FY 2011 Budget submissions to the Office of Management
and Budget, agencies should build on the science and technology
priorities already reflected in the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act and the FY 2010 Budget.”
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provided billions of
dollars for science programs. The Department of Energy received $2
billion for the Office of Science and the Advanced Research Projects
Agency – Energy. NASA’s science programs were allocated $400
million. The National Science Foundation received $3 billion, and
NIST $220 million for its Scientific and Technical Research and
Services. NIH saw a $10 billion increase (see
http://www.aip.org/fyi/2009/016.html .) The Obama Administration
requested significant increases in the FY 2010 budgets of the DOE
Office of Science, NSF, and NIST’s research programs, among others.
(For more, see http://www.aip.org/gov/budginfo.html .)
The new memorandum speaks of redirecting, as appropriate, resources
“to science and technology activities that address four practical
challenges” in areas such as economic recovery and growth, reducing
energy imports and mitigating climate change, improving health while
reducing health costs, and national security. OMB and OSTP are
interested in increasing research productivity, improving STEM
education, vital infrastructure, and “enhancing our capabilities in
space.” There is also guidance on program evaluation, agency
collaboration with “many players, at all stages,” and better
communication with the public. “Finally, agencies are expected to
conduct programs in accordance with the highest standards of ethical
and scientific integrity and to have clear principles, guidelines,
and policies on issues such as scientific openness, scientific
misconduct, conflicts of interest, protection of privacy, and the
appropriate treatment of human subjects,” the document concludes.
The full text of this memorandum follows:
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 4, 2009
M-09-27
MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
FROM:
Peter R. Orszag
Director, Office of Management and Budget
John P. Holdren
Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy
SUBJECT:
Science and Technology Priorities for the FY 2011 Budget
Scientific discovery and technological innovation are major engines
of increasing productivity and are indispensable for promoting
economic growth, safeguarding the environment, improving the health
of the population and safeguarding our national security in the
technologically-driven 21st century. To this end, the Administration
is already investing in: high-risk, high-payoff research; making
permanent the Research and Experimentation tax credit; targeting
investment in promising clean energy technologies research;
improving health outcomes while lowering costs; and nurturing a
scientifically literate population as well as a world-class, diverse
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics workforce.
In preparing FY 2011 Budget submissions to the Office of Management
and Budget, agencies should build on the science and technology
priorities already reflected in the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act and the FY 2010 Budget. This memorandum also
provides general guidance for the conduct of science and technology
activities in Executive Departments and Agencies.
Prioritizing key science and technology activities [Bold Font]
Agencies should explain in their budget submissions how they will
redirect available resources, as appropriate, from lower-priority
areas to science and technology activities that address four
practical challenges and strengthen four cross-cutting areas that
underlie success in addressing all of them.
The four practical challenges are:
Applying science and technology strategies to drive economic
recovery, job creation, and
economic growth;
Promoting innovative energy technologies to reduce dependence on
energy imports and mitigate the impact of climate-change while
creating green jobs and new businesses;
Applying biomedical science and information technology to help
Americans live longer, healthier lives while reducing health care
costs; and
Assuring we have the technologies needed to protect our troops,
citizens, and national interests, including those needed to verify
arms control and nonproliferation agreements essential to our
security.
Addressing these challenges will require:
Increasing the productivity of our research institutions, including
our research universities and major public and private laboratories
and research centers;
Strengthening science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
education at every level, from pre-college to post-graduate to
lifelong learning;
Improving and protecting our information, communication, and
transportation infrastructure, which is essential to our commerce,
science, and security alike; and
Enhancing our capabilities in space, which are essential for
communications, geopositioning, intelligence gathering, Earth
observation, and national defense, as well for increasing our
understanding of the universe and our place in it.
General Science and Technology Program Guidance [Bold Font]
In their budget submissions, agencies should describe the expected
outcomes from their research in relation to these four practical
challenges and cross-cutting areas, providing quantitative metrics
where possible, and describe how they plan to evaluate the success
of various techniques to increase support for high-risk research.
Budget submissions should also describe how agencies are
strengthening their capacity to rigorously evaluate their programs
to determine what has been demonstrated to work and what has not.
Budget submissions should show how such assessments allowed agencies
to eliminate or reduce funding for less-effective, lower-quality, or
lower-priority programs in 2011, and how they will be applied in the
future.
Agency budget submissions should also explain how the agency plans
to take advantage of today’s open innovation model-in which the
whole chain from research to application does not have to take place
within a single lab, agency or firm – and become highly open to
ideas from many players, at all stages. Agencies should empower
their scientists to have ongoing contact with people who know what’s
involved in making and using things, from cost and competitive
factors to the many practical constraints and opportunities that can
arise when turning ideas into reality. Agencies should pursue
transformational solutions to the Nation’s practical challenges, and
budget submissions should therefore explain how agencies will
provide support for long-term, visionary thinkers proposing
high-risk, high-payoff research.
Building on the unprecedented transparency and openness required for
Recovery Act spending, agencies have a responsibility to explain how
Federal science and technology investments contribute to increased
economic productivity and progress, new energy technologies,
improved health outcomes and other national goals. In order to
facilitate these efforts, Federal agencies, in cooperation with the
Office and Science and Technology Policy and the Office of
Management and Budget, should develop datasets to better document
Federal science and technology investments and to make these data
open to the public in accessible, useful formats.
Agencies should develop outcome-oriented goals for their science and
technology activities, establish procedures and timelines for
evaluating the performance of these activities, and target
investments toward high-performing programs. Agencies should develop
“science of science policy” tools that can improve management of
their research and development portfolios and better assess the
impact of their science and technology investments. Sound science
should inform policy decisions, and agencies should invest in
relevant science and technology as appropriate.
Finally, agencies are expected to conduct programs in accordance
with the highest standards of ethical and scientific integrity and
to have clear principles, guidelines, and policies on issues such as
scientific openness, scientific misconduct, conflicts of interest,
protection of privacy, and the appropriate treatment of human
subjects.
August 6, 2009
LHC News
The
LHC will run for the first part of the 2009-2010 run at 3.5 TeV per
beam, with the energy rising later in the run. That’s the conclusion
that we’ve just arrived at in a meeting involving the experiments, the
machine people and the CERN management. We’ve selected 3.5 TeV because
it allows the LHC operators to gain experience of running the machine
safely while opening up a new discovery region for the experiments.
The
developments that have allowed us to get to this point are good
progress in repairing the damage in sector 3-4 and the related
consolidation work, and the conclusion of testing on the 10000
high-current electrical connections last week. With that milestone,
every one of the connections has been tested and we now know exactly
where we stand.
The latest tests looked at the resistance of
the copper stabilizer that surrounds the superconducting cable and
carries current away in case of a quench. Many copper splices showing
anomalously high resistance have been repaired already, and the tests
on the final two sectors revealed no more outliers. That means that no
more repairs are necessary for safe running this year and next.
The
procedure for the 2009 start-up will be to inject and capture beams in
each direction, take collision data for a few shifts at the injection
energy, and then commission the ramp to higher energy. The first
high-energy data should be collected a few weeks after the first beam
of 2009 is injected. The LHC will run at 3.5 TeV per beam until a
significant data sample has been collected and the operations team has
gained experience in running the machine. Thereafter, with the benefit
of that experience, we’ll take the energy up towards 5 TeV per beam. At
the end of 2010, we’ll run the LHC with lead-ions for the first time.
After that, the LHC will shut down and we’ll get to work on moving the
machine towards 7 TeV per beam.
August 5, 2009
Update on the flu pandemic (H1N1)
Message n° 4- 05 August 2009
New strategy in the fight against the pandemic
Since
our last update, the flu pandemic (H1N1) 2009 has continued to spread
throughout the world. Information from WHO on the epidemiological
situation no longer allows them to accurately define the countries
where the risk of infection is higher than in Switzerland. For this
reason, the list of increased risk zones has been withdrawn. Thus,
anyone having been abroad should be considered as having been exposed
to a higher risk than in Switzerland.
The rapid evolution of the
number of cases in Switzerland and in the surrounding countries as well
as the characteristics of the pandemic virus (highly infectious and low
virulence) have lead the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) to
re-think the Swiss strategy in the fight against the pandemic.
Now
that the virus is present in Switzerland and affecting a growing number
of people, the strategy has been reviewed in order to protect people
against the increased risk of complications (young children, pregnant
women, the elderly, or those being treated for chronic disease), in
order to limit the death rate and to ensure that the local outbreaks
are kept at a low level. There is no indication of drastic increase in
the Geneva area and the best way to keep it like this is to maintain
good basic hygiene.
In concrete terms the measures taken are as follows:
·
The test for diagnosis is no longer automatic. Only serious cases of
flu (rare) and patients susceptible to complications will be given a
confirmation by means of a laboratory test and specific treatment with
Oseltamivir (Tamiflu®).
· The systematic follow-up of contacts has been dropped in favour of targeted information via the attending doctor.
·
Family doctors/General Practitioners: first point of call for treating
patients: diagnosis, treatment and declaration of cases; identification
and information to those in contact with patients.
IMPORTANT:
If you have flu symptoms, you are asked to make contact with your GP and NOT to go to the Accident and Emergency room.
General measures to be taken by flu patients:
Anyone with flu symptoms should act as though they are infected with the pandemic virus (H1N1) 2009:
·
Stay at home until one day after you no longer have symptoms and
maintain good hygiene measures (http://www.pandemia.ch/fr-ch/home.html)
to avoid infecting others, in particular those with a higher risk of
complications.
· Inform people that have been in close
contact with you in order for them to keep an eye on their health and
for them to maintain good hygiene.
· Do not go to work,
do not go shopping, avoid public transport, do not attend
demonstrations or go to creches, nurseries or schools, do not visit
those with a higher risk of complications, do not visit patients in
hospital or those in homes. If possible, avoid close contact with
those living under the same roof.
· Maintain good basic hygiene and wear a facemask when in unavoidable close contact with others.
An
anti-viral treatment should be considered if the symptoms are severe or
are worsening or if the patient presents a high risk of complications.
Today
the FOPH does not recommend any travel restrictions in agreement with
WHO. For further information on individual protection please refer to
‘Travel’ on the WHO website:
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/frequently_asked_questions/travel/en/index.html.
Further information:
Ø
The public can find out about illnesses and on the basic
recommendations of good hygiene by connecting to the official website
of the Canton of Geneva www.ge.ch/pandemie or by calling the info line
of the ‘Direction générale de la santé’ on 022 546 50 40.
Ø You can also find information and advice on the following websites:
– FOPH website on the pandemic: www.pandemia.ch
– FOPH website on flu: www.bag.admin.ch/influenza/
– Swiss Hotline FOPH: +41 (0)31 322 21 00 (from 8:00am to 6:00pm)
– ECDC (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control) http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/
–
World Health Organisation (WHO): http://www.who.int/en/index.html et
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/en/index.html
–
Frequently Asked Questions on flu pandemic vaccinations:
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/frequently_asked_questions/en/
– Only available in French but very useful links :
Foire aux questions sur la vaccination contre la grippe pandémique :
http://www.bag.admin.ch/influenza/06411/index.html?lang=fr&download=M3wBPgDB/8ull6Du36WcnojN14in3qSbnpWZa2yemE6p1rJgsYfhyt3NhqbdqIV+bay9bKbXrZ6lhuDZz8mMps2go6fo
Questions récurrentes sur les médicaments antiviraux contre la grippe pandémique (H1N1) 2009
A useful poster can be downloaded from here : http://www.euro.who.int/Document/INF/flu_protect_poster.pdf
The CERN Medical Service will keep you informed of any changes, in particular on the availability of new vaccinations.
August 3, 2009
THREE PROGRAM MANAGER VACANCIES – U.S. Department of Energy, Office of High Energy Physics
The
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of High Energy Physics has three
Program Manager vacancies which will close October 30, 2009. Please
publicize these opportunities to your scientific community.
*US Department of Energy*
Office of Science
Office of High Energy Physics
Experimental Particle Physics Non-Accelerator-Based Research
Announcement Number 09-DE-SC-HQ-045(jam)
The
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of High Energy Physics (OHEP),
located in Germantown, Maryland, is seeking to fill a position with a
Physicist who will serve as a program manager in the area of
non-accelerator-based experimental particle physics research. The DOE
OHEP program in experimental non-accelerator physics supports
fundamental research in topics in elementary particle physics that
cannot be fully investigated with particle accelerators, or are best
studied by other techniques. These research topics currently include
dark matter, dark energy, neutrino properties, proton decay, and the
highest energy cosmic and gamma rays.
Candidates for this
position should have a background including research experience and
advanced degree(s) in experimental high energy physics or closely
related fields. The selected individual will *manage a research program
in precision measurements of fundamental particle properties using
non-accelerator-based techniques, *and as such have the responsibility
to plan, coordinate, implement, and evaluate research programs and
projects in this field on a national and international level. *Specific
duties of the position include: preparing calls for proposals,
organizing independent peer reviews, recommending funding allocations,
preparing, justifying and supporting the portions of the Office’s
budget relating to non-accelerator-based research, and developing and
preparing analytical documents to communicate with top management. For
further information *on the DOE OHEP program please go to
http://www.science.doe.gov/hep/index.shtm, or contact Dr. Glen
Crawford, glen.crawford@science.doe.gov
<mailto:glen.crawford@science.doe.gov>, 301-903-5228.**
*The
salary range of this position is $120,830-$153,200. *For further
information about this position and the instructions on how to apply
and submit an application, please go to the following link:
http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx?JobID=82563415&JobTitle=Physicist&q=09-DE-SC-HQ-045+(jam)&sort=rv%2c-dtex&vw=d&re=134&FedEmp=N&FedPub=Y&caller=advanced.aspx&AVSDM=2009-08-03+00%3a03%3a00
<http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx?JobID=82563415&JobTitle=Physicist&q=09-DE-SC-HQ-045+%28jam%29&sort=rv%2c-dtex&vw=d&re=134&FedEmp=N&FedPub=Y&caller=advanced.aspx&AVSDM=2009-08-03+00%3a03%3a00>.
To
be considered for this position you must apply online. This
announcement closes October 30, 2009. It is imperative that you follow
the instructions as stated on the announcement (09-DE-SC-HQ-045(jam))
located at the website indicated above for DOE JOBS. U.S. Citizenship
is required. The Department of Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
*US Department of Energy*
Office of Science
Office of High Energy Physics
Theoretical Particle Physics Research
Announcement Number 09-DE-SC-HQ-046(jam)
The
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of High Energy Physics (OHEP),
located in Germantown, Maryland, is seeking to fill a position with a
Physicist who will serve as a program manager in the area of
theoretical particle physics research. The DOE OHEP program in
theoretical physics provides the vision and mathematical framework for
understanding and extending our knowledge of fundamental particles and
forces, space-time, and the universe. Current research activities
supported by the OHEP theoretical physics program include: calculations
in the quantum theories of elementary particles in the context of the
Standard Model; building new models that extend beyond the Standard
Model; suggesting and interpreting experimental measurements to test
these models; developing and exploiting new mathematical methods for
analyzing theoretical models; and exploiting powerful computational
facilities for theoretical calculations of importance for the
experimental HEP program.
Candidates for this position should
have a background including research experience and advanced degree(s)
in theoretical particle physics or closely related fields. The selected
individual will manage the OHEP research program in theoretical
particle physics, and as such have the responsibility to plan,
coordinate, implement, and evaluate research programs and projects in
this field on a national and international level. Specific *duties of
the position include: preparing calls for proposals, organizing
independent peer reviews, recommending funding allocations, preparing,
justifying and supporting the portions of the Office’s budget relating
to theoretical high energy physics research, and developing and
preparing analytical documents to communicate with top management. For
further information *on the DOE OHEP program please go to
http://www.science.doe.gov/hep/index.shtm, or contact Dr. Glen
Crawford, glen.crawford@science.doe.gov
<mailto:glen.crawford@science.doe.gov>, 301-903-5228.**
*The
salary range of this position is $120,830-$153,200. *For further
information about this position and the instructions on how to apply
and submit an application, please go to the following link:
http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx?JobID=82563343&JobTitle=Physicist&q=09-DE-SC-HQ-046+(jam)&sort=rv%2c-dtex&vw=d&re=134&FedEmp=N&FedPub=Y&caller=advanced.aspx&AVSDM=2009-08-03+00%3a03%3a00
<http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx?JobID=82563343&JobTitle=Physicist&q=09-DE-SC-HQ-046+%28jam%29&sort=rv%2c-dtex&vw=d&re=134&FedEmp=N&FedPub=Y&caller=advanced.aspx&AVSDM=2009-08-03+00%3a03%3a00>.
To
be considered for this position you must apply online. This
announcement closes October 30, 2009. It is imperative that you follow
the instructions as stated on the announcement (09-DE-SC-HQ-046(jam))
located at the website indicated above for DOE JOBS. U.S. Citizenship
is required. The Department of Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
*US Department of Energy*
Office of Science
Office of High Energy Physics
Physicist
Announcement Number 09-DE-SC-HQ-056 (jam)
OR
General Engineer
Announcement Number 09-DE-SC-HQ-057 (jam)
The
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of High Energy Physics (OHEP),
located in Germantown, Maryland, is seeking to fill a position with a
Physicist or Engineer who will work on the planning of new detector and
accelerator fabrication projects and the oversight of ongoing projects.
Examples of detector projects that have been developed by OHEP in the
past are the CDF, D-Zero, MINOS, and Babar detectors.
Candidates
for this position should have a background including research
experience and advanced degree(s) in high energy physics
instrumentation or closely related fields. The selected individual will
manage the OHEP research program in major instrumentation. The
successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing fabrication
projects by working with project managers at the national laboratories,
DOE site offices, and other institutions. Specific *duties of the
position include: organizing independent peer reviews, recommending
funding allocations, preparing, justifying and supporting the portions
of the Office’s budget relating to high energy physics instrumentation,
and developing and preparing analytical documents to communicate with
top management. For further information *on the DOE OHEP program please
go to http://www.science.doe.gov/hep/index.shtm, or contact Dr. Michael
Procario, michael.procario@science.doe.gov
<mailto:michael.procario@science.doe.gov>, 301-903-4801.**
*The
salary range of this position is $102,721-$153,200. *For further
information about this position and the instructions on how to apply
and submit an application, please go to the following link: Physicist,
http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx?JobID=82563116&JobTitle=Physicist&q=09-DE-SC-HQ-056+(jam)&sort=rv%2c-dtex&vw=d&re=134&FedEmp=N&FedPub=Y&caller=advanced.aspx&AVSDM=2009-08-03+00%3a03%3a00
<http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx?JobID=82563116&JobTitle=Physicist&q=09-DE-SC-HQ-056+%28jam%29&sort=rv%2c-dtex&vw=d&re=134&FedEmp=N&FedPub=Y&caller=advanced.aspx&AVSDM=2009-08-03+00%3a03%3a00>;
General
Engineer,
http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx?JobID=82563480&JobTitle=General+Engineer&q=09-DE-SC-HQ-057+(jam)&sort=rv%2c-dtex&vw=d&re=134&FedEmp=N&FedPub=Y&caller=advanced.aspx&AVSDM=2009-08-03+00%3a03%3a00
<http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx?JobID=82563480&JobTitle=General+Engineer&q=09-DE-SC-HQ-057+%28jam%29&sort=rv%2c-dtex&vw=d&re=134&FedEmp=N&FedPub=Y&caller=advanced.aspx&AVSDM=2009-08-03+00%3a03%3a00>.
To
be considered for this position you must apply online. These
announcements close October 30, 2009. It is imperative that you follow
the instructions as stated on the announcement (09-DE-SC-HQ-056 (jam),
09-DE-SC-HQ-057 (jam)) located at the link indicated above. U.S.
Citizenship is required. The Department of Energy is an Equal
Opportunity Employer.
August 3, 2009
FYI THIS MONTH: JULY – 2009
HIGHLIGHTS OF DEVELOPMENTS IN WASHINGTON IMPACTING THE PHYSICS
COMMUNITY FROM FYI, THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS BULLETIN OF
SCIENCE POLICY NEWS
To read the cited FYIs, see the FYI archive
at: http://www.aip.org/fyi/2009/
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FY 2010 APPROPRIATIONS MOVING THROUGH
CONGRESS: The House passed a bill providing a 3.9 percent
increase for the DOE Office of Science, approved funding for only
one of eight Energy Innovation Hubs (#87, 93) and recommended a
1.4 percent reduction in the National Nuclear Security
Administration’s weapons activities’ budget (#94). The Senate
bill recommended a 3.0 percent increase for the Office of Science
(#89) and an increase of 0.9 percent for the NNSA’s weapons
activities (#90). The outlook for the proposed Energy
Innovation Hubs in both bills is uncertain (#95) with the
Administration moving on several fronts (#101). House floor
debate on the bill touched on a number of science-related issues
(#99).
SENATE CONFIRMATION HEARING FOR TOP NASA OFFICIALS: Senators were
supportive of the nominations of Charles F. Bolden to be the new
NASA Administrator and Lori Garver as Deputy Administrator (#88).
USGS FUNDING: The FY 2010 House bill contains a 5.9 percent
overall increase, the Senate bill a 5.8 percent increase for the
US Geological Survey (#91).
DOE OFFICE OF SCIENCE DIRECTOR: Speaking before an advisory
committee, William Brinkman discussed the FY 2010 and 2011 budget
requests, user facilities, Energy Innovation Hubs, nuclear
energy, energy and climate change, and the importance of basic
research (#92).
CALL FOR CLEAN ENERGY R&D FUNDING: Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ) and 34
Nobel Laureates called for changes in the House-passed climate
change bill in order to provide more funding for the development
of clean energy technologies (#96).
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL IMAGING AND BIOENGINEERING
FUNDING: A House bill recommended a 3.4 percent increase in FY
2010 (#97).
WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION IN STEM DISCIPLINES: A subcommittee of the
House Science and Technology Committee heard recommendations on
increasing the participation of women in science, technology, and
engineering disciplines. Rep. Vern Ehlers (R-MI) spoke of his
dismay that women only make up 21 percent of physics bachelor’s
degrees (#98).
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS BILL: As a result of an
amendment on the House floor, proposed funding for the
Mathematics and Science Partnerships increased by 3.0 percent,
the first increase since 2006. Funding outcomes for other
programs varied (#100).
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE S&T PROGRAM FUNDING: The House passed an FY
2010 appropriations bill that would cut total funding for the
three DOD science and technology programs (6.1, 6.2, 6.3) by 2.3
percent; 6.1 basic research funding would increase 4.8 percent
(#102).