Beamline Scientist - MX

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ANSTO

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Position Overview

• Ongoing| Full Time | $119k - $154k +15.4% super
• Clayton Victoria based | Work-life balance | Health & Wellbeing Programs
• Unique opportunity to join a leading-edge facility and further develop your science experience
• Join a flexible workplace culture that values and respects diversity and inclusion

The Australian Synchrotron Crystallography Group consists of three single crystal X-ray diffraction beamlines, delivering world leading capabilities to the crystallographic community in Australia, New Zealand and internationally. The MX beamlines cater to a diverse range of scientific disciplines; from environmental processes, mineralogy and energy through to human health and drug discovery. The MX Beamline Scientist is a user focused role whose primary activities centre around "User Support", i.e. supporting and teaching users on how to use the MX beamlines in an independent fashion and assisting them to get the best possible results during their beamtime. The MX team works closely with our user community, providing expert advice at all stages of the experiment, and ensuring best practises in data collection and structural solution are followed. All members of the team participate in outreach activities to publicise and promote the suite of scientific techniques available at the Australian Synchrotron and to extend the reach of synchrotron science

The role includes significant technical elements around the MX1, MX2 and MX3 beamlines. Beamline scientists are required to maintain and develop hardware and software, as well as troubleshoot and solve equipment, controls and software downtime and issues in a timely manner to support the completion of user experiments. The MX team works collaboratively with scientific, technical, operational and support teams throughout the facility.

As well as maintaining the beamlines on a day-to-day basis, all members of the team are involved in development projects to extend the capabilities of the three crystallography beamlines and increase scientific outcomes for our user communities. This role, Beamline Scientist - MX (Structural Biology), represents an opportunity to be part of a team developing advanced experimental techniques in crystallography (e.g. serial crystallography, in situ and dynamic crystallography).

"We are looking for an agile, enthusiastic and team-focused scientist, ready to join our supportive and flexible team in delivering and extending synchrotron-based crystallography techniques in Australia." - Rachel Williamson, Group Manager - Crystallography

• Day-to-day maintenance and set up of the MX beamlines systems;
• Provide scientific and experimental support, advice and training to national and international synchrotron beamline users, ensuring outcomes from allocated beam-time are maximised and the user experience is optimal;
• Provide advice, guidance and training for data processing and interpretation during and after experiments;
• Develop detailed knowledge of relevant scientific and technological advances to provide the best possible scientific outcomes, user support and beamline improvements;
• Promote beamline activities and facility benefits to the scientific community to increase facility profile, to identify, attract and engage new users and to grow the synchrotron research community;
• Engage with industrial and commercial clients to promote, develop and deliver techniques to Australian Industry;
• Remain scientifically productive; through developing your own research, working with industry, or beamline development activities.

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ANSTO leverages great science to deliver big outcomes. We partner with scientists and engineers and apply new technologies to provide real-world benefits. Our work improves human health, saves lives, builds our industries and protects the environment. ANSTO is the home of Australia's most significant landmark and national infrastructure for research. Thousands of scientists from industry and academia benefit from gaining access to state-of-the-art instruments every year.

ANSTO offers training and development, performance-based salary increases and an extensive range of leave provisions to help employees balance work and personal commitments.

• 18 days personal/carers leave for each year of service
• 3 days paid leave between Christmas and New Year
• Generous parental leave provisions:
  • 18 weeks Parental leave for primary caregiver
  • 14 weeks Parental leave for secondary caregiver (with incremental increase to a maximum of 18 weeks effective 01/03/2027)
• Annual flu vaccinations
• Cultural, Naidoc and First Nations ceremonial leave

If you want to join a world class organisation that's making a difference in the lives of Australians, apply now!

For further technical information relating to this position please refer to the Position Description or contact Rachel Williamson on (04) 1935 1988. For all other queries please contact Talent Acquisition on +61 (02) 9717 3***.

To be eligible for appointment, applicants will require a security and pre-employment medical assessment.

** Previous applicants need not reapply.

Application closing date: 10 August 2026 at 11:59pm.

All applicants must be Australian citizens.

In order to solve great challenges, we need great minds and great teams. At ANSTO, we understand that diverse teams produce better outcomes and we value the merit that a diverse perspective can bring to our team. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, primary carers, those with a disability, and women in STEM. ANSTO is a charter member of the Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) initiative and is proudly taking action to create a gender-inclusive workforce.