We Are:
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 at locations around the world, including deep underground mines in South Dakota and Canada, mountaintops in Arizona and Chile, and the South Pole.
We are strategic risk takers, innovators, and collaborators. We are engineers, scientists, technicians, administrative professionals. We are 1,800 employees advancing knowledge for the benefit of humankind. Fermilab has been at the forefront of particle physics for more than 40 years. We build world-leading accelerators and detectors to conduct some of the most advanced particle physics experiments possible. We collect and analyze the data from those experiments with some of the most powerful computers in the world. We conduct this research on a 6,800-acre prairie, 35 miles outside Chicago, a treasure that has been designated a National Environmental Research Park.
You Will:
The Head of the Office of Communication reports to the Laboratory Director and is responsible for providing strategic leadership to deliver outstanding external and internal communication to advance the Laboratory’s brand, reputation, and mission on a national and international scale. Responsible for enhancement of the Laboratory’s distinctive profile as America’s premier particle physics and accelerator laboratory. Directs internal communication to ensure alignment and engagement across the Laboratory
Coordinate with Office of Education and Public Outreach and laboratory leadership in support of community relations, outreach, and events. Partner closely with Laboratory leadership to develop and execute a strategic plan for communication; work to facilitate a coordinated and effective approach to communications across the laboratory. Advise the Laboratory Director and other senior management on a broad range of internal and external communications.
Work in collaboration with partners including the Department of Energy, the University of Chicago, and the Universities Research Association.