Job Summary

RadiaSoft is seeking an early career technical writer with a strong scientific background and an interest in marketing. Effective collaboration with technical, marketing and management personnel is required.

Responsibilities and Duties

The Scientific Technical Writer must effectively convey complex scientific concepts and software technologies to a broad audience. Writing and editing of text is required for websites, wiki pages, brochures, advertisements, software user manuals, social media postings, grant proposals, journal articles and conference presentations. The Scientific Technical Writer will conduct systematic searches of relevant scientific literature, as well as business reports on emerging technologies. Success will involve collaboration with RadiaSoft management, external marketing vendors, product managers, scientific researchers and software developers. This position provides an opportunity to participate in marketing activities and management of sales leads, including possible travel to scientific conferences.

Qualifications and Skills

The successful applicant will have a BS and MS in physics or closely related fields. A strong portfolio of technical writing examples is required. Other desirable expertise includes an understanding of software development, particle accelerator technology, medical physics, X-ray optics, plasma physics or machine learning. Experience in business development, marketing or sales is also of interest.

Requirements to avoid having your application rejected for non-compliance

1) You must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States, without any need for RadiaSoft to sponsor you.

2) The position requires relocation to Boulder, Colorado. The company will reimburse expenses, with details to be discussed after an offer has been made.

3) A cover letter must be attached to this application.

4) A resume or CV must be attached to this application.

5) You must complete the phone screening within 5 business days.

6) The anticipated start date for this position is January 6, 2020. You must meet all degree requirements by this date and you must be able to begin work during the month of January.

Benefits

RadiaSoft offers a challenging, team-oriented work environment, competitive salaries and an excellent benefit package, including health insurance, short-term and long-term disability, a 401k with employer matching, flexible hours, and annual performance bonuses. Opportunities are provided for long-term career development and professional success.

All aspects of employment, including the decision to hire, promote, discipline or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status or military service. RadiaSoft is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Our goal is to develop a diverse workforce that is representative of the citizens we serve.

About the Company

RadiaSoft conducts over $3M annually in contract R&D for a wide range of customers, including the federal government, national laboratories, universities, and companies. We are also actively engaged with numerous scientific collaborators across the United States and worldwide. Our core competencies include: particle accelerator modeling and design for medical, energy and science applications; machine learning to improve experimental diagnostics and solve scientific problems; laser-plasma and beam-plasma interactions; computational fluid dynamics and MHD; beam interactions with matter and the resulting activation; radiation shielding design; thermal/structural/vacuum modeling and design; X-ray optics; distributed and parallel computing; and cloud computing. RadiaSoft is developing Sirepo, a framework for browser-based GUIs that bring scientific computing to the cloud, http://www.sirepo.com