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ID: 25-1654 Location: Saskatoon, SK

The Machine Director provides technical, strategic and operational leadership and vision for the accelerator systems and affiliated infrastructure at the Canadian Light Source. This includes guiding long-term development initiatives, overseeing system enhancements, and ensuring alignment with CLS strategic objectives. Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer and working closely with the Chief Science Officer and the rest of the Executive Team, the Machine Director is accountable for the overall performance, reliability, and advancement of CLS accelerator operations. The role is central to maintaining the operational excellence and scientific capability of the facility.

The Canadian Light Source (CLS) operates a state-of-the-art 2.9 GeV synchrotron, designed around a 12-cell double bend achromat lattice with a total circumference of 170.88 meters. This third-generation light source features 12 straight sections, each 5.2 meters in length, optimized for insertion devices such as undulators and wigglers. The storage ring supports a beam current of 220 mA and achieves a horizontal emittance of 18.1 nm-rad, enabling high-brightness synchrotron radiation across a broad spectral range. The upstream accelerator complex is a 220 keV thermionic RF electron source, a six-section LINAC boosting energy to 250 MeV, and a booster ring that ramps the beam to full energy before injection into the storage ring. The CLS is equipped with a diverse array of insertion devices, including superconducting wigglers and APPLE-II undulators, tailored for advanced materials research, life sciences, and environmental studies. With a cavity frequency of 500 MHz and a harmonic number of 285, the facility ensures precise control over beam dynamics and photon output.