The Senior Program Officer – Research and Lab Operations, Quantum Sensing for Subatomic Physics (QSSP), reporting to the QSSP PI, provides high-level administrative, operational, financial, and program-management support for a major research program in physics. The role supports the PI’s research activities and program-building efforts, including national and international collaborations, trainees, visitors, proposals and reporting, events, travel, financial tracking, lab and program operations, and external partnerships.
The incumbent serves as a central administrative point of contact for Prof. Leach and the QSSP research program, working across Queen’s and with external collaborators and partner organizations to help ensure that priorities, logistics, reporting requirements, documentation, and administrative processes are managed effectively.
The recent QSSP program focuses on developing new concepts and techniques rooted in quantum sensing and manipulation to address fundamental questions in subatomic physics, including neutrino physics, weak interactions, and searches for physics beyond the Standard Model. The program spans superconducting sensors, levitated optomechanics,



and quantum optics and includes partners across Queen’s, the McDonald Institute, with national and international major research facilities, universities, laboratories, and industry partners. By advancing the measurement tools used to study neutrinos, weak interactions, and rare nuclear processes, the program contributes to Canada’s leadership in fundamental science while also developing technologies, training, and partnerships with broader impact across quantum sensing, nuclear science, and precision measurement.
The Senior Program Officer – Research and Lab Operations will play a central role in building and maintaining the administrative, financial, operational, and coordination systems needed to support a complex research enterprise. The position will work closely with the McDonald Institute staff and is intended for someone who is highly organized, collaborative, and comfortable working with students, postdoctoral fellows, staff, faculty, university offices, funders, external collaborators, and institutional partners.

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📌 Senior Program Officer (Manitoba)
🏢 McDonald Institute
📍 Manitoba