Lab-provided benefits that help you balance work and life include onsite childcare, credit union, flexible work schedules, generous leave and vacation programs, and much more. A wide variety of social clubs at Argonne promote fellowship and diversity. You can work at Argonne and have a life of interest and fulfillment.

Here are just some of the ways that Argonne helps you maintain your balance:

Flexible Work Options

• Alternate work schedules
• Telecommuting as your job allows
• Leave and Time Off

Health and Fitness

• Virgin Pulse wellness program
• Bikeshare program
• Fitness center
• Exercise Club

Parental and Family Support

• Adoption assistance
• On-site childcare 
• Dependent care flexible spending account that allows you to contribute up to $5,000 pre-tax dollars per calendar year to cover the cost of child or elder daycare
• Parental leave and school visitation leave
• Nursing/Lactation Rooms

• Employee Assistance Program

Personal and Professional Growth

• Unpaid entrepreneurial leave that enables the pursuit of entrepreneurial activities using Laboratory intellectual property
• Unpaid sabbatical leave that enables the pursuit of professional goals
• Employee Resource Groups
• Argonne Leadership Institute
• Dual Career Support
  Argonne is a member of the Greater Chicago Midwest-Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (GCM-HERC). Membership provides a direct link with multiple employers and universities in the Chicago region, in addition to career development resources. GCM-HERC’s Dual Career Office assists dual-career couples identify opportunities to best meet their needs as a family.