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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Computational Materials Science for Nuclear Fuels and Advanced Reactors Los Alamos National Laboratory in United States
Degree Level
Postdoc
Field of study
Materials Science
Funding
The initial postdoctoral appointment is for two years, with a possible third-year extension depending on performance and funding availability. Candidates may be nominated for a Director's Fellowship and outstanding candidates may be considered for the Darleane Christian Hoffman, Richard P. Feynman, J. Robert Oppenheimer, or Frederick Reines Fellowships. U.S. citizens may also be considered for the Metropolis Postdoctoral Fellowship in Computational Physics. The position includes LANL employee be
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Los Alamos National Laboratory
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Los Alamos National Laboratory is seeking postdoctoral researchers to join the Materials Science in Structure Property Relations Group (MST-8) within its Materials Science and Technology Division. The work is based in Los Alamos, New Mexico, in a multidisciplinary national laboratory environment focused on strategic science and advanced energy and nuclear systems.
The research addresses multiscale problems in nuclear materials and reactor systems, including oxide, metallic, and non-oxide ceramic fuels, pellet-cladding mechanical and chemical interactions, and advanced metal hydride moderator materials. Researchers may develop fuel-performance models that connect lower-length-scale simulations to mechanistic and predictive models for existing light-water reactors and advanced terrestrial and space reactors.
Additional projects involve mesoscale modeling of hydrogen behavior in metals, fission-gas behavior in nuclear fuel, ceramic sintering, fuel mechanics, and computational studies of advanced reactor concepts. The group also applies artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science, and uncertainty quantification to multiscale materials performance, alongside the development of high-performance scientific software.
The research environment supports connections across finite-element analysis, phase-field modeling, molecular dynamics, density functional theory, multiphysics frameworks, and parallel scientific code development. Depending on expertise and interests, the postdoctoral researcher may contribute across several computational materials science projects involving materials behavior under extreme conditions and predictive modeling for nuclear technologies.
Funding details
The initial postdoctoral appointment is for two years, with a possible third-year extension depending on performance and funding availability. Candidates may be nominated for a Director's Fellowship and outstanding candidates may be considered for the Darleane Christian Hoffman, Richard P. Feynman, J. Robert Oppenheimer, or Frederick Reines Fellowships. U.S. citizens may also be considered for the Metropolis Postdoctoral Fellowship in Computational Physics. The position includes LANL employee be
What's required
Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in materials science, nuclear engineering, or a closely related discipline earned within the last five years. Candidates should demonstrate independent and collaborative computational materials science research at engineering or microscale levels; understanding of defect behavior, microstructure evolution, and material properties under extreme conditions; ability to create and implement models for complex material behavior; experience running high-performance simulation tools; and strong oral and written communication. Desired qualifications include finite-element or phase-field simulations, familiarity with MOOSE or comparable multiphysics frameworks such as BISON, MARMOT, or Centipede, multiscale modeling, uncertainty quantification, sensitivity analysis, calibration or statistical methods, parallel-code development, and AI-tool development or deployment. Applicants should submit a CV including peer-reviewed publications and invited talks, a cover letter addressing the requirements, and three references. Certain federal restrictions apply to nationals of specified countries who are not lawful permanent residents.
How to apply
Apply online through the LANL Jobs portal. Email inquiries, a cover letter, CV with peer-reviewed publications and invited talks, and contact information for three references to Conor Galvin at [email protected]. Applications will be reviewed continuously until the position is filled.
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