Postdoc: AI-Driven Spectroscopy & Chemical Dynamics

UT-Battelle; Oak Ridge (TN); In loco; USD 70.000 - 90.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Competitive pay

Medical and retirement plans

Flexible work hours

Descrizione del lavoro

UT-Battelle's Oak Ridge National Laboratory seeks a Postdoctoral Research Associate to lead AI-guided, autonomous spectroscopy experiments probing short-lived chemical events in solution. The role sits in the Chemical Dynamics Group of the Chemical Sciences Division, collaborating with data scientists and theorists.

The position requires a PhD in a related field within the last five years, and emphasizes automation, ML, and strong communication skills.

Competenze

• Experience with vibrational (IR, Raman) and/or NMR spectroscopy, ideally applied to reaction kinetics or solvation in solution.
• Experience with laboratory automation, instrument control, or autonomous experimentation using Python.
• Experience applying machine learning to experimental data.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Motivated self-starter with the ability to work independently and to participate creatively in collaborative teams.

Mansioni

• Develop and operate automated spectroscopy platforms (IR, Raman, NMR) for measurements of solution-phase reactions.
• Implement AI/ML-guided, closed-loop experiments that adaptively select conditions to detect weak signals.
• Build data acquisition and analysis workflows for multimodal spectroscopic data and integrate with simulations.
• Participate in project planning and execution.
• Represent and report findings at meetings and publish in peer-reviewed journals.

Conoscenze

Python

Automation

ML experience

Communication skills

Formazione

PhD in chemistry/physics/chemical engineering

Strumenti

Infrared spectroscopy (IR)

Raman spectroscopy

NMR spectroscopy

Python for automation

Descrizione del lavoro

UT-Battelle's Oak Ridge National Laboratory seeks a Postdoctoral Research Associate to lead AI-guided, autonomous spectroscopy experiments probing short-lived chemical events in solution. The role sits in the Chemical Dynamics Group of the Chemical Sciences Division, collaborating with data scientists and theorists.

The position requires a PhD in a related field within the last five years, and emphasizes automation, ML, and strong communication skills.