Postdoc: Computational Thermofluids & Heat Transfer

Los Alamos National Laboratory; Los Alamos (NM); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental and vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

Paid leave and holidays

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, NM, seeks a postdoctoral researcher to develop computational heat and fluid methods and software within the Truchas Team (CAI-2). You will work with a mentor to define a research plan and produce publishable results for journals and conferences.

The team focuses on heat transfer, phase change, multiphase flows, and related advanced manufacturing modeling, delivering production-grade software and methods for scientific discovery.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in applied mathematics, physics, mechanical engineering, or related field soon to be completed or completed within the last five years.

Responsibilities

• Develop computational heat and fluid methods and software for research and publication.
• Propose a research plan with a mentor and produce results for journals and conferences.
• Collaborate within the CAI-2 group on advanced manufacturing modeling and numerical methods.

Skills

Heat transfer

Fluid dynamics

Fortran

C++

Python

Education

Ph.D. in applied mathematics, physics, mechanical engineering, or related field (recent)

Tools

MPI

Unit testing

CI/CD

Job description

Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, NM, seeks a postdoctoral researcher to develop computational heat and fluid methods and software within the Truchas Team (CAI-2). You will work with a mentor to define a research plan and produce publishable results for journals and conferences.

The team focuses on heat transfer, phase change, multiphase flows, and related advanced manufacturing modeling, delivering production-grade software and methods for scientific discovery.