Postdoc: Experimental Aerosol Microphysics Validation

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Onsite facilities and benefits

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Los Alamos National Laboratory's Center for Aerosol-gas Forensics (CAFE) seeks an experimental postdoctoral researcher to validate next-generation nuclear fallout models. You will lead cloud chamber experiments, generate aerosol mass spectrometry data, and analyze results with Python to validate microphysical models.

Based in Los Alamos, NM, you will work with modelers and experimentalists to connect measurements to high-temperature nucleation and LES of nuclear test data, publishing in

Qualifications

• PhD completed within the last five years or by start of appointment.
• Demonstrated expertise in aerosol measurements and microphysical analysis.
• Experience publishing in peer-reviewed journals.

Responsibilities

• Run cloud chamber experiments and generate aerosol data.
• Analyze measurements with Python to validate microphysical models.
• Collaborate with modelers; publish findings in peer-reviewed journals.

Skills

Aerosol measurements

Aerosol mass spectrometry data

Python data analysis

Independent & collaborative research

Education

Ph.D. in Atmospheric or Earth System Science, Chemistry, Environmental/Mechanical/Aerospace Physics or related STEM field

Tools

Python

Cloud chamber

Aerosol mass spectrometry instruments

Job description

Los Alamos National Laboratory's Center for Aerosol-gas Forensics (CAFE) seeks an experimental postdoctoral researcher to validate next-generation nuclear fallout models. You will lead cloud chamber experiments, generate aerosol mass spectrometry data, and analyze results with Python to validate microphysical models.

Based in Los Alamos, NM, you will work with modelers and experimentalists to connect measurements to high-temperature nucleation and LES of nuclear test data, publishing in