Postdoc: Particle Beam & Accelerator Physics

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Livermore (CA); Hybrid; USD 122,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation Assistance

Education Reimbursement Program

Flexible schedules

Job summary

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory seeks a Postdoctoral Researcher to advance computational particle accelerator and warm dense matter physics. You will help develop bremsstrahlung targets for multi‑pulse radiography and perform transport and Monte Carlo simulations, data analysis, and visualization with senior staff guidance.

The role lives in the Electromagnetics Section of the National Security Engineering Division, offering a hybrid schedule with some days remote.

Qualifications

• PhD in Physics, High Energy Physics, or a closely related technical discipline.
• Experience performing research in particle accelerator physics, high energy physics, or computational physics.
• Experience with data analysis using Python, MATLAB, or similar scientific software frameworks.
• Experience with statistical analysis and uncertainty qualifications.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, demonstrated through publications and scientific presentations.

Responsibilities

• Model electron beams and accelerator transport.
• Perform hydrodynamic modeling of interactions between high energy electron beams and solid material.
• Conduct Monte Carlo simulations to study photon generation and propagation.
• Develop methods to automate simulation workflows and quantify metrics of interest under senior guidance.
• Run simulations on HPC architecture.
• Contribute to DoE milestones for multi-pulse radiography technologies.
• Present research at meetings, DoE reviews, and conferences.
• Publish results in peer‑reviewed journals.
• Collaborate with physicists, computer scientists, and materials scientists across LLNL and external institutions.

Skills

Data analysis

Effective communication

Education

PhD in Physics/High Energy Physics or related

Tools

Python

MATLAB

Job description

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory seeks a Postdoctoral Researcher to advance computational particle accelerator and warm dense matter physics. You will help develop bremsstrahlung targets for multi‑pulse radiography and perform transport and Monte Carlo simulations, data analysis, and visualization with senior staff guidance.

The role lives in the Electromagnetics Section of the National Security Engineering Division, offering a hybrid schedule with some days remote.