Postdoctoral Fellow, Materials Theory & Computation

Los Alamos National Security LLC; Los Alamos (NM); On-site; USD 85,000 - 104,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental & Vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

PTO & holidays

Tuition assistance

401(k) retirement plan

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Los Alamos National Laboratory seeks postdoctoral researchers to advance computational physics and chemistry of materials. You will push the boundaries of theory and simulation, addressing problems from atomic to continuum scales in a collaborative environment.

Successful candidates will publish original research, collaborate across disciplines, and may be nominated for LANL-funded fellowships. Onsite work in Los Alamos, NM, with strong opportunity for professional growth.

Qualifications

• PhD in Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science, Computer Science, or related fields; completed within the last five years or soon to be completed.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct original scientific research with peer-reviewed publications.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform outstanding research in computational physics and chemistry on properties and dynamics of materials.
• Collaborate with a wide range of theorists and experimentalists across the Laboratory.
• Publish results in peer-reviewed journals and present findings at conferences.

Skills

Electronic structure theory

Molecular dynamics

Multiscale physics

Equation of state

Materials properties

Hot dense matter physics

Machine learning in materials

Quantum information science

Scientific publication

Communication skills

Education

PhD in Physics/ Chemistry/ Materials Science/ CS

Job description

Los Alamos National Laboratory seeks postdoctoral researchers to advance computational physics and chemistry of materials. You will push the boundaries of theory and simulation, addressing problems from atomic to continuum scales in a collaborative environment.

Successful candidates will publish original research, collaborate across disciplines, and may be nominated for LANL-funded fellowships. Onsite work in Los Alamos, NM, with strong opportunity for professional growth.