Postdoctoral Researcher: Specialty Alloys & Metallurgy

Sandia Corporation; New Mexico; In loco; USD 65.000 - 90.000; Tempo pieno

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Descrizione del lavoro

Sandia National Laboratories seeks a Postdoctoral Researcher to advance chemical metallurgy for specialty alloys with enhanced magnetic, electronic, and physical properties. The role involves designing experiments, building custom liquid metal processing capabilities, and collaborating with a large multidisciplinary team.

The candidate will publish in peer-reviewed journals, present at conferences, and ensure compliance with Sandia's safety and quality programs. Onsite work is required.

Competenze

• PhD in a relevant discipline completed within the last five years.
• Strong foundation in chemical metallurgy with hands-on research experience.
• Proven publication record in peer reviewed journals.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance.

Mansioni

• Investigate processing microstructure–property relationships in specialty alloys (ferrous, titanium, refractory).
• Design high-temperature experiments (casting, thermodynamic/physicochemical property measurements).
• Develop analytical theory in thermodynamics and electronic structure to rationalize data.
• Lead high-temperature melt process design guided by experimentation.
• Collaborate with researchers, technicians, and students to shape the research agenda.
• Present results at internal reviews and national/international conferences; publish on schedule.

Conoscenze

Chemical metallurgy

Materials science

Publications

DOE security clearance readiness

Formazione

PhD in Materials Science & Engineering

Metallurgy related field

Descrizione del lavoro

Sandia National Laboratories seeks a Postdoctoral Researcher to advance chemical metallurgy for specialty alloys with enhanced magnetic, electronic, and physical properties. The role involves designing experiments, building custom liquid metal processing capabilities, and collaborating with a large multidisciplinary team.

The candidate will publish in peer-reviewed journals, present at conferences, and ensure compliance with Sandia's safety and quality programs. Onsite work is required.