16 postdoctoral research associate jobs found

Requisition Id 16797 Overview: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the largest science and energy laboratory within the U.S. Department of Energy, conducts cutting-edge basic and applied research to deliver transformative solutions that advance national energy and security priorities. The Biosciences Division (BSD) within the Biological and Environmental Systems Science Directorate (BESSD) is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate to join the Microbial Engineering Group. In this role, you will develop next-generation genetic tools for non-model microorganisms, enabling precise genome engineering in microbial systems relevant to the emerging bioeconomy. These tools will accelerate our ability to interrogate genotype-phenotype relationships, expand fundamental understanding of microbial physiology, and support the development of design rules for engineering microbes for energy and environmental applications. ORNL's multidisciplinary research environment brings together...

Requisition Id 16802 Overview: We are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate for the development and application of advanced multiphysics simulations, and machine learning (ML) methods relevant to additive manufacturing (AM), virtual manufacturing, material characterization, topology optimization, and real-time sensing. This position resides in the Computational Sciences and Engineering Division (CSED) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). CSED focuses on transdisciplinary computational science and analytics at scale to enable scientific discovery across the physical sciences, engineered systems, and biomedicine and health. It provides foundations and advances in quantum information sciences to enable quantum computers, devices, and networked systems. It develops community applications, data assets, and technologies and provides assurance to build knowledge and impact in novel, crosscut-science outcomes. The candidate will be a postdoctoral researcher within the...

Requisition Id 16720 Overview: Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest US Department of Energy science and energy laboratory, conducting basic and applied research to deliver transformative solutions to compelling problems in energy and security. The Environmental Sciences Division of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) seeks a creative individual for a postdoctoral research associate position in ORNL's Center for Radiation Protection Knowledge (CRPK). The candidate will work with experts in computational radiation dosimetry and risk assessment. The candidate should be an independent thinker and able to participate creatively in defining and refining research directions. M a jo r Duties/Responsibilities: The successful candidate will interact with a team of scientists and engineers at ORNL in a variety of projects involving internal and external dosimetry and radiation risk analysis The CRPK provides technical assistance to U.S. federal agencies involved in...

Requisition Id 16779 Overview: We are accepting applications for Postdoctoral Research Associate positions in Data Science for Advanced Manufacturing that will focus on the development of next-generation, data-driven manufacturing systems that integrate artificial intelligence, real-time sensing, and digital twins to transform how critical components are designed, produced, and qualified. The selected candidates will conduct research in data science and AI to develop scalable, deployable methodologies to assess and to improve manufacturing quality, efficiency, and certification readiness. This position resides in the Manufacturing Systems Analytics group in the Digital and Secure Manufacturing Section, Manufacturing Science Division, Energy Science and Technology Directorate (ESTD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). You will work at the MDF to advance digital manufacturing technologies and to accelerate their deployment to industry and national scale applications. The...

Requisition Id 16522 Overview: We are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate to conduct advanced materials research focused on the development of cast, additively manufactured, and wrought aluminum alloys. The position will allow significant interactions with researchers of varying backgrounds and other opportunities for professional development. This position lives in the Alloy Behavior and Design Group in the Materials Science and Technology Division (MSTD), Physical Sciences Directorate (PSD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). This position lives in the Alloy Behavior and Design Group in the Materials Science and Technology Division (MSTD), Physical Sciences Directorate (PSD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). The selected candidate will work with multiple other groups within MSTD on the physical metallurgy of aluminum alloys for various applications including automotive, aerospace, and thermal management. Projects will include application of physical...

Requisition Id 16723 Overview: We are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate with expertise in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) for multiscale physical systems. This position resides in the Computational Sciences and Engineering Division ( CSED ) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). CSED focuses on transdisciplinary computational science and analytics at scale to enable scientific discovery across the physical sciences, engineered systems, and biomedicine and health. It provides foundations and advances in quantum information sciences to enable quantum computers, devices, and networked systems. It develops community applications, data assets, and technologies and provides assurance to build knowledge and impact in novel, crosscut-science outcomes. The selected candidate will join the Multiscale Materials (MsM) group within the Advanced Computing Methods for Physical Sciences Section in CSED. The MsM group is dedicated to delivering multiscale,...

Requisition Id 16602 Overview: We are seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher who will focus on conducting, coordinating, and reporting complex research assignments related to advanced thermal and energy system technologies. This position resides in the Multifunctional Equipment Integration Group in the Thermal System Science Research Section, Buildings and Transportation Science Division, Energy Science and Technology Directorate, at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Major Duties/Responsibilities: The successful candidate will be responsible for conducting, coordinating, and reporting complex research assignments related to advanced thermal and energy system technologies, including: Conduct experimental and analytical research to evaluate advanced thermal and energy technologies, including energy-efficient building systems, thermal-fluid processes, industrial heating applications, data center thermal management, and other emerging energy technologies. Develop and operate...

Requisition Id 16715 Overview: We are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate who will use multiscale modeling and simulation to develop probabilistic lifing frameworks for high-temperature alloys and extreme environment structural materials. A strong background in mechanical behavior of materials is required. Demonstrated experience in the implementation of nonlinear constitutive models in commercial (e.g. Abaqus, ANSYS, etc.) and/or open-source finite element (FE) codes (e.g., MOOSE, DAMASK, etc.) is required. Experience with microstructural modeling (e.g. crystal plasticity) applied to fatigue and ductile fracture is preferred. You will be expected to collaborate with research staff and industry partners to support certification and qualification efforts for components produced by various advanced manufacturing processes. This position resides in the Deposition Science and Technology Group in the Manufacturing Science Division (MSD), Energy Science and Technology...

Requisition Id 16722 Overview: We are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate within the Advanced Machining and Machine Tool Research Group who will focus on developing, evaluating, and demonstrating advanced manufacturing technologies related to machining processes, machine tool performance, process monitoring, machine tool metrology, and/or manufacturing system integration. The successful candidate will support research and development projects that advance the state of the art in machining science, machine tool design and characterization, manufacturing process optimization, and digital manufacturing workflows. This position resides in the Advanced Machining and Machine Tool Research Group in the Manufacturing Science Division, Energy Science and Technology Directorate, at Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Manufacturing Demonstration Facility. Major Duties/Responsibilities: Support research projects in advanced machining, machine tool systems, process monitoring,...

Requisition Id 16612 Overview: We are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate to conduct advanced materials research focused on the development of non-ferrous (Aluminum, Nickel, Refractory) alloys. The position will allow significant interactions with researchers of varying backgrounds and other opportunities for professional development. This position lives in the Alloy Behavior and Design Group in the Materials Science and Technology Division (MSTD), Physical Sciences Directorate (PSD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). The selected candidate will work with multiple other groups within MSTD on the physical metallurgy of non-ferrous alloys for various applications including aerospace, automotive, and thermal management applications. Projects will include application of physical metallurgy principles to contribute to development of alloys with desirable advances in mechanical properties, thermal/electrical properties, and processability. A background in casting,...

Requisition Id 16704 Overview: We are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate who will focus on AI-enabled plant ecophysiology to improve mechanistic understanding and predictions of ecosystem responses to environmental change. This position resides in the Ecosystem Processes Group in the Environmental Sciences Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). The selected candidate will work with Dr. Jeffrey Warren and Dr. Lianhong Gu and collaborate with researchers in the ORNL Terrestrial Ecosystem Science (TES) Scientific Focus Area (SFA) to integrate experimental measurements and trait databases to assess ecosystem response to environmental forcing. The primary research focus is AI-forward, experiment-driven. This position encourages leveraging AI/ML methods to assess plant physiological responses to current or imposed environmental conditions. Research may leverage: Laboratory, growth chamber and field experimental data, and/or new measurements to quantify molecular...

Requisition Id 16491 PDAA Overview: We are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate who will focus on the LEGEND program's search for neutrinoless double-beta decay of Ge-76. This position resides in the Neutrino Research Group in the Fundemental Nuclear & Particle Physics Section, Physics Division, Physical Sciences Directorate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). As part of our research team, you will play an active role in the search for neutrinoless double-beta decay of Ge-76 with the LEGEND-200 experiment, currently operating at LNGS, help lead the R&D, design, and implementation of the LEGEND-1000 experiment, and pursue R&D that extends the physics potential of low-background, rare-event searches. The successful candidate will work closely with a range of students, other postdoctoral fellows, scientific and engineering staff, visiting scholars, as well as a large network of international collaborators. Networking opportunities extend to the group's...

Requisition Id 16712 Overview: We are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate in inorganic or materials chemistry/science or chemical engineer who will focus on separation, processing, and characterization of inorganic sorbents/membranes/solvent extraction for critical mineral extraction from brines, minerals, and coal ash. This position resides in the Nanomaterials Chemistry Group in the Separations and Polymer Chemistry Section, Chemical Sciences Division, Physical Sciences Directorate, at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). This METALLIC (Minerals to Materials Supply Chain Facility) project will develop materials and processing technologies that will result in a transformational improvement in gallium and Germanium and rare earth magnetic material extraction methods from naturally occurring concentrated brines, coal and coal ash, minerals and recycled magnets and batteries. Success will enable a fundamental shift in the domestic critical material supply curve while...

Requisition Id 16556 Overview: The Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is seeking a research vapor phase synthetic material scientist who will focus on the chemical evaluation of vapor grown high temperature ceramic and ceramic composite systems and their relationship to microstructure and performance metrics. This position resides in the Ceramics and Ceramic Composites (CCC) Group, Materials Processing Science and Engineering (MPSE) Section of the Materials Science and Technology Division (MSTD), Physical Sciences Directorate (PSD). The individual will also interact and coordinate with other team members in other ORNL Research Divisions. As part of our research team, you will collaborate with senior technical staff who are world leaders in ceramic science and engineering through sponsorship from the US Department of Energy Critical Materials Energy Infrastructure HEGO and AMMTO offices. Your role will be to elucidate synthetic approaches on materials properties using the...

Berkeley Lab's (LBNL) Biological Systems and Engineering (BSE) Division has an opening for a Computational Postdoctoral Fellow to join the Quantitative Modeling Group led by Héctor García Martín! In this exciting role, you will leverage Artificial Intelligence, data science, mechanistic models, robotics, and synthetic biology to enable quantitative predictions of biological systems and support the development of self-driving laboratories. You will contribute to the design of cells and other biological systems to a specification, with the final goal of enabling the full potential of biomanufacturing to create enhanced-performance products, diminish supply chain disruptions, produce environmental benefits, address national security needs, and create new jobs and industries. You will have the opportunity to work collaboratively to integrate microbial phenotypic data (e.g., fluxomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics) into quantitative computational models capable of...

Requisition Id 16041 Level: RP04 Overview: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) invites applications for a senior scientific leadership position to advance the science and technology of materials for extreme environments, with an emphasis on the convergence of fusion and fission structural materials, reactor core materials innovation, and the expansion of nuclear materials research capabilities. This position resides in the Radiation Effects and Microstructural Analysis Group (REMAG) within the Materials in Extreme Environments Section of the Materials Science and Technology Division in ORNL's Physical Sciences Directorate. Working in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fusion Energy Sciences (FES), Office of Nuclear Energy (NE), and Office of Basic Energy Sciences (BES), as well as industry, universities, and other external stakeholders, the selected candidate will leverage internationally recognized expertise in nuclear materials science to...