28 jobs found in Oak Ridge, TN

Requisition Id 16569 Overview: The Grid Transients & Advanced Modeling Group in the Electrification and Energy Infrastructure Division (EEID) within the Energy Science and Technology Directorate (ESTD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate to perform R&D in the areas of electromagnetic transient (EMT) simulation and software development as well as dynamic and transient inverter modeling and different applications of the simulation. Selection will be based on qualifications, relevant experience, skills, and education. You should be highly self-motivated and independent in conducting research under general guidance and are expected to prepare manuscripts for scientific publication and present the work to sponsors and at conferences. The group supports the energy reliability and prosperity mission of the Energy Department (DOE) through transformative science and technology solutions, including research supporting the Office...

Requisition Id 16573 Overview: We are seeking a Technical Professional Staff member who will focus on manufacturing processes and testing for advanced polymer composites. The successful candidate will be expected to execute research and development tasks at ORNL's Manufacturing Demonstration Facility including, but not limited to: operating polymer composite manufacturing systems such as extrusion, compression molding, large area thermoplastic extrusion additive manufacturing systems, infusion and thermoforming processes designing test and demonstration articles, preparing and analyzing material samples; analyzing samples; and preparing reports of the results of such analyses. The staff will be expected to collaborate amongst groups focusing on basic and applied research in various fields related to the current projects. This position resides in the Composites Innovation Group in the Manufacturing Science Division (MSD), Energy Science and Technology Directorate (ESTD) at Oak...

Requisition Id 16572 Overview: Applicants are requested for an early career R&D Staff position to execute research and development related to microelectronics and microelectronics systems design in support of U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), and industry missions. The candidate is expected to contribute to the growth and development of research programs focused on areas such as: 1) analog, digital, and mixed-signal integrated circuit (IC) design, 2) Radio frequency (RF) and high-speed digital integrated circuits, and 3) microelectronics systems design and integration (including embedded sensors, processors, power management, etc.). The candidate may also have opportunities to contribute research and development associated to wide bandgap semiconductors and circuits, radiation-hardened electronics and systems, and printed or additively manufactured electronics. These research areas align well with DOE, DOD, and industry priorities spanning...

Requisition Id 16571 Overview: Applicants are requested for an early career R&D Staff position to execute research and development related to microelectronics and microelectronics systems design in support of U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), and industry missions. The candidate is expected to contribute to the growth and development of research programs focused on areas such as: 1) analog, digital, and mixed-signal integrated circuit (IC) design, 2) Radio frequency (RF) and high-speed digital integrated circuits, and 3) microelectronics systems design and integration (including embedded sensors, processors, power management, etc.). The candidate may also have opportunities to contribute research and development associated to wide bandgap semiconductors and circuits, radiation-hardened electronics and systems, and printed or additively manufactured electronics. These research areas align well with DOE, DOD, and industry priorities spanning...

Requisition Id 16570 Overview: The Grid Transients & Advanced Modeling Group in the Electrification and Energy Infrastructure Division (EEID) within the Energy Science and Technology Directorate (ESTD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is seeking a Research Associate to perform R&D in the one or more of the following areas: development of EMT simulation software, bulk power systems electromagnetic transient (EMT) simulations, high-fidelity dynamic and transient power electronics resources modeling, explore different intelligence algorithms to enhance ease of usage of simulations, and different applications of EMT simulations. Selection will be based on qualifications, relevant experience, skills, and education. You should be highly self-motivated and independent in conducting research under general guidance and are expected to prepare manuscripts for scientific publication and present the work to sponsors and at conferences. The group supports the energy...

Requisition Id 16562 Overview: The Analytics and AI Methods at Scale (AAIMS) group at the National Center of Computational Science (NCCS) at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is seeking motivated and talented postdoctoral research associate(s) to join our dynamic team. This role lies at the exciting intersection of High-Performance Computing (HPC) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) at scale with a particular focus on AI for Science, Natural Language Processing (NLP), and AI for Operations. Our aim is to push the boundaries of computational science by integrating advanced AI methods with state-of-the-art high-performance computing. Key Research Areas: AI for Science : Research and development of large-scale AI models for science, focusing on pre-training, instruction-based fine-tuning, and integrating human-in-the-loop reinforcement learning approaches. Responsible AI : Exploration of privacy-preserving AI techniques, enhancing AI safety, and addressing...

Requisition Id 16540 Overview: We are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate who will develop and apply computational methods based on electronic structure theory and artificial intelligence approaches with emphasis on electronic properties of a range of quantum materials important to the DOE mission, including the materials classes described below. Research efforts will include application of Quantum Monte Carlo (QMCPACK, PYQMC) density functional theory (e.g. QE, VASP, PYSCF) and associated models to describe various properties of DOE-relevant quantum materials. The Materials Theory Group has a background in using the most advanced ab-initio methods to examine electronic, topological and magnetic properties of advanced materials, their defects and their interphases. The incumbent will have opportunities to develop research methodologies as well as collaborate with experimental groups at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). This position resides in the Materials Theory...

Requisition Id 16508 Overview: We are seeking an R&D Group Leader for the Chemical Dynamics Group in the Chemical Transformations Sections, Chemical Sciences Division (CSD). The Chemical Sciences Division performs discovery and use-inspired research to understand, predict, and control the physical processes and chemical transformations, relevant to energy technologies, over a broad range of length and time scales. The foundation of the division is a strong Basic Energy Sciences (BES) portfolio focused on interfacial science that pushes the frontiers of catalysis, geosciences, separations, spatially and temporally resolved chemical imaging, energy storage, and polymer science. Neutron scattering studies are used to provide new insights into the structure and dynamics of materials and interfaces. Theory is closely integrated with chemical synthesis and characterization to gain new insights into molecular processes with the ultimate goal of predictive insights. Applied...

Requisition Id 16534 Overview: We are seeking a research and development staff who will focus on the development of modeling and control for complex systems seen in transportation, power systems and industrial processes. This position resides in the Applied Research for Mobility Research Group in the Vehicle and Mobility Systems Research Section, the Buildings and Transportation Science Division (BTSD), Energy Science and Technology Directorate, at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Major Duties/Responsibilities: Be responsible for conducting, coordinating, and reporting complex research assignments related to the modeling and control for complex systems in manufacturing (papermaking and steel making), transportation and power grid (hydropower and transmission systems, data analysis, etc.). Develop novel reduced order models for complex systems simulated by computational fluid dynamics and digital twin, performing fluid dynamics analysis, system modeling, analyzing...

Requisition Id 16525 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. We are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Advanced Computing for Chemistry and Materials Group in the National Center for Computational Sciences (NCCS), Computing and Computational Sciences Directorate (CCSD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to perform leading-edge computational chemistry/materials research and development for applications in material sciences and condensed matter physics. This role will involve performing leading-edge computational condensed matter and material sciences research and development. Priorities include the development and application of first principles methods and their incorporation into agentic AI workflows for materials discovery. Emphasis will be placed on robust,...

Requisition Id 16347 Overview: We are seeking an Emergency Management Specialist who will focus on hazards analysis. This position resides in the Emergency Management team in the Laboratory Protection Division of the Facilities and Operations Directorate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). As part of our team, you will play a critical role in developing, implementing, and evaluating emergency management exercises to ensure the readiness and resilience of ORNL in the face of various emergencies. Major Duties/Responsibilities: Serve as the senior representative for all EM technical planning functions. Assist EM staff in completing their assigned tasks Responsible for oversight of the technical planning process for the EM Team, to include the review of documents to ensure quality and accuracy, and effectively plan, and meet, mandatory document submissions and deadlines. Will regularly interact with researchers and senior management, serving as the main liaison for...

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 16492 PDAA Overview: We are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate with a strong background in organic synthesis to develop, characterize, and test new molecules for the chelation and separation of metal ions relevant to isotope production and energy. This position resides in the Chemical Separations Group in the Chemical Sciences Division, Physical Sciences Directorate (PSD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), under the mentorship of Dr. Nikki Thiele. As part of the Chemical Separations Group, you will have the opportunity to work with a multidisciplinary team comprising specialists in organic and inorganic synthesis, coordination chemistry, thermodynamics, laser spectroscopy, materials characterization, chemical separations, computational chemistry, and nuclear chemistry. Our cold labs house state-of-the-art instruments including a triple-quad ICP mass spectrometer, single-crystal X-ray diffractometer, potentiometric titrators, and ultrafast laser...

Requisition Id 16474 Overview: The Laboratory Modernization Division (LMD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is seeking qualified applicants for the position of Mission Readiness Coordinator. This position manages the Mission Readiness program and supports long-range facilities and infrastructure planning to address critical capability gaps and align planned investments with ORNL's Lab Agenda, science initiatives, and campus strategy. The successful candidate will work closely with Directorate leadership, mission support organizations, Executive Leadership, Business Services, the Office of Institutional Planning and Performance Management, and LMD planning, space, design, and project management teams to develop prioritized infrastructure actions, campus strategy objectives, the Annual Lab Plan Section 6, and a 10-year facilities and infrastructure investment profile. This position resides within LMD in the Facilities & Operations (F&O) Directorate. Major...

Requisition Id 16413 Overview: The Analytics and AI methods at Scale (AAIMS) group in the National Center for Computational Science (NCCS) is hiring Senior Research Scientist to push the frontier of AI for science such as: scientific reasoning, federated & collaborative learning, and reinforcement learning (RL) for self-improving models on leadership-class supercomputers. You'll help design, train, and evaluate AI systems that plan, reason, and take actions to accelerate discovery across domains (materials, chemistry, climate, fusion, biology, and more). NCCS operates the Frontier exascale supercomputer and world-class data facilities. This role sits at the intersection of AI at scale and HPC, giving you unmatched resources to prototype new ideas, run large ablations, and translate methods into scientific impact. Examples of Focus Areas: Agentic AI for Science: Autonomous and tool-using agents for experiment design, simulation steering, data collection, and...

Requisition Id 16411 Overview: The Analytics and AI Methods at Scale (AAIMS) group in the National Center for Computational Science (NCCS) is hiring a Research Scientist to advance the frontier of AI for science, including scientific reasoning, federated & collaborative learning, and reinforcement learning (RL) for self-improving models on leadership-class supercomputers. You'll help design, train, and evaluate AI systems that plan, reason, and take actions to accelerate discovery across domains (materials, chemistry, climate, fusion, biology, and more). NCCS operates the Frontier exascale supercomputer and world-class data facilities. This role sits at the intersection of AI at scale and HPC, giving you access to unmatched resources to prototype new ideas, run experiments, and translate methods into scientific impact. Examples of Focus Areas: Agentic AI for Science: Autonomous and tool-using agents for experiment design, simulation steering, data collection, and...

Requisition Id 16329 Overview: We are seeking an R&D Group Leader for the Functional Hybrid Nanomaterials (FHN) Group within the Nanomaterials Synthesis and Nanofabrication Section at the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS). The CNMS provides the national and international user communities access to expertise and equipment for a broad range of nanoscience research, including nanomaterials synthesis, nanofabrication, imaging/microscopy/characterization, and theory/modeling/simulation. The selected group leader will be part of the Nanomaterials Synthesis and Nanofabrication Section, which develops and applies state-of-the-art synthesis and diagnostics methods to understand growth mechanisms and function of complex materials in support of the CNMS user program and in-house theme science. As a Senior R&D Staff Member and Group Leader at the CNMS, your work will combine science with leadership. As a Group Leader, you will be instrumental in shaping and...

Requisition Id 16296 Overview: We are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate to develop AI-driven automation workflows for aberration-correction scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) to accelerate the characterization of degradation mechanisms in catalysts and electrochemical devices. This position resides in the Applied Microanalysis and Thermophysics (AMAT) Group in the Materials Analysis & Interface Science Section of the Materials Science and Technology Division (MSTD), Physical Sciences Directorate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). As part of our research team, you will collaborate with world leaders in catalysis and electrochemistry through national laboratory consortia of the Department of Energy's Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation (CMEI). Your role will be to work with the new aberration-corrected Thermo Fisher Spectra Ultra STEM to help drive the development of automated routines for analyzing catalyst structure and...

Requisition Id 16262 Overview: We are seeking a postdoctoral researcher to work at the intersection of tensor networks, quantum algorithms, scientific computing, topological physics, and quantum hardware. As part of our team, you will perform research to develop new scalable quantum simulation algorithms, based on multi-linear representation theory, and apply them to real world applications spanning qubit engineering to quantum algorithmic analysis to applications across the physical sciences (condensed-matter or high energy physics, data science). You will Interpret, report, and present research concepts and results to national. This position resides within the Quantum Computational Science Group in the Computational Sciences and Engineering Division (CSED) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). CSED performs transdisciplinary computational science and analytics at scale to produce advancements in physical sciences, engineering, and biomedicine and health. The Quantum...

Requisition Id 16254 Overview: Do you have a passion for applying AI methods for accelerating scientific discoveries and an ability to think outside of the box in a collaborative and open environment? If so, the Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Learning Systems Group within the Data and Artificial Intelligence Systems section invites you to apply to our new postdoctoral research associate position in AI for Science. We are seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Associate to conduct cutting-edge research in artificial intelligence for scientific discovery within a national laboratory environment. The successful candidate will develop and apply advanced machine learning techniques-including multimodal AI, computer vision, and large language models-to complex scientific and engineering challenges. This role emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration, scalable data systems, and impactful research aligned with mission-driven science. As a postdoctoral researcher, you will...