26 postdoctoral research associate jobs found in Knoxville, TN

Requisition Id 16967 Overview: Our team is looking for a driven Postdoctoral Researcher with a strong background in polymer chemistries to support our advanced fiber manufacturing initiatives. This role involves conducting research on both scaling up and developing precursor chemistries for advanced fiber production, as well as advancing fiber technologies for composite systems. The successful candidate will manage several projects concurrently, help shape new research directions within their field, and collaborate closely with ORNL staff, industry professionals, and academic partners. Based within the Advanced Fibers Manufacturing Group in the Manufacturing Science Division (MSD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), this position provides an exciting opportunity to work at the forefront of materials innovation and play a key role in driving forward significant advances in fiber technologies. Major Duties/Responsibilities: Developing cutting-edge polymer chemistries...

Requisition Id 16915 Overview: We are seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher with a strong background in composite material development, technology development from lab to large scale, and processing of materials under high temperature pyrolysis. The candidate will aid staff in conducting high quality research by developing, integrating, and deploying materials to be used for geothermal casing related harsh environments applications. A background in polymer chemistry research or related fields, composite material development, material science, and data analysis is preferred. Strong communication and program management skills are required. This position resides in the Carbon Fiber Technology Facility (CFTF) and the work is performed at the Manufacturing Demonstration Facility (MDF) in the Manufacturing Sciences Division (MSD), Energy Sciences and Technology Directorate (ESTD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). As part of our research team, you will engage...

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 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 16764 Overview: The National Center for Computational Sciences (NCCS) at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is seeking a postdoctoral research associate in the area of Application-driven Composable Distributed Storage. The candidate will be able to make research contributions in understanding and efficient use of distributed data storage and I/O subsystems for High-Performance Computing (HPC), scientific Artificial Intelligence (AI), and scientific edge computing. We are a leader in computational and computer science, with signature strengths in high-performance computing and data analytics with applications in a large variety of science domains. NCCS is home to some of the fastest supercomputers and storage systems in the world. This position is in the Technology Integration group within NCCS. Specific areas of research interest include: Flexible, composable storage service architectures that expose useful data container abstractions and interfaces...

Requisition Id 16984 Overview: We are seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Associate to conduct research at the intersection of quantum computing and high-performance computing (HPC). The successful candidate will contribute to the modeling, simulation, and co-design of next-generation Quantum-HPC (QHPC) architectures, with particular emphasis on integration of quantum and HPC distributed computing runtime with application and compilers to efficiently integrate quantum processors with HPC resources. The research will explore different quantum computing modalities, their architectural characteristics and system-level requirements, and their suitability for scientific applications. The candidate will develop modeling and simulation capabilities to quantitatively evaluate quantum, classical, and hybrid quantum-classical computing approaches and investigate architectural, performance, resource, and scalability tradeoffs. The position provides opportunities to conduct...

Requisition Id 16936 Overview: We are seeking a postdoctoral research associate who will focus on membrane and sorbent materials and processes for advanced separations and purification applications. This position resides in the Soft Materials and Membranes Group in the Chemical Sciences Division, Physical Sciences Directorate (PSD), at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). As part of our team, you will work on developing energy efficient and cost-effective materials and processes for energy applications. The successful candidate will focus on problems related to the separation and recovery of critical materials, gas separation, and biomass based chemical and fuel precursors. Selected candidate will be responsible for developing new and exciting ideas, building collaboration within and outside ORNL, and executing the project from idea stage to eventually generating quantifiable outcomes such as publications and invention disclosures. Major Duties/Responsibilities:...

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 16887 Overview: We are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate who will support the Ceramics and Ceramics Composites (CCC) Group within the Materials Science and Engineering Division (MSTD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), and who will focus on ORNL's continued development of methods to quantify shear (yield) strength of monolithic ceramic materials as a function of temperature. You will use and help refine techniques developed at ORNL that estimate shear strength based on the brittle-to-ductile transition, hot hardness testing, spherical indentation, and other new pending methods. Additionally, you will develop/refine finite element and numerical analysis models to portray shear strength response as a function of temperature, and to attempt to ultimately reconcile those various experimentally measured responses. Major Duties/Responsibilities: Hot hardness testing and postmortem Spherical indentation and postmortem Estimate critical particle size...

Requisition Id 16889 Overview: The National Center for Computational Sciences (NCCS) provides state-of-the-art computational and data science infrastructure for technical and scientific professionals to accelerate scientific discovery and engineering advances across a broad range of disciplines. As an important part of the broader High-Performance Computing (HPC) infrastructure, the division also hosts the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility (OLCF), a Department of Energy Office of Science User Facility. The OLCF has the charge to develop and apply transformational computational science capabilities in support of dramatic advances in our understanding of the physical world and using that knowledge to address the most pressing national and international concerns. It delivers leadership- class computing for science and engineering; focuses on grand-challenge science and engineering applications; procures largest-scale computer systems (beyond typical vendor design points) and...

Requisition Id 16875 Overview: We are seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher who will focus on the development of innovative processes and technology that can be applied to buildings and the grid. This position resides in the Multifunctional Equipment Integration Group in the Thermal Systems Science Section, Buildings and Transportation Science Division, Energy Science and Technology Directorate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Major Duties/Responsibilities: Conduct, coordinate, and report results on complex research related to following: 1) advanced electrical insulation materials; (2) advanced cooling solutions for energy systems; (3) thermal management for electronics and data centers; and (4) separation processes for building environments. Develop experimental setup, problem-solving, conduct experimental campaigns, perform materials synthesis and analysis, sub-component fabrication, process optimization and integration, and prepare technical documents and research...

Requisition Id 16867 Overview: We are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Robotics and Navigation who will focus on developing an autonomous underground exploration and mapping robotic platform. The successful candidate will (1) integrate heterogeneous sensors and onboard computing hardware; (2) develop methods for LiDAR-based simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM), autonomous navigation, trajectory planning, and point cloud mapping; and (3) deploy the developed algorithms on a physical mobile robot operating in GPS-denied, low-light, and geometrically repetitive environments. The candidate will collaborate with multidisciplinary researchers in robotics, surveying, remote sensing, and artificial intelligence. This on-site position resides in the Building Envelope Materials Research Group in the Building Technologies Research Section, Buildings and Transportation Science Division, Energy Science and Technology Directorate, at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)....

Requisition Id 16647 Overview: We are seeking a postdoctoral research associate who will focus on the physics of nonequilibrium dynamics in many-body systems. This position resides in the Quantum Heterostructures Group in the Foundational Materials Science Section, Materials Science and Technology Division, Physical Sciences Directorate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). As part of our research team, you will closely collaborate with a team that includes condensed matter theorists, experts in neutron/X-ray scattering, and experts in thin film and single crystal materials growth and characterization. You will perform cutting-edge research on theory and modeling of dynamics in condensed matters. Major Duties/Responsibilities: Development of theoretical framework for driven and open quantum systems Phenomenological modeling of dynamics/transport behaviors in complex systems, including strongly correlated electron systems Experience in analyzing data from scattering...

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 16765 Overview: The National Center for Computational Sciences (NCCS) at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is seeking a postdoctoral research associate in the area of HPC Confidential Computing and Secure Multi-tenancy. The candidate will be able to make research contributions in areas of system software architectures to support secure computing enclaves on large scale HPC and supercomputing resources. The candidate will also contribute to the development of large-scale identity and key management solutions. We are a leader in computational and computer science, with signature strengths in high-performance computing and data analytics with applications in a large variety of science domains and NCCS is home to some of the fastest supercomputers and storage systems in the world. This position is in the Technology Integration group within NCCS. Specific areas of research interest include: Integration of memory encryption, confidential computing, and...

Requisition Id 16766 Overview: The National Center for Computational Sciences (NCCS) at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is seeking a postdoctoral research associate in High-Performance Computing (HPC) system architecture and intelligent storage design. The candidate will contribute to research and development efforts in scalable storage and memory architectures, telemetry-driven system optimization, and application-driven performance analysis for HPC, scientific Artificial Intelligence (AI), and scientific edge computing. We are a leader in computational and computer science, with signature strengths in high-performance computing, system architecture, and data analytics with applications in a large variety of science domains. NCCS is home to some of the fastest supercomputers and storage systems in the world. This position is in the Technology Integration group within NCCS. Specific areas of research interest include: Telemetry collection and analysis to inform...

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 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 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...