12 postdoc research associate jobs found in Oak Ridge, TN

Requisition Id 14566 Overview: We are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate to advance the synthesis and characterization of novel quantum and functional materials. The position combines condensed matter physics approaches with cutting-edge AI/ML methods to gain deep fundamental understanding of new materials. The successful candidate will develop new materials systems including thin films, 2D materials, and hybrid architectures using advanced synthesis techniques (PLD, CVD, Sputtering). Your emphasis will be on the development and characterization of phenomena in novel crystalline materials relevant to applications in microelectronics, quantum information, ion transport, catalysis, etc. A key focus is leveraging in situ and operando characterization methods, particularly optical and electron spectroscopy, to understand fundamental physical mechanisms governing material properties and growth. The position offers unique opportunities to develop automated synthesis platforms...

Requisition Id 14520 Overview: We are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate who will work with advanced microscopy methods to characterize electrocatalysts, catalyst inks, and electrode structures for hydrogen technology applications. This position resides in the Electron Microscopy and Microanalysis (eMMA) Group in the Nanomaterials Characterization Section of the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS), Physical Sciences Directorate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). As part of our research team, you will collaborate with world leaders in fuel cells and electrolyzers through the Department of Energy's Million Mile Fuel Cell Truck (M2FCT) consortium aimed at enabling hydrogen as an energy carrier for heavy-duty transportation. Your role will be to work with the suite of advanced scanning transmission electron microscopes (STEM) housed in CNMS and other core facilities to help drive the research of catalyst synthesis scale-up combined with computational...

Requisition ID 14518 Overview: We are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate who will use and develop advanced microscopy methods for characterizing electrocatalysts, catalyst inks, and electrode structures for hydrogen technology applications. This position resides in the Electron Microscopy and MicroAnalysis (eMMA) Group in the Nanomaterials Characterization Section of the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS), Physical Sciences Directorate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). As part of our research team, you will collaborate with world leaders in fuel cells and electrolyzers through the Department of Energy's Roll-to-Roll and Hydrogen from Next Generation Electrolyzers of Water (H2NEW) laboratory consortia aimed at enabling hydrogen as an energy carrier. Your role will be to work with the suite of advanced scanning transmission electron microscopes (STEM) housed in CNMS and other core facilities to help drive the research of catalyst synthesis scale-up and...

Requisition Id 14661 Overview: As a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science national laboratory, ORNL has an impressive 80-year legacy of addressing the nation's most pressing challenges. Our team is made up of over 7,000 dedicated and innovative individuals! Our goal is to create an environment where a variety of perspectives and backgrounds are valued, ensuring ORNL is known as a top choice for employment. These principles are essential for supporting our broader mission to drive scientific breakthroughs and translate them into solutions for energy, environmental, and security challenges facing the nation. The Glenn T. Seaborg Institute (GTSI) of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is committed to enhancing and maintaining US capabilities in actinide science and technology by helping to attract, develop, and retain the workforce of actinide scientists to meet the needs of the nation. Topic of Interest: A deeper understanding of the fundamental behavior of the...

Requisition Id 13064 Overview: As a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science national laboratory, ORNL has an extraordinary 80-year history of solving the nation's biggest problems. We have a dedicated and creative staff of over 6,000 people! Our vision for diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) is to cultivate an environment and practices that foster diversity in ideas and in the people across the organization, as well as to ensure ORNL is recognized as a workplace of choice. These elements are critical for enabling the execution of ORNL's broader mission to accelerate scientific discoveries and their translation into energy, environment, and security solutions for the nation. The Glenn T. Seaborg Institute (GTSI) of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is committed to enhancing and maintaining US capabilities in actinide science and technology by helping to attract, develop, and retain the workforce of actinide scientists to meet the needs of the...

Requisition Id 13624 Purpose: The Manufacturing Energy Efficiency Research & Analysis (MEERA) Group in the Manufacturing Science Division (MSD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is seeking applicants for a postdoctoral research associate position in energy efficiency and decarbonization for the industry sector. This position augments ORNL's industrial energy efficiency and decarbonization team, which operates in support of DOE's Better Plants and Better Climate Challenge programs. The mission of the MEERA group is to research, analyze, and disseminate knowledge on energy, carbon, water, and material efficiency in the manufacturing sector and to develop, deploy, and promote impactful practices, tools, and technologies. The MEERA group is a part of ORNL's Manufacturing Science Division in the Energy Science and Technology Directorate. Through its energy efficiency & decarbonization technical assistance programs, the MEERA group develops a diverse portfolio of...

Requisition Id 14649 Overview: We are seeking Postdoctoral Research Associate who will focus on and contribute to the development of a next-generation high-speed electron microscopy camera for quantum materials research. This position resides in the Relativistic Nuclear and High Energy Physics group in the Physics Division of the Physical Science Directorate, at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Major Duties/Responsibilities: Develop and optimize, in collaboration with the manufacturer, a novel Timepix4-based electron detector system, ensuring high-speed data acquisition and enhanced quantum efficiency for 4D-STEM applications. Integrate the camera system into electron microscopes at ORNL, developing firmware and software for event-based continuous data streaming. Collaborate with the readout manufacturer to adapt and refine the high-speed readout electronics and synchronization system for efficient electron detection. Implement and test real-time processing...

Requisition Id 14630 Overview: We are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate to work on groundbreaking research focused on techniques for on-the-fly analysis of neutron diffraction data. 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 Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) and the High-Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) are world-leading facilities and the scientific center of a diverse, international and inclusive neutron scattering community. As a Postdoctoral Research Associate your work will directly benefit from these facilities. In this position, you will be part of a multi-disciplinary and multi-institution team developing integrated systems to automate the acquisition and interpretation of neutron scattering data. You will contribute to the development of FPGA tools for real-time processing of live...

Requisition Id 14390 Overview: The Workflow Group at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) seeks highly-motivated scientists to research and develop cutting-edge data reduction technologies. In this role you will work on some of the most challenging scientific problems facing the Department of Energy, creating new algorithms, tools, and technologies to facilitate knowledge discovery. The rate of data production at next-generation computational facilities enables scientific knowledge discovery but presents a challenge to move, store, and process the data. To maximize their science return, these facilities are forced to make tradeoffs to limit the overall cost of operations. As our facilities evolve, data sizes continue to grow at unprecedented rates, which requires new research and development in data reduction. This position is to focus on novel techniques to deal with this challenge and collaborate with a team of scientists focused on achieving our goals. Our...

Requisition Id 14427 Overview: We are seeking an X-ray and Neutron Scattering Geochemist R&D Associate who will work to understand the atomic-scale structure and reactivity of minerals, amorphous solids and liquids of geochemical interest using X-ray and neutron scattering, spectroscopic and/or methods. This position resides in the Geochemistry and Interfacial Sciences (GIS) in the Chemical Sciences Division (CSD), Physical Sciences Directorate (PSD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). As an X-ray and Neutron Scattering Geochemist R&D Associate you will conduct fundamental studies to understand the structure and reactivity of crystalline phases, amorphous materials, and species dissolved in solution using advanced in situ characterization methods. You should have a geochemical, mineralogical or related background and experience with X-ray and neutron scattering and/or spectroscopic approaches that provide atomic- to nanometer-scale information. These include,...

Requisition Id 14460 Overview: We are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate who will focus on analytical and/or computational studies of collective phenomena in quantum materials. This position resides in the Materials Theory Group of the Materials Science and Technology Division, Physical Science Directorate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). As part of our research team, you will engage in analytical and/or computational investigations of quantum materials, which exhibit novel phenomena induced by strong electron-electron or electron-lattice interactions and/or a nontrivial band topology. Experience in theoretical studies of quantum materials is required. This includes, but is not limited to, quantum many-body theory, including density matrix renormalization group, dynamical mean-field theory, quantum and classical Monte Carlo, Lanczos and exact diagonalization, random phase approximation, density functional theory, and Green's function methods to analyze...

Requisition Id 14396 Overview: We are seeking a High-Temperature Materials Processing Postdoctoral Research Associate. This position resides in the Surface Engineering and Tribology Group in the Materials Structure and Processing Section, Materials Science and Technology Division (MSTD), Physical Science Directorate (PSD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). As part of our team, you will work with ORNL's world-class experts and have access to the state-of-the-art facilities to learn, grow, and make major contributions to the exciting research activities here. You will be working with a research team led by a senior researcher to carry out the research and development of high-temperature ceramics and composites using advanced processes including but not limited to chemical vapor deposition/infiltration (CVD/CVI), polymer infiltration pyrolysis (PIP), and reactive melt infiltration. The current projects are focused on CVI/CVD and PIP of ceramic-ceramic and metal-ceramic...