Nuclear Engineering or Physics Postdoctoral Research Associate

at  Idaho National Laboratory

DESCRIPTION

Idaho National Laboratory is hiring a Nuclear Engineering or Physics Postdoctoral Research Associate to work in our Fuel Development, Performance and Qualification department. Our team works a 9x80 schedule located out of our Idaho Falls facility with every other Friday off.
You will focus primarily on projects involving gamma-ray spectroscopy. Projects will involve experimental-nuclear-fuel irradiation in INL’s Advanced Test Reactor (ATR). You will help setup and monitor the electronics and gamma-ray detectors used to measure fission products released during these experiments. You will also analyze measured data for fission product release rates using both commercially- and independently-developed software. Other projects will involve the Post-Irradiation Examination (PIE) safety tests of irradiated fuel using radiation measurement processes. Direct measurements of fuel and other materials containing gamma-emitting fission products will also be made.
You are expected to be a strong asset to our interdisciplinary Research and Development (R&D) team and work both alone and as a team member. You will write scientific manuscripts for journal publication and presentation of research results at national and international conferences and meetings.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• PhD requirements must be completed by commencement of appointment and within the previous 3 years,
• PhD in Nuclear Engineering, Nuclear Physics, or comparable disciplines,
• Demonstrated oral and published research results.
• Relevant experience working in a research laboratory environment.
• Knowledge of relevant computer programming languages such as Python, LabView, or similar,
• Knowledge of radiation detection systems, analysis methods, and statistical reporting, including those using solid-state detectors and supporting electronics,
• Knowledge of the use of laboratory equipment, such as oscilloscopes, voltage meters, and general hand tools.
  You will be asked to maintain a Department of Energy “L” clearance, which requires US Citizenship.

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