Postdoctoral Appointee - GAmma Detector Response and Analysis Software; GADRAS), Onsite

What Your Job Will Be Like

Dept 6634 is seeking a postdoctoral candidate to work on radiation detection and identification problems. The successful candidate will develop/use analysis algorithms for radiation detectors, develop/use radiation transport software, and perform laboratory measurements. The department develops and maintains GAmma Detector Response and Analysis Software (GADRAS) for the rapid analysis of gamma spectra, gamma detector response simulation, and radiation transport. The software combines the detector response function with full spectrum analysis and is the gold standard for fast identification of radiation sources.

Opportunities for a post-doc include software development, algorithm development and improvement, and detector characterization experiments for problems of national importance. There may also be opportunities to further develop neutron transport and analysis methods for multiplicity detectors. The successful candidate will work with a core team of 5 staff, developing software and making measurements, to improve real-world capabilities to detect and characterize radiation sources.

Due to the nature of this work the selected applicant will be required to work on site.

• Ph.D. in nuclear engineering or similar studies with a theoretical understanding of radiation transport.
• Software development skills (especially C++, C#, or FORTRAN).
• Ability to obtain a DOE Q security clearance.

• Experience measuring radioactive sources using radiation detectors.
• Experience with object-oriented programming.
• Linux experience.
• Experience using radiation transport software (especially GADRAS).

Sandia is required by DOE to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.

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