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

About the Role

Dept 6634 is seeking a postdoctoral candidate to work on radiation detection and identification problems. The successful candidate will develop and use analysis algorithms for radiation detectors, develop or use radiation transport software, and perform laboratory measurements. The department develops and maintains GAdras for rapid analysis of gamma spectra and radiation transport, making it the gold standard for fast identification of radiation sources.

Opportunities include software development, algorithm improvement, and detector characterization experiments. The candidate will work with a core team of five staff, developing software and making measurements to improve real‑world capabilities to detect and characterize radiation sources. The selected applicant will be required to work on site.

• Develop and use analysis algorithms for radiation detectors
• Develop or use radiation transport software (including GADRAS)
• Perform laboratory measurements and detector characterization experiments
• Collaborate with a core team of staff to improve real‑world detection capabilities
• May further develop neutron transport and analysis methods for multiplicity detectors

• Ph.D. in nuclear engineering or related field with 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)

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.

Applicants must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires US citizenship. The position requires a federal background investigation.