Postdoctoral Appointee - Nanoparticle Synthesis, Onsite

About Sandia:

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation's premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:

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What Your Job Will Be Like:

Are you interested in collaborating with leaders in the field of nanoparticles synthesis and characterization? In this role, you will have the opportunity to research methods for controlling nanoparticle size, shape, and properties during wet chemical synthesis. In addition to traditional approaches to synthesis, you may explore microfluidic synthesis, artificial intelligence guided synthesis, novel heating methods, and assembly of unique nanocomposite structures.  

You will have an opportunity to explore many classes of nanomaterials, but it is likely that magnetic and catalytic nanoparticles will be a focus.

On any given day, you may be called on to:

+ Develop new approaches to synthesize and assemble nanomaterials.

+ Characterize the resultant structures using multiple techniques.

+ Collaborate with a broad, interdisciplinary team at Sandia and around the world.

+ Communicate results through high impact journals as well as through conference presentations.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.

Qualifications We Require:

+ PhD in Chemistry or a related field conferred within 5 years of start date.

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Experience with nanoparticle synthesis.

+ Documented experience in both oral presentations and in published communication.  

Qualifications We Desire:

Experience in the following areas:

+ High temperature nanoparticle synthesis.

+ Nanoparticle characterization by transmission electron microscopy (TEM).

+ Microfluidic chip fabrication and use in chemical processes.

+ X-ray characterizations.

+ Autonomous experimentation, Bayesian optimization, or other AI/ML-driven experimental workflows.

+ Automating data collection with custom Python code.

+ Managing multiple projects simultaneously.

+ Working in a user facility.  

About Our Team:

The Nanosystems Synthesis and Analysis Department consists of CINT scientific research staff assigned to the Physical, Chemical, & Nanosciences Center at Sandia National Laboratories. CINT is a DOE/Office of Science National User Facility operated jointly by Sandia and Los Alamos National Laboratories with facilities at both Laboratories. The Department is dedicated to establishing the scientific principles that govern the design, performance, and integration of nanoscale materials into microscale and macroscale systems and devices.

Posting Duration:

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of three (3) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

Security Clearance:

This position does not currently require a Department of Energy (DOE) security clearance.

Sandia will conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Furthermore, employees in New Mexico need to pass a U.S. Air Force background screen for access to Kirtland Air Force Base. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause access to be denied or terminated, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.

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If hired without a clearance and it subsequently becomes necessary to obtain and maintain one for the position, or you bid on positions that require a clearance, a pre-processing background review may be conducted prior to a required federal background…