DOE-EM; EMGFP Post Masters Fellow - Chemistry, Materials Sciences & Engineering

Position: DOE-EM (EMGFP) Post Masters Fellow - Chemistry, Materials Sciences & Engineering
** Overview*
* At PNNL, our core capabilities are divided among major departments that we refer to as Directorates within the Lab, focused on a specific area of scientific research or other function, with its own leadership team and dedicated budget.

Our Science & Technology directorates include National Security, Earth and Biological Sciences, Physical and Computational Sciences, and Energy and Environment. In addition, we have an Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, a Department of Energy, Office of Science user facility housed on the PNNL campus.

The Energy and Environment Directorate delivers science and technology solutions for the nation's biggest energy and environmental challenges. Our more than 1,700 staff support the Department of Energy (DOE), delivering on key DOE mission areas including: modernizing our nation's power grid to maintain a reliable, affordable, secure, and resilient electricity delivery infrastructure; research, development, validation, and effective utilization of renewable energy and efficiency technologies that improve the affordability, reliability, resiliency, and security of the American energy system;

and resolving complex issues in nuclear science, energy, and environmental management.

The Nuclear Sciences Division, part of the Energy and Environment Directorate, delivers science and technology innovations for the environment, energy, and national security. At a time when complex challenges are emerging on many fronts, we address some of the most challenging national and international nuclear issues. This includes providing technological solutions that protect the public health and safety around nuclear facilities, developing durable new materials for extreme nuclear environments, innovating new nuclear processes for the safety and security of the nation, and delivering new approaches for accelerating environmental cleanup of nuclear sites.

The division's capabilities and efforts are focused on environmental management of nuclear sites, nuclear regulatory processes, national nuclear security, and advancing nuclear energy.

** Responsibilities*
* DOE's Office of Environmental Management Graduate Fellowship Program is seeking graduate fellows to work on some of the nation's greatest cleanup efforts. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is a world-class research institution powered by a highly educated, diverse workforce committed to collaboration and work-life balance. Every year, scores of dynamic, driven recent graduates come to PNNL to work with renowned researchers on meaningful science, innovations and outcomes for the U.S. Department of Energy and other sponsors;

here is your chance to be one of them!

The Radiological Materials (RM) group at PNNL is a world leader in development and testing of materials for immobilization of nuclear and hazardous wastes.  Specific areas of noted expertise are in formulation, synthesis, and characterization of vitreous and cementitious materials. RM is looking to hire a graduate fellow with a background in chemistry or materials science/chemical/engineering science to help meet challenges in nuclear waste immobilization and long-term performance.

The successful candidate will be an integral member of an inter-disciplinary team of scientists, engineers, and technicians to primarily plan and test various nuclear waste form materials (e.g., cements) or in the chemical treatment of nuclear wastes or other complex systems.

The candidate will be responsible for helping to develop and execute experimental plans to synthesize and evaluate the performance of various nuclear waste forms and perform studies to understand the aging of this class of materials as applied to the grout missions at Hanford.  The candidate will assist in the planning of experiments, writing of test plans, production of test samples, performing of experiments, and writing of reports and journal papers.

The candidate will have the opportunity to work with high-end analysis equipment, and potentially develop and/or work with equipment specifically designed to obtain defensible data on waste grout processes and properties. The candidate will conduct…