Post-Doctoral Research Associate - Gas Phase Actinide Chemistry

Overview

At PNNL, core capabilities are divided into directorates focusing on specific scientific research areas. Our Science & Technology directorates include National Security;
Earth and Biological Sciences;
Physical and Computational Sciences; and Energy and Environment. The Energy and Environment Directorate delivers solutions for the nation's energy and environmental challenges. The Nuclear Sciences Division, part of the Energy and Environment Directorate, focuses on environmental management, national security, and nuclear energy.

The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) seeks a postdoctoral research associate for the Nuclear Chemistry Team, supporting the Nuclear Sciences Division. The candidate will support a mass spectrometry capability in the Radiochemical Processing Laboratory (RPL).

The candidate will help build a gas phase actinide science capability at the RPL – a nuclear facility within PNNL. The team utilizes tandem mass spectrometry to measure actinide reaction kinetics and thermochemistry. The ideal candidate has experience applying physical chemistry techniques to measure chemical rates or physical constants (e.g., bond energies, ionization energies). Experience handling actinide or lanthanide materials is also considered.

Minimum Qualifications:

• PhD received within the past five years (60 months) or to be awarded within the next eight months from an accredited institution.

Preferred Qualifications:

• PhD in chemistry, physics, radiochemistry, nuclear engineering, or a related field.
• Willingness to work with radioactive materials.
• Experience applying physical chemistry principles to experiments to determine physical measurables.
• Experience operating mass spectrometry experiments and maintaining instruments.
• Significant experience in gas phase spectroscopy, actinide/lanthanide coordination chemistry, or computational chemistry.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, ability to work individually and as a team member.

Work occurs in the RPL, a nuclear facility, and includes work with radioactive materials.

This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a federal security clearance. A background investigation will review employment, education, financial, criminal history, foreign connections and overall conduct. Applicants must be U.S. citizens. Applicants will be subject to a federal background investigation and a pre‑employment drug test for illegal drugs, including marijuana, for 12 consecutive months prior to the QNSP. Selections are subject to federal requirements under 10 CFR 710, Appendix

B.

Applicants will be subject to pre‑employment and random drug testing for illegal drugs, including marijuana, in accordance with the Controlled Substances Act and the PNNL Workplace Substance Abuse Program.

PNNL is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. PNNL considers all applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, and/or local laws. We provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, contact us at careers.

Employees and families are offered medical, dental, vision insurance; robust telehealth; mental health benefits; wellness coaching; health savings account; flexible spending accounts; basic life insurance; disability insurance; employee assistance program; business travel insurance; tuition assistance; relocation; backup childcare; legal benefits; supplemental parental bonding leave; surrogacy and adoption assistance; fertility support; pension plan; 401(k) with company match. Research Associates are excluded from some benefits.

All benefits are subject to eligibility.

PNNL lists the full pay range for the position. Starting pay is calculated from the minimum of the pay range.

USD $69,000.00 per year

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