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Sandia National Laboratories · Livermore, CA
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: Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide Extraordinary co-workers Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world Career advancement and enrichment opportunities Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home) Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov These benefits vary by job classification. What Your Job Will Be Like: We are seeking a motivated Postdoctoral Appointee to perform research and development in radiation detection science. You will work in a dynamic, innovative, and interdisciplinary team environment, contributing to projects related to neutron detection and imaging. Your work will encompass the design and execution of laboratory experiments using state-of-the-art facilities and equipment; modeling and simulation; algorithm development and data analysis for material characterization, particle identification, and image reconstruction; and presentation of results through conference participation and peer-reviewed publications. You will apply your technical knowledge of radiation detection techniques to existing programs and will have opportunities to contribute to the development of new research directions that fall within the scope of Sandia's mission areas. On any given day, you may be called on to: Research physical phenomena through experimental measurements and develop theories based on data. Simulate radiation transport and interactions of detector systems, including verification and validation of the code. Develop and characterize radiation detector systems and their components. Develop and test digital readout electronics and data acquisition systems. Develop and perform scintillator characterization and precision optical measurements. Analyze and inte