Equation of State, Mechanics of Materials, Explosives, and Organic Materials
Equation of State, Mechanics of Materials, Explosives, and Organic Materials
The High Explosives and Organic Materials Group of the Theoretical Division at Los Alamos National Laboratory has two immediate openings for Postdoctoral Research Associates. Both positions are associated with a new, multidisciplinary effort involving tightly integrated theory, experiment, and computation aimed at understanding the physics leading to, and chemistry resulting from, spatial and temporal localization of energy in explosives due to mechanical or thermal loading.
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T-17 group members are always interested in identifying exceptional candidates who may qualify for Laboratory-sponsored funding. Candidates may compete for a Director's Fellowship and outstanding candidates will also be considered for the J. Robert Oppenheimer, Richard P. Feynman or Frederick Reines Fellowships. Postdoctoral Fellows are provided the opportunity to pursue independent research of their own choice. Doctoral degree recipients who have received their degrees within the past three years and who are recognized in their fields, are eligible to compete for two-year, renewable for a third year, limited-term appointments. Postdoctoral Research Associates are provided the opportunity to pursue research directly involved with Laboratory programmatic efforts. Further details are available at the Postdoctoral Program site.
Postdoctoral Research Associate: Developing and parameterizing dislocation dynamics models for crystal plasticity
This position focuses on developing and parameterizing dislocation dynamics models for crystal plasticity in highly anisotropic, low-symmetry, conformationally complicated molecular crystals using both particle- and continuum-based methods. The research will be performed in close collaboration with leading experts in large-scale molecular dynamics simulation and leveraged against state-of-the-art dynamic experimental methods.
Postdoctoral Research Associate: Development of material-aware continuum models
This position will be focused on the development of material-aware continuum models, to include chemical reaction, that directly incorporate experimental and theoretical information regarding rate-dependent, anisotropic sub-scale physical dissipative physics which generally extend from low to high Reynolds number regimes.
Consideration will be given to candidates with appropriate expertise in physics, materials science, mechanical engineering, or technically similar areas who have earned a PhD within the past five years. Given the combined experimental and theoretical, multidisciplinary nature of the overall effort, exceptional written and spoken communication skills are required, as is a demonstrated record of achievement appropriate to junior associates. Experience with large-scale parallel computing is assumed. The ability and willingness to obtain a U.S. Department of Energy Q clearance, which generally requires U.S. citizenship, is useful but not required.
Serious technical inquiries regarding either of the described positions above should be sent to Dana Dattelbaum (danadat@lanl.gov) and Tommy Sewell (sewell@lanl.gov).
Postdoctoral Research Associate: Electronic Structure and Spectroscopy of Organic Molecular Crystals
Postdoctoral Research Associate: Semiclassical Dynamics of Coupling Between Molecular Crystals and THz Radiation Fields
The High Explosives and Organic Materials Group in the Theoretical Division at Los Alamos National Laboratory has immediate openings for Postdoctoral Research Associates in the areas of (1) Electronic Structure and Spectroscopy of Organic Molecular Crystals and (2) Semiclassical Dynamics of Coupling Between Molecular Crystals and THz Radiation Fields. The research forms an integral part of a concentrated effort focused on the development of methods for accurate predictions of THz spectra in pure and defective CHNO-based energetic crystals and the development of methods for simulating the dynamic thermo-chemical response of molecular energetic crystals subjected to THz radiation. Demonstrated experience in one or both of the emphasis areas is a pre-requisite. Experience with molecular spectroscopy and parallel computing are desirable.
Contacts: Ivan Oleynik, Warren Perger, Greg Voth, Rod Bartlett, Bill Goddard
Information about Los Alamos National Laboratory, its postdoctoral program and fellowships, salary and benefits, and instructions for applying can be found at the Laboratory postdoc program. We recommend that you consult this guide for preparation of application materials.
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