Research Scientist, Associate Lovelace Biomedical Research InstituteResearch Scientist, AssociateAlbuquerque, New MexicoFull timeD in Aerosol Sciences, Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, or a directly related field and a minimum of 2 years of directly related research experience; or an equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been attained. The chosen candidate will evolve in a team-oriented environment where highly integrated research is performed to provide aerosol expertise to Lovelace programs, government agencies, pharmaceutical partners, and industrial entities.
Scientist Postdoctoral Research Associate Los Alamos National LaboratoryScientist Postdoctoral Research AssociateLos Alamos, NMDue to federal restrictions contained in the current National Defense Authorization Act, citizens of the People's Republic of China-including the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau-as well as citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), and the Russian Federation, who are not Lawful Permanent Residents ("green card" holders) are prohibited from accessing facilities that support the mission, functions, and operations of national security laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities, which includes Los Alamos National Laboratory. The successful candidate will conduct independent and collaborative research supporting the development and evaluation of materials including inorganic solids, polymers, formulations, coatings, adhesives, composites, and uranium-containing materials.
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Densified Fluid Design, Rheology, and Reactive Flow for Superhot Geothermal Systems Los Alamos National LaboratoryPostdoctoral Research Associate in Densified Fluid Design, Rheology, and Reactive Flow for Superhot Geothermal SystemsLos Alamos, NMDue to federal restrictions contained in the current National Defense Authorization Act, citizens of the People's Republic of China-including the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau-as well as citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), and the Russian Federation, who are not Lawful Permanent Residents ("green card" holders) are prohibited from accessing facilities that support the mission, functions, and operations of national security laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities, which includes Los Alamos National Laboratory. LANL capabilities supporting this work include high-pressure rheometry, Parr reactors, Dickson-style autoclaves, cold-seal and dynamic flow-through reactors, high-temperature/high-pressure Raman spectroscopy, ICP-MS/OES, XRD, SEM, wet-chemistry and mineralogy laboratories, core-flooding systems, and rock-mechanics facilities.
Undergraduate Research Associate Los Alamos National LaboratoryUndergraduate Research AssociateLos Alamos, NMThe research will involve the design, implementation, and evaluation of advanced computational algorithms that: Identify spatial and compositional patterns in multi-element mapping datasets (e.g., gradients, segregation, inclusions, clustering, interfaces, and anomalous regions); Recommend follow-on measurement actions to maximize information gain, including: Identifying regions where additional raster scans should be performed, Suggesting locations for higher-resolution or higher-statistics scans, Proposing targeted point analyses to refine compositional estimates; Optimize acquisition parameters (e.g., dwell time, step size, spatial resolution, and count-statistics proxies) to enhance data quality while respecting operational and instrument constraints; Detect and manage out-of-bounds or invalid parameter selections by incorporating safe operating limits into the decision-making framework; Integrate uncertainty quantification and data-quality metrics to prioritize measurements and avoid low-value or unreliable regions. Strong programming experience in Python, including scientific computing libraries (NumPy, SciPy, scikit-learn, PyTorch/TensorFlow, etc.); Experience with machine learning, AI methods, or data-driven modeling; Familiarity with uncertainty quantification, statistical inference, or Bayesian experimental design; Experience analyzing spatially resolved or imaging datasets; Demonstrated ability to design and implement modular, reproducible scientific software; Experience working with scientific instrumentation data or experimental workflows (preferred); Demonstrated ability to conduct independent and collaborative research; Strong written and oral communication skills.
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Radiation-Resilient Scintillator Materials for Fusion Diagnostics Los Alamos National LaboratoryPostdoctoral Research Associate in Radiation-Resilient Scintillator Materials for Fusion DiagnosticsLos Alamos, NMDue to federal restrictions contained in the current National Defense Authorization Act, citizens of the People's Republic of China-including the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau-as well as citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), and the Russian Federation, who are not Lawful Permanent Residents ("green card" holders) are prohibited from accessing facilities that support the mission, functions, and operations of national security laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities, which includes Los Alamos National Laboratory. The postdoctoral researcher will work closely with experimentalists and computational scientists across Los Alamos National Laboratory and will have opportunities to contribute to high-impact publications, present research at international conferences, and participate in multidisciplinary collaborations supporting DOE Office of Science and NNSA mission areas.
Computational Physics Post-Doc Research Associate Los Alamos National LaboratoryComputational Physics Post-Doc Research AssociateLos Alamos, NMDue to federal restrictions contained in the current National Defense Authorization Act, citizens of the People's Republic of China-including the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau-as well as citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), and the Russian Federation, who are not Lawful Permanent Residents ("green card" holders) are prohibited from accessing facilities that support the mission, functions, and operations of national security laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities, which includes Los Alamos National Laboratory. The Dual-Axis Radiographic Hydrodynamic Test (DARHT) Engineering, Operations, and Physics (J-6) Group, within the Integrated Weapons Experiments (J) Division, seeks a highly motivated postdoctoral research associate to join our team and contribute to important challenges relevant to intense relativistic electron beams.
Research Associate II IQVIAResearch Associate IISanta Fe, New MexicoYou will contribute to bispecific antibody design and testing, antibody library construction, and validation of AI-generated antibody leads while performing a broad range of molecular biology and immunology techniques. Bachelor’s Degree plus 2-3 years of related experience in method development or specific methodology area or a Master’s degree; or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
Machine Learning for Earth Science Postdoctoral Research Associate Los Alamos National LaboratoryMachine Learning for Earth Science Postdoctoral Research AssociateLos Alamos, NMDue to federal restrictions contained in the current National Defense Authorization Act, citizens of the People's Republic of China-including the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau-as well as citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), and the Russian Federation, who are not Lawful Permanent Residents ("green card" holders) are prohibited from accessing facilities that support the mission, functions, and operations of national security laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities, which includes Los Alamos National Laboratory. Experience developing or applying advanced scientific machine learning methods for complex physical systems, including one or more of the following: probabilistic modeling and uncertainty quantification, data assimilation or state estimation, inverse problems, downscaling or multi-resolution modeling, causal modeling or attribution, explainable ML, physics-informed or structure-preserving architectures, and scalable analysis of large simulations, reanalysis products, remote sensing data, or observational datasets.
Postdoctoral Research Associate - Quantum Computing for Simulating Physical Systems Los Alamos National LaboratoryPostdoctoral Research Associate - Quantum Computing for Simulating Physical SystemsLos Alamos, NMDue to federal restrictions contained in the current National Defense Authorization Act, citizens of the People's Republic of China-including the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau-as well as citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), and the Russian Federation, who are not Lawful Permanent Residents ("green card" holders) are prohibited from accessing facilities that support the mission, functions, and operations of national security laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities, which includes Los Alamos National Laboratory. The successful candidates will be part of a multidisciplinary team developing computational techniques and theoretical frameworks for (early) fault-tolerant quantum computers, with an emphasis on Hamiltonian simulation, quantum algorithm design, and applications in either (A) materials simulation or (B) relativistic quantum chemistry.
Sigma-1 Process Modeling Post-Doctoral Research Associate Los Alamos National LaboratorySigma-1 Process Modeling Post-Doctoral Research AssociateLos Alamos, NMDue to federal restrictions contained in the current National Defense Authorization Act, citizens of the People's Republic of China-including the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau-as well as citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), and the Russian Federation, who are not Lawful Permanent Residents ("green card" holders) are prohibited from accessing facilities that support the mission, functions, and operations of national security laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities, which includes Los Alamos National Laboratory. Demonstrated experience with multiphysics, finite element, molecular dynamics, computational fluid dynamics, or related process modeling tools such as Abaqus, ANSYS, COMSOL, STAR-CCM+, Flow3D, OpenFOAM, MOOSE, LAMMPS, MATLAB, Python-based simulation workflows, or comparable commercial or custom software.
Postdoctoral Research Associate Los Alamos National LaboratoryPostdoctoral Research AssociateCarlsbad, NMDue to federal restrictions contained in the current National Defense Authorization Act, citizens of the People's Republic of China-including the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau-as well as citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), and the Russian Federation, who are not Lawful Permanent Residents ("green card" holders) are prohibited from accessing facilities that support the mission, functions, and operations of national security laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities, which includes Los Alamos National Laboratory. For the laboratory: ability to smell, use both hands to grip, press, push and pull; work near electrical equipment and ionizing radiation; work with carcinogens and radioactive materials in ventilated hoods and gloveboxes; and wear required safety equipment (glasses, gloves, coats, as appropriate.).
Postdoctoral Research Associate Positions in AI/ML-Driven Molecular Discovery, Quantum Algorithms, and f-Element Chemistry Los Alamos National LaboratoryPostdoctoral Research Associate Positions in AI/ML-Driven Molecular Discovery, Quantum Algorithms, and f-Element ChemistryLos Alamos, NMDue to federal restrictions contained in the current National Defense Authorization Act, citizens of the People's Republic of China-including the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau-as well as citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), and the Russian Federation, who are not Lawful Permanent Residents ("green card" holders) are prohibited from accessing facilities that support the mission, functions, and operations of national security laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities, which includes Los Alamos National Laboratory. In addition to the minimum requirements, the following qualifications are desired, and preference will be given to candidates satisfying at least one of them: Experience with lanthanide or actinide chemistry, especially systems where relativistic effects, spin-orbit coupling, strong correlation, or multireference character are important.
Postdoctoral Research Associate: Quantum Algorithms for f-Element Chemistry and Separations Los Alamos National LaboratoryPostdoctoral Research Associate: Quantum Algorithms for f-Element Chemistry and SeparationsLos Alamos, NMDue to federal restrictions contained in the current National Defense Authorization Act, citizens of the People's Republic of China-including the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau-as well as citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), and the Russian Federation, who are not Lawful Permanent Residents ("green card" holders) are prohibited from accessing facilities that support the mission, functions, and operations of national security laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities, which includes Los Alamos National Laboratory. In addition to the minimum requirements, the following qualifications are desired, and preference will be given to candidates satisfying at least one of them: Experience with lanthanide or actinide chemistry, especially systems where relativistic effects, spin-orbit coupling, strong correlation, or multireference character are important.
Shock Physics and Materials at Extreme Conditions Postdoctoral Research Associate Los Alamos National LaboratoryShock Physics and Materials at Extreme Conditions Postdoctoral Research AssociateLos Alamos, NMDue to federal restrictions contained in the current National Defense Authorization Act, citizens of the People's Republic of China, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea, and the Russian Federation, who are not Lawful Permanent Residents ("green card" holders) are prohibited from accessing facilities that support the mission, functions, and operations of national security laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities, which includes Los Alamos National Laboratory. Due to federal restrictions contained in the current National Defense Authorization Act, citizens of the People's Republic of China, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea, and the Russian Federation, who are not Lawful Permanent Residents ("green card" holders) are prohibited from accessing facilities that support the mission, functions, and operations of national security laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities, which includes Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Postdoctoral Research Associate in in-situ/operando X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Los Alamos National LaboratoryPostdoctoral Research Associate in in-situ/operando X-ray Absorption SpectroscopyLos Alamos, NMDue to federal restrictions contained in the current National Defense Authorization Act, citizens of the People's Republic of China-including the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau-as well as citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), and the Russian Federation, who are not Lawful Permanent Residents ("green card" holders) are prohibited from accessing facilities that support the mission, functions, and operations of national security laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities, which includes Los Alamos National Laboratory. The Materials Science and Technology Structure/Property Relations (MST-8) group at Los Alamos National Laboratory seeks a highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Associate to develop and apply advanced in situ and operando X-ray spectroscopy techniques to understand the chemistry and local structure of critical materials during chemical separation and electrochemical processes.
Monte Carlo Codes Postdoctoral Research Associate Los Alamos National LaboratoryMonte Carlo Codes Postdoctoral Research AssociateLos Alamos, NMNote to Applicants: Due to federal restrictions contained in the current National Defense Authorization Act, citizens of the People's Republic of China-including the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau-as well as citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), and the Russian Federation, who are not Lawful Permanent Residents ("green card" holders) are prohibited from accessing facilities that support the mission, functions, and operations of national security laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities, which includes Los Alamos National Laboratory. Responsibilities include developing and maintaining high-performance scientific software in Fortran, C/C++, and Python; conducting verification and validation (V&V) studies for electron transport and coupled multi-particle transport physics; performing software testing, benchmarking, and documentation; and supporting modern software engineering workflows, including version control and continuous integration.
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Experimental and Computational Geomechanics, Subsurface Fluid Flow, and Superhot Geothermal Well Integrity Los Alamos National LaboratoryPostdoctoral Research Associate in Experimental and Computational Geomechanics, Subsurface Fluid Flow, and Superhot Geothermal Well IntegrityLos Alamos, NMDue to federal restrictions contained in the current National Defense Authorization Act, citizens of the People's Republic of China-including the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau-as well as citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), and the Russian Federation, who are not Lawful Permanent Residents ("green card" holders) are prohibited from accessing facilities that support the mission, functions, and operations of national security laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities, which includes Los Alamos National Laboratory. Models may represent laboratory specimens, fractured rock, pressure-containing components, and casing-cement-rock systems and may incorporate heat transfer, porous-media flow, contact, cohesive interfaces, poromechanics, temperature-dependent elasticity and plasticity, creep, damage, and fracture.
Theory Postdoctoral Research Associate in Computational Materials Theory and Discovery Los Alamos National LaboratoryTheory Postdoctoral Research Associate in Computational Materials Theory and DiscoveryLos Alamos, NMDue to federal restrictions contained in the current National Defense Authorization Act, citizens of the People's Republic of China-including the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau-as well as citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), and the Russian Federation, who are not Lawful Permanent Residents ("green card" holders) are prohibited from accessing facilities that support the mission, functions, and operations of national security laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities, which includes Los Alamos National Laboratory. Instructions on How to Activate/Create a LANL Jobs Account: Follow the instructions below if you have ever had an employee Z number, been a contractor, or received Los Alamos Lab insurance coverage to activate your account: Select the Click Here button if you have been employed with the Lab or received insurance coverage.
Post-Bachelor's Research Associate - Materials Science & Robotic Automation Los Alamos National LaboratoryPost-Bachelor's Research Associate - Materials Science & Robotic AutomationLos Alamos, NMDue to federal restrictions contained in the current National Defense Authorization Act, citizens of the People's Republic of China-including the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau-as well as citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), and the Russian Federation, who are not Lawful Permanent Residents ("green card" holders) are prohibited from accessing facilities that support the mission, functions, and operations of national security laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities, which includes Los Alamos National Laboratory. Instructions on How to Activate/Create a LANL Jobs Account: Follow the instructions below if you have ever had an employee Z number, been a contractor, or received Los Alamos Lab insurance coverage to activate your account: Select the Click Here button if you have been employed with the Lab or received insurance coverage.
Postdoctoral Research Associate: AI/ML-driven computational materials science and chemistry of f-elements Los Alamos National LaboratoryPostdoctoral Research Associate: AI/ML-driven computational materials science and chemistry of f-elementsLos Alamos, NMDue to federal restrictions contained in the current National Defense Authorization Act, citizens of the People's Republic of China-including the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau-as well as citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), and the Russian Federation, who are not Lawful Permanent Residents ("green card" holders) are prohibited from accessing facilities that support the mission, functions, and operations of national security laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities, which includes Los Alamos National Laboratory. To request such an accommodation, please send an email to applyhelp@lanl.gov or call (505)-664-6947.Instructions on How to Activate/Create a LANL Jobs Account: Follow the instructions below if you have ever had an employee Z number, been a contractor, or received Los Alamos Lab insurance coverage to activate your account: Select the Click Here button if you have been employed with the Lab or received insurance coverage.