Where You Will Work

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) addresses national security needs through cutting-edge experimental, theoretical, computational, and engineering research; and each of the four CSES Science Disciplines (Astrophysics and Cosmology, Space Science, Solid Earth Geoscience and Climate Science) address areas of basic research that support the national security mission of the Laboratory. LANL seeks applications from outstanding candidates to be considered for the Chick Keller Postdoctoral Fellowship in Space and Earth Science, a new named postdoctoral fellowship program for 2017.

What You Will Do

The CSES Mission is to attract and retain a quality workforce through student, postdoc and university collaborations and support seminars, workshops and conferences while remaining strategically relevant to a breadth of scientific challenges underpinning LANL’s national security mission. Details on CSES can be found at http://www.lanl.gov/projects/national-security-education-center/space-earth-center/index.php.

 

The Chick Keller Postdoctoral Fellowship seeks outstanding candidates in any of the four CSES Science Disciplines:

 

Astrophysics and Cosmology - with the goal of advancing theoretical, modeling, computational and experimental sciences to address fundamental questions in astrophysics and cosmology, and to map such capabilities to weapon physics (e.g., nuclear physics, radiation hydrodynamics, plasma physics, magneto-hydrodynamics, uncertainty quantification) and national security (e.g., nuclear detection, transients, sensing, imaging).

 

Space Science - with the goal of advancing our understanding of the space environment from the Sun to the Earth and beyond - with the particular goal of understanding how the space environment affects the systems in space that support security and quality of life in our increasingly technological society.

 

Solid Earth Geoscience - with the goal of advancing theoretical, experimental, modeling, and simulation studies that address fundamental issues in basic earth processes as well as promoting capabilities needed for a better understanding of applied problems including natural hazards, repository science, natural resources, and nuclear monitoring. We include terrestrial planets and similar solar system objects under “solid earth geoscience”.

 

Climate science - with the goal of advancing and integrating theoretical, modeling, and simulation with observational and experimental sciences that push the frontiers of predictability of weather/climate, its variability and its response to anthropogenic forcing, and to understand how to strengthen the resilience of interdependent infrastructure, both in todays and in future climate states.

Additional Details:

Position does not require a security clearance.  Selected candidates will be subject to drug testing and other pre-employment background checks.

Equal Opportunity:

Los Alamos National Laboratory is an equal opportunity employer and supports a diverse and inclusive workforce. All employment practices are based on qualification and merit, without regards to race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation or preference, marital status or spousal affiliation, physical or mental disability, medical conditions, pregnancy, status as a protected veteran, genetic information, or citizenship within the limits imposed by federal laws and regulations.  The Laboratory is also committed to making our workplace accessible to individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations, upon request, for individuals to participate in the application and hiring process. To request such an accommodation, please send an email to applyhelp@lanl.gov or call 1-505-665-4444 option 1.