Job Description

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 vacations, 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:

Our Team is seeking a Postdoctoral Appointee to support research and development efforts in our analytical chemistry laboratories on projects related to bioaerosol fate and microdroplet chemistry. This is an opportunity to collaborate on high-impact projects with researchers across Sandia, the Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, and multiple academic institutions. Our analytical laboratories employ an expansive suite of gas, liquid, and solid analytical tools (GC, GC/MS, LC/PDA, UPLC/MS, DART/MS, IC, GPC, ICP/MS, ICP/OES, LECO, LIBS) to solve problems and further fundamental understanding of materials interactions. The Analytical Science and Corrosion department is part of the Material, Physical, and Chemical Sciences Center (Center 1800). Center 1800 more broadly supports Sandia’s mission by assisting in the prediction of performance and reliability of materials, developing/processing new materials through computation and synthesis, and the development of novel characterization and diagnostic tools and approaches. The selected individual will be encouraged to collaborate in this multi-disciplinary environment and to plan and execute critical analyses and identify innovative research opportunities.

On any given day, you may be called on to:

• Develop new methodologies or tools for measuring gas, liquid, or solid chemical compositions
• Utilize existing tools and technologies in unique ways to solve complex problems
• Learn about a variety of processes and products and select appropriate analytical tools to evaluate those processes and products
• Communicate effectively with collaborators, determine analytical measurement needs, design protocols and test methods, collect data, and report to stakeholders
• Work collaboratively with staff, technologists and others both within and external to the department
• Publish and/or present the results of your work both internally and externally

This is an outstanding opportunity for a qualified individual to participate in groundbreaking research while contributing to a large variety of problems faced by the national security complex and to bring their skills to bear in solving these problems.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.

Qualifications We Require:

• Possess, or are near completion of, a PhD in Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Atmospheric Science or closely related science or engineering field, PhD must be conferred within five years prior to employment
• Experience with aerosol/droplet generation or handling of biological materials
• Proven track record of publication of results in peer-reviewed journals and presentations at scientific and/or technical conferences
• Ability to acquire and maintain a DOE L security clearance

Qualifications We Desire:

The ideal candidate will also have the following:

• Experience with proposing and acquiring funding for original technical research
• Experience working with hazardous chemicals and biological materials
• Experience with collecting or interpreting cryo-EM images
• Experience with separations (gas and liquid) and detectors (mass spectrometry, FID, TCD, UV/VIS)
• Advanced data processing skills with Masslynx and/or Chemstation and/or Masshunter/AMDIS
• Ability to prioritize tasks and execute multiple projects simultaneously
• A dedication to quality, safety, collaboration, and teamwork

About Our Team:

The reliability of devices, components, and ultimately systems is directly affected by the properties and interactions of their constituent materials. The prime goal of the Analytical Science and Corrosion Department is to ensure that effective materials-related information is provided to customers who design and field high-consequence hardware, such that long-term reliability will be attained. Our department's R&D activities focus largely on the needs of Sandia's Nuclear Weapons program customers. We also provide support to customers in other areas including Energy and Environment and National Security Programs. We have expertise in gas/solid interactions, corrosion and electrochemistry, and the aging and mechanical properties of ceramics, glasses and other brittle materials. We provide this expertise and support to our customers during all phases of design, production, storage, use, and retirement.

Posting Duration:

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days, including the ‘posting date’. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

Security Clearance:

Sandia is required by DOE to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to obtain and maintain a DOE L-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.

Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by the DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.

EEO:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.

NNSA Requirements for MedPEDs:

If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.

If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.

Position Information:

This postdoctoral position is a temporary position for up to one year, which may be renewed at Sandia's discretion up to five additional years. The PhD must have been conferred within five years prior to employment.

Individuals in postdoctoral positions may bid on regular Sandia positions as internal candidates, and in some cases may be converted to regular career positions during their term if warranted by ongoing operational needs, continuing availability of funds, and satisfactory job performance.

Job ID: 694043

Job Family: 92

Regular/Temporary Position: T

Full/Part-Time Status: F