Nuclear Criticality Safety Postdoctoral Research Staff
Core
Design, model, and analyze laboratory critical and subcritical experiments; develop radiation measurement instrumentation and perform criticality safety evaluations.
Role type
Postdoctoral Research Staff (Nuclear Criticality Safety)
Builds
Experimental procedures, radiation measurement instrumentation, and criticality safety evaluations for laboratory experiments.
Domain
Nuclear engineering and physics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Radiation transport methods (MCNP, SCALE, GEANT, COG, Serpent, OpenMC), Computational physics, Programming (Python, FORTRAN, C++), Experimental design, Safety and management reviews, Technical reporting
Preferred skills
Active DOE Q-level security clearance, PhD in Nuclear Engineering or Physics
Technologies
MCNP, SCALE, GEANT, COG, Serpent, OpenMC, Python, FORTRAN, C++
Responsibilities
Collaborate in the design, modeling, and analysis of laboratory critical and subcritical experiments; Develop experimental procedures and guide them through safety and management reviews; Assist in performing criticality safety evaluations of laboratory work; Publish research results in peer-reviewed scientific or technical journals and present results at external conferences, seminars, and/or technical meetings.
Seniority
Postdoctoral Researcher