ESH Academic Graduate Appointee
ESH Academic Graduate Appointee
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Job Description
We are seeking a highly motivated Academic Graduate Appointee to join the Nuclear Criticality Safety Division within the Environment Safety and Health (ES&H) Directorate. This role offers the unique opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking research in criticality safety collaborate with leading experts and develop innovative solutions to complex technical challenges.
Depending on your assignment this position may offer a hybrid schedule blending inperson and virtual presence. You may have the flexibility to work from home one or more days per week.
You will
- Design and oversee the fabrication of equipment to support criticality safety experiments.
- Develop detailed models of laboratory critical and subcritical experiments.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to gather and analyze material characterizations.
- Create and refine analysis techniques to evaluate experimental data.
- Develop and maintain code for data analysis and modeling.
- Communicate findings effectively through technical documentation and presentations.
- Perform other duties as assigned to support the teams mission.
Qualifications :
- Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. DOE Qlevel security clearance which requires U.S. citizenship.
- Bachelors or Masters degree in Nuclear Engineering Physics or a related field.
- Experience with radiation transport methods (e.g. MCNP SCALE GEANT COG Serpent OpenMC).
- Proficiency in coding languages such as Python or C.
- Strong communication skills to effectively collaborate and present technical information.
- Ability to work independently and within multidisciplinary teams.
- Flexibility to respond to dynamic and shifting demands.
Qualifications We Desire
- Knowledge of criticality safety integral experiment design.
- Indepth modeling in radiation transport codes.
- Expertise in uncertainty quantification techniques.
- Familiarity with LLNL facilities programs and operations.
- Active DOE Qlevel clearance.
Additional Information :
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Position Information
This is a oneyear Academic Graduate Appointee open to those who have been awarded a degree at the time of the employment offer.
Why Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
- Included in 2025 Best Places to Work by Glassdoor!
- Flexible Benefits Package
- 401(k)
- Relocation Assistance
- Education Reimbursement Program
- Flexible schedules *depending on project needs)
- Our core beliefs visit https://www.llnl/inclusion/ourvalues
Security Clearance
This position requires a Department of Energy (DOE) Qlevel clearance. If you are selected we will initiate a Federal background investigation to determine if you meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information or matter. Also all L or Q cleared employees are subject to random drug testing. Qlevel clearance requires U.S. citizenship.
PreEmployment Drug Test
External applicant(s) selected for this position must pass a postoffer preemployment drug test. This includes testing for use of as Federal Law applies to us as a Federal Contractor.
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Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
