Dislocation Analysis Computational Materials Science – Postdoctoral Researcher
Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryLivermore, California, United States
Posted March 19, 2026
123048 - 123048 USD
Full Time
About the Company
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has turned bold ideas into world-changing impact advancing science and technology to strengthen U.S. security and promote global stability.
Job Description
Join us and make YOUR mark on the World! We are seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher to model and simulate interactions between high-energy X-rays and crystalline defects in advanced metallic alloy materials.
Requirements
- Develop and validate a multiscale simulation framework for virtual X-ray diffraction in plastically deformed alloys.
- Implement the framework in parallel simulation codes intended to run on LLNL supercomputers.
- Design and conduct complex molecular and dislocation dynamic simulations to investigate deformation mechanisms in FCC and BCC alloys.
- Develop a machine-learning based methodology to perform dislocation analysis from high energy X-ray diffraction patterns.
- Publish research results in peer-reviewed scientific or technical journals and present results at external conferences, seminars and/or technical meetings.
Benefits
- 401(k)
- Flexible Benefits Package
- Relocation Assistance
- Education Reimbursement Program
- Flexible schedules