Computational Physicist Postdoc

Los Alamos National Laboratory

Los Alamos, New Mexico

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is a multidisciplinary research institution engaged in science and engineering on behalf of national security. We are currently seeking early career doctoral-level career scientists/engineers with research interest and experience in computational physics to join our Lagrangian Codes group (XCP-1). In this role, you will assist in developing and maintaining large scale, massively parallel Multiphysics codes.

Responsibilities:

• Researching and developing applied physics and engineering models
• Implementing methods into production codes
• Testing and validating methods and educating users as they adopt these methods
• Mentoring junior staff, students and post-doctoral colleagues

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in physics, engineering, applied mathematics or a related field
• Professional knowledge of or experience in one or more of the following areas: computational fluid dynamics, solid mechanics, materials science, radiation hydrodynamics, plasma physics, turbulence, high explosives and/or nuclear physics and engineering
• Knowledge and/or experience or development of multi-physics scientific codes, including software engineering practices and user support
• Demonstrated proficiency with FORTRAN, C and/or C++
• Demonstrated scientific productivity through publications and presentations

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience in a high-performance computing (HPC) environment with MPI and UNIX
• Experience with Lagrangian or Arbitrary-Lagrangian-Eulerian (ALE) hydrodynamics and other physics (or multi-physics) in that context
• Experience developing code on high-performance and heterogeneous architectures, such as GPUs and/or ARM processors
• Demonstrated impact on programmatic deliverables for the nuclear weapons program
• Active Q clearance is strongly preferred
• Preference may be given for a Ph.D. in physics, engineering or applied mathematics, or related field

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Applicants should submit a CV, and a comprehensive cover letter describing their qualifications and how they meet the required and desired requirements for the position.

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