Postdoctoral Employee - Scintillation Physics - Nuclear Engineering Department

The Bay Area Neutron Group (BANG). led by Dr. Bethany Goldblum, in the Department of Nuclear Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley welcomes applications for a postdoctoral scholar in the area of scintillation physics for radiation detection applications. The goal of this work, in collaboration with US DOE national laboratories, is the development of a theoretical framework to predict organic scintillator properties from the underlying molecular structure. Primary responsibilities for this position include the development of computational models to simulate scintillator properties using time-dependent density functional theory and Monte Carlo methods, analysis and interpretation of data to validate theoretical models, manuscript development, and communication of research at relevant scientific meetings. The successful candidate will work at the forefront of radiation detection science in a collaborative environment with experimentalists at the 88-Inch Cyclotron at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Labor Contract: https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/labor/bargaining-units/px/index.html

PhD or equivalent international degree, or enrolled in a PhD or equivalent international degree granting program.

• Ph.D. or equivalent international degree
• The candidate should have no more than three years of post-degree research experience.

• PhD or equivalent in Nuclear Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science or related disciplines
• Demonstrated proficiency with computational modeling, e.g., DFT simulations, Monte Carlo methods
• Skills in C++ programming
• Superior academic performance
• Ability to be self-directed within broadly defined limits
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written

• 3 required (contact information only)

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