Faculty Mini Sabbatical Program - Summer 2025

Company Description

Join us and make YOUR mark on the World!

Are you interested in joining some of the brightest talent in the world to strengthen the United States’ security? Come join Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) where our employees apply their expertise to create solutions for BIG ideas that make our world a better place.

We are looking for individuals that demonstrate an understanding of working in partnership with team peers, who engage, advocate, and contribute to building an inclusive culture, and provide expertise to solve challenging problems.

Pay Range
$11,180 - $16,214 Monthly 

Please note that the pay range information is a general guideline only. Many factors are taken into consideration when setting starting pay including education, experience, the external labor market, and internal equity.

Job Description

Deadline for applications is January 13, 2025

The Faculty Mini-Sabbatical Program is designed to bring top academic talent from universities across the world for a consecutive 1-3 month visit to the Laboratory. This program provides an excellent opportunity for the exchange of knowledge and the development of new collaborations. Please note that it is not intended to provide direct support for specific research activities. Selected faculty members will have access to LLNL’s extensive computing facilities, specialized laboratory facilities and field equipment.

These employees will be hosted by a staff scientist and work collaboratively for 1-3 months within a research group/division at LLNL. Selected faculty for this call will begin sabbatical between May to August 2025. A separate Fall-Spring call will be posted for those interested in starting between October 2025 to March 2026.

Each Faculty Scholar is selected based upon their outstanding scholarship and research expertise and overlap with the Lab’s mission. Please include a cover letter and your CV. The cover letter should emphasize your educational opportunity and benefit from this sabbatical.  

The position pays a salary of $14,500/month and covers 1 round-trip reimbursement to and from Livermore in accordance with LLNL travel policy. For more information visit the LLNL Faculty Mini-Sabbatical Program site.

You will 

• Provide expertise in one or more of the following areas: Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Chemistry, Material Science, Engineering, Nuclear Science, Environmental Science, Atmospheric Science, Geoscience, Energy, Lasers, and/or Biology.
• Collaborate with technical area leaders, project leaders, and program management in a multidisciplinary team environment to accomplish research goals.
• Participate in activities as appropriate to provide and gain exposure to the laboratory.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• PhD in relevant scientific field or the equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Must be a continuing faculty member at an accredited research institution.
• Extensive knowledge for applicant’s science field demonstrated by a publication record.
• Demonstrated creativity, exceptional ability, and proven accomplishments in applicant’s area of specialization.
• Advanced verbal and written communication skills necessary to effectively collaborate in a team environment and present and explain technical information and provide advice to management.
• Demonstrated initiative and interpersonal skills and ability to work in a collaborative, multidisciplinary team environment.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Position Information

This is a Temporary Faculty Scholar appointment.

Why Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory?

• Included in 2024 Best Places to Work by Glassdoor!
• Holiday Pay
• Sick leave accrual
• Individual 401(k) contributions
• Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accountability (IDEA) - visit https://www.llnl.gov/diversity
• Our core beliefs - visit https://www.llnl.gov/diversity/our-values 
• Employee engagement - visit https://www.llnl.gov/diversity/employee-engagement

Site 300

Site 300 is an experimental test site operated by LLNL.  Situated on 7,000 acres in rural foothills approximately six miles southwest of downtown Tracy and 15 miles southeast of Livermore, Site 300 hosts approximately 200 employees with expertise in such fields as e