Postdoctoral Research Associate - Materials and Composites Processing Group

Requisition Id 14846 

 

Overview:

As a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science national laboratory, ORNL has an impressive 80-year legacy of addressing the nation’s most pressing challenges. Our team is made up of over 7,000 dedicated and innovative individuals! Our goal is to create an environment where a variety of perspectives and backgrounds are valued, ensuring ORNL is known as a top choice for employment. These principles are essential for supporting our broader mission to drive scientific breakthroughs and translate them into solutions for energy, environmental, and security challenges facing the nation.

 

We are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate who will support the Materials and Composites Processing Group in the Materials Science and Technology Division, Physical Sciences Directorate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).  

 

Major Duties/Responsibilities:

• The Materials Science and Technology Division (MSTD) within the Physical Sciences Directorate (PSD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is seeking to fill a post-doctoral position in the Metals and Composites Processing Group with a focus on developing relationships between alloy design, processing, and microstructure.  Key activities include performing microstructural characterization using electron microscopy, atom probe tomography and other advanced characterization techniques, and developing an understanding of the microstructural evolution and its relationship to mechanical behavior in steels, magnesium, aluminum, and Ni-based alloys. This knowledge will be used to evaluate the suitability of these alloys in automotive, industrial, and nuclear applications.
• Deliver ORNL’s mission by aligning behaviors, priorities, and interactions with our core values of Impact, Integrity, Teamwork, Safety, and Service. Promote equal opportunity by fostering a respectful workplace – in how we treat one another, work together, and measure success.

 

Basic Qualifications:

• A PhD in Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Good understanding of casting, and/or thermomechanical processing techniques.
• Hands-on experience in the use of scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, electron back-scattered diffraction, and image analysis techniques.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to communicate in English to an international scientific audience.
• Self-motivated and safety conscious.
• Ability to set priorities, multi-task and adapt to ever changing needs with the proven ability to function well in a fast-paced environment in order to meet task deadlines.
• An excellent record of productive and creative research demonstrated by publications in peer-reviewed journals and patents.
• Ability to work with both autonomously and collaboratively in a team environment, as needed.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (including Word, PowerPoint and Excel).

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in studying microstructural evolution and structure-property relationships in one or more of the following classes of alloys: Steels Mg, Al, and Ni-based alloys.
• Hands-on experience in the use of atom probe tomography, and surface analysis techniques.
• Expertise in correlating microstructure with tensile, creep and