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Postdoctoral Employee – Scintillation Physics – Nuclear Engineering Department

Job #JPF04922
  • Nuclear Engineering / College of Engineering / UC Berkeley

Position overview

Position title: Postdoc Employee
Salary range: The UC postdoc salary scales set the minimum pay determined by experience level at appointment. See the following table for the current salary scale for this position: https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2024-25/oct-2024-scales/t23.pdf. A reasonable estimate for this position is between $75,000 and $85,000.
Percent time: 100%
Anticipated start: October 2025
Position duration: Two years with the possibility of renewal depending on performance and availability of funding

Application Window

Open date: May 17, 2025

Next review date: Sunday, Jun 1, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Thursday, Jul 31, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Position description

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

Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

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

Additional qualifications (required at time of start)
  • Ph.D. or equivalent international degree
  • The candidate should have no more than three years of post-degree research experience.
Preferred qualifications
  • 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

Application Requirements

Document requirements

  • Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

  • Cover Letter

Reference requirements
  • 3 required (contact information only)
Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04922

Help contact: leisa@berkeley.edu

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Job location

Berkeley, CA