Chemistry Automation & Advanced Manufacturing Postdoctoral Researcher

We have an opening for a Postdoctoral Researcher focused on high-throughput synthesis/formulation using the Chemspeed automation platform including advanced manufacturing fabrication and characterization. You will help build automation workflows that couple design-make-test cycles with rigorous data analysis to identify optimal formulations then transfer down-selected recipes into manufacturing workflows for processing and property evaluation. This position is in the Functional Materials Synthesis and Integration Group of the Materials for Emerging Applications & Extreme Conditions section in the Materials Science Division.

This position requires full-time on-site presence due to the nature of the work.

You will 

• We have an opening for a Postdoctoral Researcher focused on high-throughput synthesis/formulation using the Chemspeed automation platform including advanced manufacturing fabrication and characterization. You will help build automation workflows that couple design-make-test cycles with rigorous data analysis to identify optimal formulations then transfer down-selected recipes into manufacturing workflows for processing and property evaluation. This position is in the Functional Materials Synthesis and Integration Group of the Materials for Emerging Applications & Extreme Conditions section in the Materials Science Division.

• Develop high-throughput workflows for polymer and material synthesis solution preparation and formulation screening.

• Apply advanced manufacturing methods including additive manufacturing spin/spray coating solution casting and electrospinning to produce test specimens and devices.

• Perform materials and polymer characterization using techniques such as GPC mass spectrometry DSC TGA rheometry tensile/compression testing and surface energy measurements.

• Analyze experimental results to establish processingstructureproperty relationships.

• Document research; publish papers in peer-reviewed journals and present results within the DOE community and at scientific conferences.

• Pursue independent but complementary research interests and interact with a broad spectrum of scientists internally and externally to the Laboratory.

• Collaborate with scientists in a multidisciplinary team environment to accomplish research goals.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications :

• Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. DOE Q-level security clearance which requires U.S. citizenship.
• PhD in chemical engineering chemistry materials science or a closely related field.
• Experience with organic synthesis polymer synthesis and/or formulation processing including designing and executing experimental plans analyzing results and optimizing protocols.
• Hands-on experience programming/operating chemistry automation platforms for synthesis and/or formulation.
• Knowledge of advanced manufacturing techniques including additive manufacturing spin/spray coating solution casting and/or electrospinning.
• Experience with materials characterization techniques such as NMR GPC DSC TGA tensile/compression testing rheology and surface energy analysis.
• Familiarity with experimental design data management and analysis for high-throughput studies.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct independent research and publish in peer-reviewed journals.
• Initiative and interpersonal skills with the ability to work in a collaborative multidisciplinary environment.

Qualifications We Desire

• Experience integrating automation platforms with data analysis machine learning or high-throughput experimentation.

• Prior work optimizing coating or manufacturing process parameters.

• Prior experience collaborating across chemistry engineering computer science and materials science disciplines. 

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Position Information

This is a Postdoctoral appointment with the possibility of extension to a maximum of three years open to those who have been awarded a PhD at time of hire date.

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  Remote Work :

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  Employment Type :

  Full-time