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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000081">ORNL Publications<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#818100">External Publication<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C78F17">Job Posting Title<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Postdoctoral Research Associate - NESL / NB50602456<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C78F17">Posted Date<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">11/07/2016<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C78F17">End Posting Date<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">12/05/2016<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C78F17">Purpose<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">The Neutron Sciences Directorate (NScD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) operates the High Flux Isotope Reactor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">(HFIR), the United States' highest flux reactor based neutron source, and the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS), the world's<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">most intense pulsed accelerator based neutron source. Together these facilities operate 27 instruments for neutron scattering<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">research, each year carrying out in excess of 1,000 experiments in the physical, chemical, materials, biological and medical<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">sciences. HFIR also provides unique facilities for isotope production and neutron irradiation. To learn more about Neutron<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Sciences at ORNL go to: http://neutrons.ornl.gov.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">The Instrument Projects and Development Group in the Instrument and Source Division (ISD) has an immediate opening for<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">a post-doctoral research associate. Applications are sought from creative and motivated individuals who will develop a<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">research program in diffraction and inelastic studies of high-temperature liquids in both normal and super-cooled phases<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">employing a newly developed Neutron Electrostatic Levitator (NESL). This research is expected to be highly collaborative<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">both with scientists within ORNL and external partners. A significant amount of effort will be devoted to improving the<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">performance and availability of NESL.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C78F17">Major Duties/Responsibilities<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">In this role you will work with the Instrumentation Project and Development group, sample environment team, the NOMAD,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">ARCS, and CNCS instrument teams, as well as non-ORNL partners to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">- Continue to develop the capabilities and reliability of N ESL with the goal that it becomes available to the general user<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">program<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">- Demonstrate the capabilities of NESL as installed in the three indicated neutron scattering instruments at the SNS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">- Collaborate with internal and external scientists in the writing and submission of beam time proposals (particularly, but not<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">limited to, those involving NESL)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">- Develop their own research program<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">- Publish scientific papers on this research<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">- Present scientific results at appropriate national and international conferences<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C78F17">Qualifications Required<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">- Ph.D. in materials science, physics, mechanical engineering, or other related science fields is required.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">- Candidates must be willing to work in a team environment on technically and scientifically challenging problems.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">- Applicants must have received their PhD within five years of this application and must complete all degree requirements<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C78F17">Preferred Qualifications<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">- Preference will be given to candidates with experience in neutron scattering techniques and in the use and operation of<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">apparatus to levitate samples.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">- Strong written and oral communications skills are preferred.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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