Postdoctoral Positions – Careers
Postdoctoral Positions
Research freedom and research funds
Current Postdoctoral Openings
Postdoctoral Appointee - Marine and Wind Energy Systems, Hybrid
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Postdoctoral Appointee - Quantum Information Science, Hybrid
Postdoctoral Appointee - EM/Radiation Effects, Onsite
Postdoctoral Appointee - AI/ML UAS Flight Dynamics/Controls, Hybrid
Postdoctoral Appointee - Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence,...
Postdoctoral Appointee - Power Systems, Hybrid
Postdoctoral Appointee - AI for Security, Hybrid
Postdoctoral Appointee - Photovoltaic Energy Systems, Onsite
Postdoctoral Appointee - Radiation Effects, Onsite
Postdoctoral Appointee - Solder Science and Materials Characterization...
Postdoctoral Appointee - Materials Chemistry, Onsite
Postdoctoral Appointee - Quantum Information Science, Hybrid
Postdoctoral Appointee - Shock Physics, Onsite
Postdoctoral Appointee in Complex Metal Alloys for Hydrogen Storage an...
Postdoctoral Appointee - Emerging Electronic Devices, Onsite
Postdoctoral Appointee - Automation for Biomanufacturing, Onsite
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If you have completed your doctoral degree within the last five years and would like to continue building your experience and knowledge in basic and applied science and technology, you could be hired for a postdoctoral appointment at Sandia.
Sandia’s postdoctoral program provides opportunities to work with top scientists and engineers using state-of-the-art instruments and tools. Postdoctoral appointees conduct leading-edge research, publish and present their findings, collaborate with others in academia and industry, and contribute to the advancement of technology in a wide variety of scientific fields.
Postdocs at Sandia bring together a wide range of scientific disciplines and knowledge from premier universities around the world. The postdocs form a vibrant community that is supported in many ways. For example, our Sandia Postdoctoral Development Association, known as SPD, provides an active social and career networking group that connects young researchers, highlights their work, and creates opportunities to advance their skills for future success. By providing professional development resources, SPD helps postdocs attain their full potential as outstanding independent researchers.
Key areas for postdocs at Sandia
Biosciences and biotechnology
Chemistry and materials science
Combustion
Computational mechanics
Computer science
Hydrogen
Microelectronics and microfluidics
Nanotechnology
Physics
Benefits
A comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, vacation, paid holidays, and relocation assistance.
Sandia supports time to cultivate an employee’s critical thinking and idea development acumen. Sandia also encourages professional and career development to benefit the employee’s current and future work assignments. Involvement in these activities is a component of an employee’s contributions and enables Sandia to execute its mission.
Application procedure
Use Sandia’s
Careers tool
to create a username and password.
Enter “postdoctoral” into the Keywords text field, and click Search. (You can also conduct a separate search with the keyword “fellowship.”)
Browse the list of postdoc openings.
Complete an online application for a specific postdoc opening.
Detailed instructions for using Sandia’s Careers tool
to apply for a position are also available.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.
Sandia invites you to review the
Equal Employment Opportunity posters
which include EEO is the Law, EEO is the Law Poster Supplement, and Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision.
Sandia is a drug-free workplace. As a national laboratory funded by a U.S. government agency, we are subject to federal laws regarding illegal drug use. Illegal use of a controlled substance, including marijuana even in places where it does not violate state law, may impact your ability to obtain and/or maintain a Department of Energy security clearance, and may result in the withdrawal of an employment offer or termination of employment.
Fellowship Opportunities
Sandia offers
fellowships
for new Ph.D. scientists and engineers that enable you to further your professional development by pursuing independent research at the laboratories.
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