Tritium Extraction Postdoctoral Research Associate

at Idaho National Laboratory in Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States

Description

Idaho National Laboratory is hiring a Tritium Extraction Postdoctoral Research Associate to work at the Safety and Tritium Applied Research facility in the Irradiated Fuels and Materials department. The team works a 4x10 schedule located at the Advanced Test Reactor Complex with every Friday off. Technical tasks will focus on the modeling and experimental testing of tritium extraction concepts for fusion energy breeder blanket applications.

Experience with hydrogen transport in materials and/or separation systems

Experience with hands-on laboratory experiments

Experience with computational fluid dynamics

Experience with two-phase flow

Experience in thermal-hydraulic experiments, from experiment design to data-analytics.

Experience with system-level codes such as MELCOR

Experience with MOOSE tools

Qualifications

Ph.D. requirements must be completed by commencement of appointment and within the previous 5 years

Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or a closely related field

Knowledge of fusion energy breeder blankets and tritium extraction systems

Previous experience modeling tritium transport phenomena

*Proficiency with a coding language

Demonstrated oral and written communication skills in English

Demonstrated ability to work closely with multi-disciplinary groups to achieve research results

Job Information:

Salary: $101,196 Annually

Benefits and Relocation

Medical, Dental, Vision, and Flexible Spending Accounts

Paid time off (personal leave)

Employee Education Program (tuition assistance)

Comprehensive Relocation Package

Benefit eligibility subject multiple factors, including employment status and position classification.

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Primary Location:United States

Other Locations:US-Idaho

Job:Postdoc

Organization:Nuclear Science & Technology (Cxxx)

Schedule:Full-time

Employee Status:Regular

Job Posting:Jul 10, 2025, 4:01:25 PM

Unposting Date:Jul 21, 2025, 5:59:00 AM

RELOCATION:Position Relocation Eligible

TELEWORK:On-Site Worker

Federal Overtime Status:Exempt

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