Awards and Prizes•Distinguished Performance Awards•Postdoctoral Publication Prize in

–Theoretical Science–Experimental Sciences

Los Alamos Postdoctoral AssociationLAPA is an association, which was organized by postdocs forpostdocs, to foster a sense of community through eventsorganized to promote social and career networking amongstpostdoctoral colleagues at LANL.

http://www.lanl.gov/projects/pda.

Postdoc AppointmentsAll sponsored postdoc candidates are reviewed and selected bythe Laboratory’s Postdoc Committee. Initial appointments aretwo years, renewable for a third. Most candidates will beoffered a Postdoc Research Associate appointment. Inaddition, each year approximately 30 Postdoc Fellowappointments, including as many as six distinguished postdocfellows, are awarded.Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow candidates must displayextraordinary ability in scientific research and show clear anddefinite promise of becoming outstanding leaders in theresearch they pursue. These appointments are three years.

Types of AppointmentsPostdoctoral Research Associates conduct research as part ofongoing LANL science and engineering programs.Director's Postdoctoral Fellows collaborate with LANLscientists and engineers on staff initiated research. Candidatesare selected by the strengths of their academic and researchexcellence, as well as proposed research project. Sponsoredcandidates' packages are reviewed by the PostdoctoralCommittee quarterly.Agnew National Security Postdoctoral Fellows conductresearch aligned with the Laboratory's National Securitymissions which includes Environmental Programs, StockpileManufacturing, Weapons Physics, Weapons Engineering, andThreat Reduction Programs. US citizenship is required.Sponsored candidates' packages are reviewed by thePostdoctoral Committee annually, typically at the Augustquarterly meeting.

Distinguished Postdoctoral AppointmentsCandidates must display extraordinary ability in scientificresearch and show clear and definite promise of becomingoutstanding leaders in the research they pursue.Up to two appointments are awarded from eachdistinguished category annually. Appointments are for threeyears. Sponsored candidates are reviewed by thePostdoctoral Committee at an annual meeting held inJanuary.

J Robert Oppenheimer(JRO) Postdoctoral Fellow - Namedafter the Laboratory's first Director, this fellowship providesthe opportunity for recipients to collaborate with LANLscientists and engineers on staff initiated research. Open toall nationalities.Richard P Feynman (RPF) Postdoctoral Fellow in Theoryand Computing - Named after the famed theoretical physicistand winner of the 1965 Nobel Prize in Physics, thisfellowship provides the opportunity for recipients tocollaborate with LANL scientists and engineers regardingstaff initiated research in the areas of theory and computing.Restricted to US citizens.Frederick Reines (FR) Postdoctoral Fellowship inExperimental Sciences - Named after the former LANLresearcher who won the 1995 Nobel Prize in Physics, thisfellowship provides the opportunity for recipients tocollaborate with LANL scientists and engineers regardingstaff initiated research in experimental sciences. Thisfellowship will be awarded to outstanding experimentalists,regardless of their field of study. Restricted to US citizens.

Postdoctoral Partnership AppointmentsIntelligence Community (IC) Postdoctoral Fellow - Incoordination with the Intelligence Community and theDepartment of Energy, collaborate with LANL scientists andengineers regarding staff initiated research in areas that havethe basis for future technological developments important tothe Intelligence Community.

OverviewThe Postdoctoral (Postdoc) Program provides the opportunityfor appointees to:•Perform research in a scientifically rich research anddevelopment environment.•Present and publish work.•Contribute to the

–overall research efforts at the Laboratory.–advancement of knowledge in the areas of basic andapplied research.

–strengthening of our national scientific and technicalcapabilities.

Postdoc appointees enhance the Laboratory's scientific andtechnical vitality by•Sharing new ideas and approaches.•Challenging colleagues to work at the cutting edge.•Making available the most current university researchendeavors.•Broadening contacts with the external scientific community.•Forming communication links between the Laboratory,universities, and industry.

Postdoc opportunities are available in a wide variety ofscientific fields that include, but are not limited to:

Salary and BenefitsCurrent salary guidelines start at $66,100 and are based onyears since completion of PhD. Starting salary forDistinguished Postdocs is $99,500.A generous and comprehensive benefits package is includedfor all postdoc appointments.

•Physics•Mathematics

•Chemistry•Biosciences

•Materials Science•Engineering

•Earth and Space Science•Computing

Sponsorship and EligibilityTo be considered for a LANL Postdoc appointment,candidates must be nominated and sponsored by a member ofthe Laboratory’s technical staff. To identify a potentialsponsor, you can review the technical directorates, divisionsand programs of the Laboratory athttp://www.lanl.gov/organization/listings.shtml andhttp://www.lanl.gov/science . In addition, you can meetpotential sponsors at national and international conferencesand workshops, by networking with colleagues, or by readingjournal publications. Technical staff review postdoctoralCV’s and contact the postdoctoral candidate directly if thecandidate is a strong match for their needs. For allpostdoctoral appointments the candidate must be within 5years of completion of PhD at the time of being proposed forreview by the Postdoctoral Committee, or will have completedall PhD requirements by commencement of appointment.Selection is based on Laboratory wide competition and isdetermined by the candidate’s academic qualifications andresearch excellence.For more information, please visit the LANL web pages atwww.lanl.gov, or the Postdoctoral Program web pages athttp://www.lanl.gov/science/postdocs or write to us atpostdocprogram@lanl.gov. Accesshttp://www.hr.lanl.gov/FindJob/ to apply to the PostdoctoralProgram

Revised: 7/20/2007

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Los Alamos National Laboratory is located at the base ofthe Jemez Mountains in northern New Mexico. In thisbeautiful natural environment awaits an opportunity for youto work in a world-class research facility. At LANL, youcan immerse yourself in 21st century science where peoplewho find intrigue and fulfillment in science makecontributions to research and development. Established in1943 and managed by the Los Alamos National Security,LLC for the Department of Energy, the Laboratory’smission is to provide scientific leadership for the nation andthe world.