WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW...Types of Postdoc ApppointmentsMost postdocs will be offered a Postdoc Research Associate appointment. In addition to these appointments, each year approximately 30 Postdoc Fellow appointments, including the distinguished fellows, are awarded. Initial appointments are two years, renewable for a third. Regular AppointmentsPostdoctoral Research Associates pursue research as part of ongoing LANL science and engineering programs. Director's Postdoctoral Fellows collaborate with LANL scientists and engineers on staff initiated research. Candidates are selected by the strengths of their academic and research excellence, and proposed research. Sponsored candidates' packages are reviewed by the Postdoctoral Committee at the quarterly meetings (see Quarterly Meeting Schedule). Agnew National Security Postdoctoral Fellows are provided the opportunity to pursue research aligned with the Laboratory's National Security missions which includes Environmental Programs, Stockpile Manufacturing, Weapons Physics, Weapons Engineering, and Threat Reduction Programs. US citizenship is required. Sponsored candidates' packages will be considered only during identified quarterly calls. Distinguished Postdoctoral AppointmentsCandidates must display extraordinary ability in scientific research and show clear and definite promise of becoming outstanding leaders in the research they pursue. Up to two appointments are awarded from each category annually. Appointments are for three years. Sponsored candidates are reviewed by the Postdoctoral Committee annually at the January quarterly meeting. J Robert Oppenheimer(JRO) Postdoctoral Fellow - Richard P Feynman (RPF) Postdoctoral Fellow in Theory and
Computing - Frederick Reines (FR) Postdoctoral Fellowship in Experimental
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