Career Opportunities
The National High Magnetic Field Laboratory employs a diverse work force that includes scientists, machinists, engineers, administrators, writers and even artists. The Lab is an exciting and international place to work and study, where on any given day you can hear English, Chinese, Russian or French, to name just a few, spoken in our halls.
Our staff includes scientists, machinists, engineers, administrators, writers and artists.
The main campus of the Magnet Lab is based in Tallahassee near the campus of Florida State University. About 450 people are employed by or are affiliated with the lab’s Tallahassee facility. When you include the Magnet Lab branches at the University of Florida and Los Alamos National Lab, that number jumps by another 100.
The management of the lab shares the National Science Foundation’s strategic goal of increasing the number of minority and underrepresented students who pursue careers in science. Our ongoing efforts and partnerships will help groom the next generation of scientists by giving them experiences that they would not be able to get otherwise.
The Magnet Lab is committed to diversity in all areas of its facility, from undergraduates to faculty, technicians to professional staff. That commitment is put into practice through the lab’s Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan.
How to Search and Apply
Headquarters (FSU)
The lab’s hiring is administered through Florida State University, and full- and part-time job openings – as well as information about benefits – are listed with the FSU Office of Human Resources. To view our current openings:
- From the HR page, click on "Search and Apply for a Job"
- Under “External Applicant” or “Current FSU Employees” (whichever applies), click on “I Am Ready to Search and Apply”
- In the keyword field, type “NHMFL” and hit “Search Jobs”
Los Alamos Branch
Hiring at the Pulsed Field Facility is administered through Los Alamos National Laboratory. Interested job candidates can search for positions at Jobs@LANL.
University of Florida Branch
Hiring at the Advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy and High B/T facilities is administered through the University of Florida. To search for openings, visit UF Employment.
Professional Opportunities
The Magnet Lab is an interdisciplinary national user facility where scientific staff develop and refine techniques and tools that extend the boundaries of science in high magnetic fields.
Postdoctoral Opportunities
Postdoctoral opportunities are available for doctoral level scientists who can apply their special knowledge and skills to research activities at the lab.
Graduate Opportunities
At the Mag Lab graduate students gain research experience at the cutting edge of magnetic field, pressure and temperature. The state-of-the-art research facilities give students access to tools that exist no where else in the world.
For more information, please contact Human Resources Manager Bettina Roberson.
