Types of Postdoc Appointments
Postdoctoral Research Associates pursue research as part of ongoing LANL science and engineering programs. Sponsored candidates' packages are reviewed by the Postdoctoral Committee throughout the year.
Director's Postdoctoral Fellows collaborate with LANL scientists and engineers on staff-initiated research. Candidates are selected based on the strengths of their academic and research accomplishments as well as the strength of their proposed research. Sponsored candidates' packages are reviewed by the Postdoctoral Committee at the quarterly meetings (see Meeting Schedule).
Agnew National Security Postdoctoral Fellows are provided the opportunity to pursue research aligned with the Laboratory's National Security missions. This includes Environmental Programs, Stockpile Manufacturing, Weapons Physics, Weapons Engineering, and Threat Reduction Programs. U.S. citizenship is required. Sponsored candidates' packages will be considered only during identified quarterly calls.
Most postdocs will be offered a Postdoc Research Associate appointment.Each year, approximately 30 Postdoctoral Fellow appointments, including the Distinguished Fellows, are awarded. Initial appointments are two years, renewable for a third.
Distinguished Postdoc Appointments
Candidates 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 Fellowship
Named after the Laboratory's first Director, this fellowship provides the opportunity for recipients to collaborate with LANL scientists and engineers on staff initiated research. Open to people of all nationalities.
Richard P. Feynman (RPF) Postdoctoral Fellow in Theory and Computing
Named after the famed theoretical physicist and winner of the 1965 Nobel Prize in Physics, this fellowship provides the opportunity for recipients to collaborate with LANL scientists and engineerings on staff-initiated research in the areas of theory and computing. Restricted to U.S. citizens.
Frederick Reines (FR) Postdoctoral Fellowship in Experimental Sciences
Named after the former LANL researcher who won the 1995 Nobel Prize in Physics, this fellowship provides the opportunity for recipients to collaborate with LANL scientists and engineers regarding staff initiated research in experimental sciences. This fellowship will be awarded to outstanding experimentalists, regardless of their field of study. Restricted to U.S. citizens.
Postdoctoral Partnership Appointments
(Intelligence Community) Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program- http://www.icpostdoc.org/
In coordination with the Intelligence Community and the Department of Energy, this fellowship provides the opportunity for recipients to collaborate with LANL scientists and engineers regarding staff-initiated research in areas that have the potential for future technological developments important to the Intelligence Community. Appointments are for a period of up to three years. In addition to conducting research with their identified LANL sponsor, recipients of these appointments will interact with a resource person within the Intelligence Community. In addition, the recipients and LANL sponsors will travel to Washington D.C. up to two times a year to meet with other recipients of this appointment as well as visit the funding agency to gain a better understanding of its technical needs. U.S. citizenship is required. Current Laboratory Postdocs who have been at the Laboratory for less than one year are eligible to apply for this opportunity. The annual call is normally announced in December. See the IC Brochure for additional information.
