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Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (LBNL) Accelerator Technology and Applied Physics Division has an opening for an Occupational Safety Specialist to join the team.

In this role, you will develop, implement and manage processes supporting Integrated Safety Management within the Division. This involves assisting research personnel in planning work, identifying hazards, implementing controls, ensuring work is executed safely, and assessing performance and recommending improvements. This position is …

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (LBNL) Accelerator Technology and Applied Physics Division has an opening for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the team.

In this exciting role, you will work at the Accelerator Technology & Applied Physics Division (ATAP) to conduct R&D on the development of high performance superconducting wires, magnet cables, and insulations, and the fabrication and testing of prototype coils. In this role, work will be performed within the Berkeley Center of Magnet …

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s ( LBNL) Accelerator Technology and Applied Physics (ATAP) Division has an opening for a Controls Software Engineer to join the BELLA Center team.

In this role, you will work within the BELLA Center as a vital member of a team consisting of physicists, engineers, fabrication teams, post-doctoral scholars, and students. You will develop and maintain data acquisition and machine control software to support the cutting-edge laser plasma accelerator experiments with …

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (LBNL) Accelerator Technology and Applied Physics Division has an opening for a Project Scientist, Laser R&D to join the team.

In this exciting role, you will perform and participate in research and development to improve the control, quality, and application-readiness of the BELLA Center laser systems within Accelerator Technology and Applied Physics (ATAP). This involves work on diagnostic development & optical measurements, optical systems design, opto-mechanics …

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (LBNL) Accelerator Technology and Applied Physics Division has an opening for a Postdoctoral Scholar to join the team.

In this role, you will work at the Accelerator Technology & Applied Physics (ATAP) Division to conduct accelerator magnet superconductor R&D and characterization. In this role, work will be performed within the Superconducting Magnet Program (SMP) as a member of a team of physicists, engineers, technologists, and students. This postdoc …

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (LBNL) Accelerator Technology and Applied Physics Division has an opening for a Research Scientist (Career-Track) to join the team.

In this role, you will perform work within the Superconducting Magnet Program (SMP) in the Accelerator Technology & Applied Physics (ATAP) Division as a key member of a team consisting of physicists, engineers, technicians and students developing advanced superconducting magnet systems for science and technology applications. Primary …

The Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (LBNL) Accelerator Technology and Applied Physics (ATAP) Division has an opening at the level of Physicist Research Scientist (Career) or Physicist Staff Scientist (Career) to join the Advanced Light Source (ALS) Accelerator Physics Group (APG).

The Advanced Light Source (ALS) is a world-class US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science user facility, each year attracting nearly two thousand academic and industrial users from disciplines spanning physical, …

The Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (LBNL) Accelerator Technology and Applied Physics (ATAP) Division has an opening for a term position at the Physicist Research Scientist level to join the Advanced Light Source (ALS) Accelerator Physics Group (APG).

The Advanced Light Source (ALS) is a world-class US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science user facility, each year attracting nearly two thousand academic and industrial users from disciplines spanning physical, chemical, materials, biological, …

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (LBNL) Accelerator Technology and Applied Physics Division has an opening for a Postdoctoral Scholar to join the team.

In this exciting role, you will conduct research and develop the distributed fiber optic sensing (DFOS). Will train under the direction and supervision of faculty mentors in preparation for academic or research careers. This postdoc will participate in the distributed fiber optic sensing technologies by developing the optical instrumentation and …

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (LBNL) Accelerator Technology and Applied Physics (ATAP) Division has an opening for a Physicist Research Scientist to join the team as a key member of a team consisting of physicists, applied mathematicians, computer scientists, software engineers and students.

In this role, you will develop, analyze and implement advanced computational methods for the modeling of particle accelerator, beam (particles and laser) and plasma physics on desktop workstations to supercomputers. …

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (LBNL) Accelerator Technology and Applied Physics (ATAP) Division has an opening for a Scientific Engineering Associate to join the BELLA Center team.

In this role, you will provide operational support to all high-power lasers at the BELLA Center under supervision of BELLA Center staff. This includes the BELLA PW laser, the two 100 TW class lasers, and various TW-class kHz lasers including fiberbased lasers. Contributes to projects processes within their scientific …

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (LBNL) Accelerator Technology and Applied Physics Division has an opening for a Postdoctoral Scholar to join the team.

In this exciting role, you will work in the Fusion Energy Science/Ion Beam Technologies Program (FS/IBT) in the Accelerator Technology and Applied Physics (ATAP) Division to perform experimental research in the area of quantum networking with telecom photons from light emitting defects integrated with silicon waveguides. The focus of the Quantum …

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (LBNL) Accelerator Technology and Applied Physics Division has an opening for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the BELLA Center team.

In this exciting role, you will develop ultrafast fiber laser technologies and their coherent combining and control. This position will train under the direction and supervision of faculty mentors in preparation for academic or research careers. The Postdoctoral Fellow will explore novel methods in the field, including coherent …

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s ( LBNL) Accelerator Technology and Applied Physics (ATAP) Division has an opening for a Postdoctoral Scholar to join the BELLA Center team.

In this role, you will perform theoretical and computational research in the area of intense laser-and beam-plasma interactions and advanced accelerator concepts for BELLA Center programmatic R&D activities and projects. The focus of the BELLA Center is to explore and develop plasma-based acceleration and related concepts …

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s ( LBNL) Accelerator Technology and Applied Physics (ATAP) Division has an opening for a Postdoctoral Scholar to join the team.

In this exciting role, you will work on laser-driven plasma particle and photon acceleration experiments (e.g. staging of multiple plasma sections, energy recycling from wakefields, light source development, etc), and take part in other general experimental BELLA Center activities such as developing novel plasma, laser, and particle diagnostics, …

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (LBNL) Accelerator Technology and Applied Physics Division has an opening for a Physicist Research Scientist (Career-Track) to join the team.

In this role, you will perform work within the Fusion Sciences and Ion Beam Technology (FSIBT) Program in the Accelerator Technology & Applied Physics Division at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory as a key member of a team of physicists. engineers, technicians, and students developing ion beam driven research …

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (LBNL) Engineering Division has an opening for a Manufacturing Engineer to apply manufacturing industry expertise and excellent interpersonal skills to be the resource for internal project managers/engineers and external vendors. This role calls for proactive, independent engineers that serve in a cross functional role between design engineers, fabrication, testing and vendors.

What You Will Do:
– Coordinate the fabrication of scientific experimental equipment …

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (LBNL) Engineering Division has an opening for an Electronics Engineering Associate to join the team.

In this role, you will provide moderately complex and varied application of sophisticated technological skills, scientific principles, mathematics, project management and technical support for the Beamlines and Accelerator section of the Advanced Light Source Electrical Engineering Group. Responsible for providing electronic design, documentation, procurement, …

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (LBNL) Engineering Division Division has an opening for a Vacuum Deposition and Braze Engineering Associate to join the team.

In this exciting role, you will provide multifunctional technical support in vacuum deposition and brazing for engineers and scientists within the Engineering Division. In this position, you will support development of new and existing techniques/processes in vacuum deposition of micron, and nanometer films using physical vapor deposition. …

IC Design Engineer

Job #99636

POSITION: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has multiple openings for an IC Design Engineer in Berkeley, CA.

Duties: Develop high-performance multi-channel data acquisition and imager Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) for major components of sizable Laboratory projects/programs. Independently prepare design specifications, analyses, and recommendations for approval of scientific and management personnel. Design and specify high-performance analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits. …

POSITION: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has multiple openings for an Electronics Engineer in Berkeley, CA.

Duties: Provide electronics and software support for the Accelerator Technologies Group at LBNL. Design, implement, test and commission electronics instrumentation for particle accelerators. Perform a variety of hardware, software, and computer networking duties. Work with the design, installation, commissioning of tailor-made electronic boards and circuitry, signal cabling, signal …

POSITION: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has multiple openings for a Power Electronics Engineer 3 in Berkeley, CA.

Duties: Provide professional level engineering support to initiate the design, development, execution and implementation of scientific power electronics/supplies, instrumentation and controls. Develop and maintain collaboration across diverse technical fields (accelerator physics, magnet design, controls, facilities engineering) to develop specifications for high stability power …

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s ( LBNL) Engineering Division has an opening for a Safety System Hardware/Software Engineer/Developer to join the team.

In this role, you will contribute to the full safety system life cycle, analyzing and designing Safety Instrumented Systems for facilities that produce both ionizing and non-ionizing prompt radiation. Additionally, participate in R&D activities developing active interlock systems and systems for complex scientific facilities and instruments. …

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (LBNL) Engineering Division has an opening for a Senior Electronics Engineering Associate to join the team.

In this role, you will offer diverse technical assistance to the LBNL Superconducting Magnet Group (Supercon). In close collaboration with scientists and engineering personnel, you will provide documentation, coordinate work activities, procure materials, oversee fabrication and installation, and deliver maintenance instructions. Additionally, you will be …

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (LBNL) Engineering Division has an opening for a Controls and EPS PLC Software Engineer (Multiple Openings) to join the team.

This Front-End & Beamline Equipment Protection System (EPS)/Automation Control Software Engineer will support the Advanced Light Source Upgrade (ALS-U) Project of the Advanced Light Source (ALS), a 1.9 GeV Synchrotron Accelerator complex at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The EPS Software engineer will work in the Beamline …

POSITION: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has multiple openings for a Senior Software Developer in Berkeley , CA.

Duties: Oversee the development, installation, and maintenance of the Advanced Light Source (ALS) control system hardware and software. Supervise a team of approximately 6 engineers with various skills and expertise, including software, electronics, motion control, and equipment protection systems. Develop the control system architecture and upgrade path of the accelerator control …

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (LBNL) Engineering Division has an opening for a UHV Cleaning Facilities Technician to join the team.

In this exciting role, you will provide multifunctional technical support, applying engineering, scientific, or other technical concepts and practices across Laboratory Divisions in UHV Cleaning and Plating. You’ll contribute to various Lab projects within a specified area of discipline using various methods in accordance with Lab objectives to solve routine …

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (LBNL) Engineering Division has an opening for an ALS-U Electrical Safety Officer to join the team.

In this role, you will be responsible for supporting the implementation of an effective Electrical Safety Program that meets applicable ES&H-related Department of Energy (DOE) Orders, regulatory requirements, and performance measures. Working under consultative direction, the ALS-U Electrical Safety Officer provides expertise in Electrical Safety services and …

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (LBNL) Engineering Division has an opening for a Machinist Level II or III to join the team.

In this role, you will provide technical support in the field of journey-level machining technology. Perform routine and specialized assignments. Apply intermediate-level knowledge, innovation, and creativity in mechanical and shop related theory and practice, performing general machining operations with the appropriate level of supervision. May be assigned/rotated to a …

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (LBNL) Engineering Division currently has multiple openings for Mechanical Technicians to join our team on the ALS, ALS-U, or CXRO programs.

Why Berkeley Lab

Come join the Advanced Light Source (ALS) team at Berkeley Lab! Our world-renowned synchrotron radiation facility generates intense beams of light in the X-ray, ultraviolet, and infrared regions of the electromagnetic spectrum. As a technician with experience in vacuum systems, you will play a critical role …

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (LBNL) Engineering Division currently has multiple openings for Mechanical Technicians to join our team on the ATLAS Strip Modules projects.

Why Berkeley Lab

Are you a skilled semiconductor assembler and clean room technician with two years experience looking for an exciting opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge scientific research? Join the ATLAS (A Toroidal LHC ApparatuS) project team at the prestigious Berkeley Lab! Our team is responsible for the production …

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (LBNL) Engineering Division currently has multiple openings for Mechanical Technicians to join our team on the BELLA (Berkeley Lab Laser Accelerator) program.

Why Berkeley Lab

As a member of the BELLA team, you will work alongside experienced technicians and engineers to support the operation, maintenance and upgrade of our state-of-the-art laser-driven particle accelerator.This is a unique chance to learn from top scientists, engineers, and senior technicians …

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (LBNL) Engineering Division has an opening for a Mechanical Engineer to join the Advanced Light Source (ALS) Mechanical Engineering team.

Working at the ALS is an exciting opportunity to be a part of cutting-edge scientific research and engineering innovation in synchrotron x-ray science. This is an exciting position where you will be working with a team of scientists, engineers, and technicians to support world class research efforts across a variety of disciplines. …

POSITION: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has multiple openings for a Project Controls Analyst in Berkeley, CA.

Duties: Provide project planning and control capability to Project Managers and/or Principal Investigators. Apply a broad range of project management and controls practices as applicable during the life cycle of projects from conception to closeout. Identify and apply specialized project management and controls procedures needed to advance the project through the DOE Critical Decision …

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s ( LBNL) Engineering Division has an opening for a Mechanical Engineering Technical Supervisor to join the team.

In this exciting role, you will play a key role in the hands-on day-to-day responsibilities in support of the Engineering Division’s technical projects across the many scientific programs we support. The position will regularly apply engineering, scientific and other technical concepts and practices with an emphasis on fabrication, assembly, installation, …

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s ( LBNL) Engineering Division has an opening for a Safety System Hardware/Software Engineer/Developer to join the team.

In this role, you will contribute to the full safety system life cycle, analyzing and designing Safety Instrumented Systems for facilities that produce both ionizing and non-ionizing prompt radiation. Additionally, participate in R&D activities developing active interlock systems and systems for complex scientific facilities and instruments. …

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (LBNL) Engineering Division has an opening for a Lead Accelerator Safety System Engineer to join the team. As the LBNL Lead you will be responsible for ensuring that the safety systems of the Advanced Light Source (ALS), the Berkeley Lab Laser Accelerator (BELLA), the 88-Inch Cyclotron, and other radiation generating facilities and systems at LBNL meet regulatory and programmatic requirements. The BELLA Center uses one of the world’s most powerful lasers in its …

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (LBNL) Nuclear Science Division has an opening for a Senior Scientific Engineering Associate to join the team.

In this role, you will support the design and maintenance of beamline components, diagnostic equipment, and radiation detection instrumentation at the 88-Inch Cyclotron and across the Nuclear Science Division.

This position comprises mechanical, practical and scientific skills. A close working relationship with scientists, electrical and mechanical engineers, …

The Nuclear Science Division (NSD) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has an opening for a Postdoctoral Scholar, with focus on the development of new approaches to Bayesian Inference and Uncertainty Quantification (Bayesian UQ) using Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence.

The position is hosted by the Relativistic Nuclear Collisions Program (RNC) in the NSD. The RNC carries out experimental research in a broad range of areas in Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD), with strong participation …

Student Researcher

Job #99763

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (LBNL) Nuclear Science Division has openings for Student Researchers to apply machine learning (ML) tools to improve the performance, operational efficiency, and reliability of two of the Division’s premier experimental devices: the world-leading gamma-ray tracking spectrometer GRETA and the superconducting electron cyclotron resonance ion source VENUS. In applying machine learning tools to such diverse applications, this work will lay the foundation for a broader …

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (LBNL) Nuclear Science Division has an opening for a Postdoctoral Scholar to join the team.

In this role, you will work in the Relativistic Nuclear Collisions (RNC) program within the Nuclear Science Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory on the physics analysis and/or instrumentation aspects of high energy nuclear physics. You will participate in the design and development of the outer silicon tracker, based on Monolithic Active Pixel Sensor (MAPS) …

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (LBNL) Nuclear Science Division Division has an opening for a Postdoctoral Scientist to join the team.

In this role, you will work within the Applied Nuclear Physics program in the Nuclear Science Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The Postdoctoral Fellow is involved in conducting research towards the development, modeling, and characterization of a next-generation High Purity Germanium detector system primarily focused on nuclear structure experiments. …

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (LBNL) Nuclear Science Division has an opening for a Postdoctoral Scholar to join the team.

In this role, you will work in the Relativistic Nuclear Collisions (RNC) program in the Nuclear Science Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and work on the physics analysis and/or instrumentation aspects of high energy nuclear physics.

The RNC scientists play leading roles in both physics analysis and instrumentation in experiments such as STAR, ALICE, sPHENIX, …

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (LBNL) Nuclear Science Division has an opening for Physicist Staff Scientists (Career-Track) to join the team.

In this role, you will be responsible for conducting original independent experimental physics research, with an emphasis on the structure and reactions of exotic nuclei. An initial focus will be on the development of an exciting research program exploiting recent advances in the field associated with the capabilities at advanced rare-isotope beam facilities …

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (LBNL) Nuclear Science Division has an opening for a Program Operations Analyst 3 to join the team.

In this role, you will serve as a point of contact for project support for the Applied Nuclear Physics management team in the Nuclear Science Division. Oversee and coordinate a wide range of business needs under the general supervision of division management, which includes: supporting programs, projects and/or processes from inception to completion, planning and …

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (LBNL) Nuclear Science Division has an opening for a Career-Track Research Scientist, Radiation Detection and Imaging to join the team.

In this exciting role, you will be responsible for the development of new concepts and technologies related to radiation detection and radiation imaging with a focus on data analytics which can be applied in areas such as basic physics experiments, radiological safety as well as nuclear security and non-proliferation, and medical …

Postdoctoral Fellow

Job #99180

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (LBNL) Nuclear Science Division Division has an opening for a Postdoctoral Fellow to join the team.

In this role, you will contribute to the research and development of a low-noise amplifier coupled to a cavity resonator for signals as low as 1 fW. The candidate will also participate in the development of a Bayesian analysis framework for the analysis of electron spectrum from tritium beta decays and from double beta decays. This position will be working with electronics …

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (LBNL) Nuclear Science Division has an opening for a Senior Scientific Engineering Associate to join the team.

In this role, you will be responsible for providing technical and scientific support to the operations of the 88-Inch Cyclotron with a focus on the Superheavy Element Research Program.

What You Will Do:
– Independently support and contribute to the science operations to carry out the superheavy element research program at the 88-Inch Cyclotron using (for …

Research Scientist

Job #98858

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (LBNL) Nuclear Science Division has an opening for a Research Scientist to join the team.

In this role, you will be responsible for the development of new radiation detection materials and their characterization with the focus on scintillators utilizing state-of-the art instrumentation as well as modeling and simulations for applications in basic physics experiments, radiological safety, nuclear security, proliferation detection, nuclear process monitoring, and …

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (LBNL) Nuclear Science Division has an opening for a Principal Scientific Engineering Associate to join the team.

In this role, you will be supporting LOTO (Lockout/Tagout) development and execution, serving as the NSD Electrical Safety Officer (ESO). Uses professional concepts in accordance with Lab objectives to solve complex problems in creative and effective ways. Work is accomplished without considerable direction. Exerts significant latitude in determining …

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (LBNL) Nuclear Science Division has an opening for an Applied Physicist Staff Scientist, Radiation Detection and Imaging to join the team.

In this exciting role, you will have the opportunity to lead the development of technologies and methods for radiation detection and imaging in the Nuclear Science Division. You are expected to establish and lead programs in the development and implementation of radiation detection systems and data processing algorithms relevant …

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (LBNL) Nuclear Science Division has an opening for an Applied Physicist Staff Scientist to join the team.

This position will have the opportunity to lead the development of technologies and methods for radiation detection and imaging in the Nuclear Science Division focusing on biomedical imaging. The selected individual is expected to establish and lead initiatives in developing and implementing radiation imaging systems, data processing, and image reconstruction …

The Heavy Element Nuclear and Radiochemistry Group in the Nuclear Science Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory seeks an outstanding Postdoctoral Scientist to conduct research exploring the nuclear and chemical properties of the heaviest elements.

This position will lead the effort to design, develop, characterize, and commission a new low-energy, position-sensitive focal plane detector for the FIONA mass analyzer and will perform the first scientific experiments with the new detector. …

Postdoctoral Fellow

Job #97240

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s ( LBNL) Nuclear Science Division has an opening for a Postdoctoral Fellow to join the team.

In this exciting role, you will conduct research in the general area of the nuclear structure. Current areas of focus are the structure of the heaviest elements and the structure of neutron-rich nuclei. The successful candidate will be expected to initiate research and contribute to the ongoing efforts of the Group.

What You Will Do:
– Perform analysis of experimental data …

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s ( LBNL) Nuclear Science Division has an opening for an ANP Postdoctoral Research Associate to join the team.

In this exciting role, you will engage in innovative research as part of a team of physicists and engineers working on the development and evaluation of Deep Learning methods for particle identification in Silicon Charge Coupled Devices (CCDs). This research will take place in a collaboration between the Nuclear Science and Physics Divisions.

What You Will …

The Physics Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) announces the competition for the 2024 Owen Chamberlain Fellowships in Experimental Particle Physics and Cosmology. The Fellowship is named after Berkeley Nobel Laureate Owen Chamberlain, who, together with Emilio Segrè, Clyde Wiegand, and Thomas Ypsilantis, discovered the anti-proton at the Berkeley Bevatron in 1955.

The Physics Division has a long tradition of advanced instrument and detector development, computational …

Divisional Fellow

Job #94383

The Physics Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ( LBNL) has an opening for a Divisional Fellow position in the area of Theoretical Particle Physics, broadly defined. The Divisional Fellow position is an approximate equivalent to a tenure track junior faculty position.
The Physics Division invites applications from candidates with a record of accomplishment, creative ability, and outstanding promise in the field of theoretical particle physics or theoretical cosmology. The appointment …