Postdoctoral Appointee - Building Agentic AI Platform for X-ray Science

Argonne National Laboratory
📍 Lemont, IL, United States 💼 Full-time 🕒 Posted June 27, 2026

Job Description

We are seeking a highly motivated and creative Postdoctoral Researcher to join the X-ray Science Division (XSD) at Argonne National Laboratory. The successful candidate will develop an AI-enabled platform for X-ray absorption spectroscopy by integrating LLMs, scientific machine learning, physics-aware workflows, and strong computational chemistry/electronic-structure expertise. The researcher will work with a multidisciplinary team to advance agentic AI tools for simulation, interpretation, data analysis, and scientific discovery. The appointment is expected to last two years and the contract is extended yearly.

**Position Requirements**

+ A recent PhD (within 5 years) in computational chemistry, chemistry, materials science, physics, computational science, computer science, engineering, or a related field.
+ Strong computational chemistry background in atomistic simulations, electronic-structure theory, DFT, structure-property relationships, and interpretation of ...

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Job Details

  • Location Lemont, IL
  • Job Type Full-time
  • Category other-general
  • Posted Date June 27, 2026
  • Application Deadline July 02, 2026