Postdoctoral Appointee – Mechanical Engineering

Argonne National Laboratory
📍 Lemont, Illinois, United States 💼 Full time 🕒 Posted June 10, 2026

Job Description

The Applied Materials Division at Argonne National Laboratory has an immediate opening for a Postdoctoral Appointee. The candidate will be responsible for reviewing and developing design methods and models for high-temperature structural materials with applications in nuclear reactors and other energy systems.

The candidate will collaborate with ANL staff to review, validate, and enhance methods for predicting the reliability of high-temperature structural components. This involves working with various continuum damage mechanics models and statistical reliability models. The goal is to enhance engineering methods for designing safer and more reliable components. The researcher will also contribute to technical reports, conference papers, and journal publications, and present findings at technical conferences.

Position Requirements

  • Recent or soon-to-be-completed PhD (typically completed within the last 0-5 years) in mechanical engineering, materials scien...

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    Job Details

    • Location Lemont, Illinois
    • Job Type Full time
    • Category Engineers
    • Posted Date June 10, 2026
    • Application Deadline July 20, 2026