Company Description

Join us and make YOUR mark on the World!

Are you interested in joining some of the brightest talent in the world to strengthen the United States' security? Come join Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) where our employees apply their expertise to create solutions for BIG ideas that make our world a better place.

We are looking for individuals that demonstrate an understanding of working in partnership with team peers, who engage, advocate, and contribute to building an inclusive culture, and provide expertise to solve challenging problems.

Pay Range

$6,410.00 - $7,780.00 Monthly

This position is under a step structure. Please note that the step placement is determined by your most recent completed academic year.

Job Description

We have an opening for an Academic Graduate Appointee to provide technical and scientific service in executing laboratory experiments which includes preparation of solid, liquid and gas samples, laboratory measurements such as ion chromatograph, X-ray diffraction, electron microscopy, gas chromatography, total organic and inorganic carbon quantification, and synchrotron-based materials characterization. This position is in the Porous Media group in the Atmospheric, Earth, and Energy Division and will keep up the execution of a project on enhanced hydrogen production from subsurface mineral deposits.

Essential Duties:

• Provide support to experimental geochemistry projects.
• Prepare laboratory samples for batch and core flood experiments.
• Perform dilutions to prepare samples for fluid characterization techniques like ICP-MS in a clean lab environment.
• Prepare samples for solid sample characterization techniques like X-ray diffraction, electron microscopy, and/or nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR).
• Implement and follow experimental procedures and protocols.
• Maintain a detailed laboratory notebook of observations. Provide weekly progress reports and contribute to scientific publications and documents.
• Collaborate with others in a multidisciplinary team environment to accomplish research goals.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• BS in geology, earth sciences, or in a related science discipline.
• Experience working in an analytical laboratory or materials characterization laboratory.
• Familiarity with the use and maintenance of laboratory equipment, and general reagent/sample preparation techniques.
• Proficient in data manipulation and statistical analysis in Excel.
• Proficient verbal and written communication skills necessary to convey technical information effectively to peers and managers.
• Ability to work on-site several days a week.
• Ability to travel to offsite locations and interact effectively with collaborators.
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  Desired Qualifications
  
• Experience in rock sample preparation, including mineral phase quantification using Profex software.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Position Information

This is a one-year Academic Graduate Appointee, open to those who have been awarded a degree at the time of the employment offer.

Why Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory?

• Included in 2024 Best Places to Work by Glassdoor!
• Flexible Benefits Package
• 401(k)
• Relocation Assistance
• Education Reimbursement Program
• Flexible schedules (*depending on project needs)
• Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accountability (IDEA) - visit https://www.llnl.gov/diversity
• Our core beliefs - visit https://www.llnl.gov/diversity/our-values
• Employee engagement - visit https://www.llnl.gov/diversity/employee-engagement

Security Clearance

This position requires either no security clearance, or a Department of Energy (DOE) L-level or Q-level clearance depending on theparticular assignment.

If you are selected and a security clearance is required, wewillinitiate a Federal background investigation to determine if you meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information or matter. Also, all L or Q cleared employees are subject to random drug testing. L and Q-level clearances require U.S. citizenship.

If no security clearance is required, but your assignment is longer than 179 days cumulatively within a calendar year, you must go through the Personal Identity Verification process. This process includes completing an online background investigation form and receiving approval of the background check. (This process does not apply to foreign nationals.)

Pre-Employment Drug Test

External applicant(s) selected for this position must pass a post-offer, pre-employment drug test. This includes testing for use of marijuana as Federal Law applies to us as a Federal Contractor.

How to identify fake job advertisements

Please be aware of recruitment scams where people or entities are misusing the name of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) to post fake job advertisements. LLNL never extends an offer without a personal interview and will never charge a fee for joining our company. All current job openings are displayed on the Career Page under "Find Your Job" of our website. If you have encountered a job posting or have been approached with a job offer that you suspect may be fraudulent, we strongly recommend you do not respond.

To learn more about recruitment scams: https://www.llnl.gov/sites/www/files/2023-05/LLNL-Job-Fraud-Statement-Updated-4.26.23.pdf

Equal Employment Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer that is committed to providing all with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, protected veteran status, age, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.

We invite you to review the Equal Employment Opportunity posters which include EEO is the Law and Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision .

Reasonable Accommodation

Our goal is to create an accessible and inclusive experience for all candidates applying and interviewing at the Laboratory. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please use our online form to submit a request.

CaliforniaPrivacy Notice

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