Postdoctoral Research Associate - Ames National Laboratory

Strong knowledge of phase diagrams, crystallography, and magnetism.

Demonstrated experience with high-temperature synthesis of intermetallic compounds using one or more of the following methods: sealed-tube or sealed-container reactions, arc melting, vacuum or inert-atmosphere processing, tube-furnace processing, or related thermal-processing techniques.

Experience acquiring and analyzing powder X-ray diffraction data, including phase identification and qualitative and quantitative phase analysis using Rietveld refinement.

Experience acquiring and interpreting data from one or more of the following techniques is also preferred: SEM/EDS, DSC/TGA, XRF, or magnetic property measurements.

Post Docs

The Division of Materials Science and Engineering at Ames National Laboratory, a U.S.

Department of Energy national laboratory affiliated with Iowa State University, seeks a Postdoctoral Research Associate to conduct experimental research on the synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic and intermetallic magnetic materials, including compounds that may contain rare-earth elements.

The successful candidate will collaborate with principal investigators, staff, students, and external partners on a project focused on the synthesis and characterization of magnetic materials.

The primary responsibility will be hands-on experimental synthesis of novel compounds to identify new permanent-magnet compositions.

As part of a larger permanent-magnet discovery effort, the researcher will work closely with theorists and experimentalists from diverse disciplines.

The postdoctoral researcher will synthesize inorganic compounds and alloys, including materials that may contain rare-earth elements, using a range of experimental methods.