We have an opening in the Nuclear Security Physics Group in the Nuclear and Chemical Sciences division for a nuclear engineer/physicist to work on user-friendly software applications for radiation transport and detector response for the emergency response community. This work leverages knowledge of simulation tools written in Fortran and C/C++ to write Python wrappers around them for ease of use. Development of GUI frameworks (e.g. Qt/GTK) are also beneficial for these applications. This work will support the Nuclear Emergency Response Program and Nuclear Non-Proliferation programs at LLNL.

In this role you will

• Collaborate with other scientists and technical personnel in radiation detection for nonproliferation and nuclear security applications.
• Contribute to exploratory research and development of new detection system concepts.
• Become a key member of the Gamma Designer Suite of Analysis and Assessment Codes development team.
• Develop radiation detection methods and algorithms for real-time assessment and characterization.
• Develop simulation algorithms and methods for producing realistic synthetic data suitable for responder training purposes.
• Conduct laboratory testing using radioisotopes and standard data acquisition systems.
• Publish research results in peer-reviewed scientific or technical journals.
• Present results at external conferences, workshops, seminars, and/or technical meetings.
• Perform other duties as assigned.