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Postdoctoral Research Associate – Radiochemistry (Isotope Production)
Upton, NY · Contract
Sponsorship not specified$72k-$85kDetected 30 days ago
Machine LearningResearchCommunicationProblem SolvingPublic SpeakingMicrosoft Office
About the role
- Collaborations with colleagues in other departments and/or at other institutions are encouraged.
- This role offers a robust suite of professional development opportunities both within and outside of the laboratory, with the potential to assist in preparing funding proposals.
- As one of the premier institutions in the world with access to a 200 MeV proton accelerator, host of hot cell suites and a 19 MeV cyclotron, the successful candidate can pursu e unique isotope production pathways.
Responsibilities
- Develop and test methods for the separation and purification of radionuclides of interest
- Document experimental results and prepare manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals
- The Brookhaven National Laboratory Isotope Research and Production Department prepares certain commercially unavailable radioisotopes for distribution to the nuclear medicine community and industry and performs research to develop new radioisotopes for nuclear medicine investigators.
- The program also performs irradiations for non-isotope applications, sells by-products, and explores opportunities for new products and radioisotope applications.
Requirements
- This is due to nationwide identification requirements for federal site access as required by the federal REAL ID Act.
- Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Experience with radiolabeling complexes
Nice to have
- Preferred Knowledge Skills or Abilities:
Skills
- E xperience with radioactive materials and radiochemical techniques or a record of academic training in the field.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and documentation skills.
- Ability to work with scientific literature to summarize project - relevant information
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to follow written procedures and manuals
- Demonstrated ability to successfully collaborate with other researchers
- Applicants must provide a list of publications where the first and co-first-author are clearly identified
- Effective communication, including writing, speaking, and interpersonal communication
- Ability to work after hours on planned occasions
- Excellent command of MS Office applications
- Experience with separation techniques such as ion-chromatography, precipitation, solvent extraction, etc.
- Experience with radio isotope production and purification
Compensation
- Brookhaven National Laboratory is committed to providing fair, equitable and competitive compensation.
Company info
- Brookhaven National Laboratory (www.bnl.gov) delivers discovery science and transformative technology to power and secure the nation's future. Brookhaven Lab is a multidisciplinary laboratory with seven Nobel Prize-winning discoveries, 37 R&D 100 Awards, and more than 70 years of pioneering research. The Lab is primarily supported by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science. Brookhaven Science Associates (BSA) operates and manages the Laboratory for DOE. BSA is a partnership between Battelle and The Research Foundation for the State University of New York on behalf of Stony Brook University. BSA salutes our veterans and active military members with careers that leverage the skills and unique experience they gained while serving our country, learn more at BNL | Opportunities for Veterans at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
- Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
- Guided by our core values of integrity, responsibility, innovation, respect, and teamwork, Brookhaven Science Associates is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer-Vets/Disabled. We are committed to fostering a respectful and collaborative environment that fuels scientific discovery. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to any characteristic protected by law. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply. We ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. *VEVRAA Federal Contractor
- BSA employees are subject to restrictions related to participation in Foreign Government Talent Recruitment Programs, as defined and detailed in United States Department of Energy Order 486.1A. You will be asked to disclose any such participation at the time of hire for review by Brookhaven. The full text of the Order may be found at: https://www.directives.doe.gov/directives-documents/400-series/0486.1-BOrder-a/@@images/file
- Brookhaven National Laboratory (www.bnl.gov) delivers discovery science and transformative technology to power and secure the nation's future.
- Brookhaven Lab is a multidisciplinary laboratory with seven Nobel Prize-winning discoveries, 37 R&D 100 Awards, and more than 70 years of pioneering research.
- The Lab is primarily supported by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science.
- Brookhaven Science Associates (BSA) operates and manages the Laboratory for DOE.
- BSA is a partnership between Battelle and The Research Foundation for the State University of New York on behalf of Stony Brook University.
- BSA salutes our veterans and active military members with careers that leverage the skills and unique experience they gained while serving our country, learn more at BNL | Opportunities for Veterans at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
- Guided by our core values of integrity, responsibility, innovation, respect, and teamwork, Brookhaven Science Associates is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer-Vets/Disabled.
- We are committed to fostering a respectful and collaborative environment that fuels scientific discovery.
- We consider all qualified applicants without regard to any characteristic protected by law.
- All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.
- We ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
- Please contact us to request accommodation. *VEVRAA Federal Contractor
- BSA employees are subject to restrictions related to participation in Foreign Government Talent Recruitment Programs, as defined and detailed in United States Department of Energy Order 486.1A.
- You will be asked to disclose any such participation at the time of hire for review by Brookhaven.
- The full text of the Order may be found at: https://www.directives.doe.gov/directives-documents/400-series/0486.1-BOrder-a/@@images/file
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