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Argonne National Laboratory · 3 weeks ago

Postdoctoral Appointee - Agentic AI for Autonomous Materials Characterization & Modeling

Lemont, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$71K/yr - $118K/yr

Argonne National Laboratory is seeking a Postdoctoral Appointee to develop and implement pioneering agentic AI workflows for autonomous materials characterization. The role involves creating an AI system that operates complex instruments and runs simulations to accelerate discovery, requiring collaboration with an interdisciplinary team and access to advanced computational resources.

EnergySecuritySocial Impact

Culture & Values

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Developing the core components of this agentic system

Designing agentic workflow for specific experiment tasks

Implementing the infrastructure that handles message exchange and tool calls

Devising tools that control beamline instruments and launch simulations/analyses

Help integrate the AI system with beamline control systems (e.g., EPICS)

Publishing results in high-impact journals

Presenting at international conferences

Collaborating with a software engineering team to translate research into production-ready tools

Qualification

Deep learningX-ray physicsAgentic AI toolsPython programmingScientific instrument controlLarge scale MD packagesVersion controlInterpersonal skillsOral communicationWritten communicationTeamwork

Required

PhD completed in the past 5 years or soon to be completed in a relevant field of study

Knowledge of x-ray/optical/electron physics, including diffraction, optics, detectors, scattering etc

Experience with deep learning (DL) libraries such as Tensorflow, PyTorch, JAX etc

Experience with modern AI concepts such as large language models (LLMs), vision-language models (VLMs), model context protocol (MCPs), and the development of agentic AI tools

Skill in programming languages such as Python, Go etc

Ability to model Argonne's core values of impact, safety, respect, integrity, and teamwork

Interpersonal skills, oral and written communication skills, and ability to interact with people at all levels both within and outside the laboratory