Postdoctoral Appointee - Bioimaging

About the role

The Microscopy group in X-ray Science Division of Advanced Photon Source (APS) at Argonne National Laboratory leads pioneering efforts in developing cutting-edge X-ray instrumentation and techniques, enabling multimodal in-situ investigation in areas of physics, chemistry, life, and material sciences. We are seeking to fill a Postdoctoral Appointee position to support instrumentation development for X-ray fluorescence tomography at beamline 2-ID-E and 2-ID-D with focus on bioimaging of soil aggregates, as well as computational framework for modeling and reconstruction of related 3D datasets.

Responsibilities

• Develop a novel multiscale multimodal experimental apparatus with precise control during data acquisition.
• Work on data processing pipeline, adaptable to imaging of energy-conversion or biological systems.
• Lead the effort in multimodal data analysis at the APS beamlines.
• May be required to perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Ph.D. completed in the past 5 years or soon-to-be completed in physics, chemistry, materials science, engineering, or a related discipline.
• The ability to conduct independent research such as designing experiments and addressing fundamental and/or applied scientific questions.
• Good collaboration skills and be able to work in a team environment.
• Demonstrated strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in studying geological or biological systems, and tomography are beneficial.
• Programming expertise in Python or other scientific programming languages is a plus.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Experience with automation, control, and instrument infrastructure.
• Ability to model Argonne’s core values of impact, safety, respect, integrity, and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. completed in the past 5 years or soon-to-be completed in physics, chemistry, materials science, engineering, or a related discipline.
• The ability to conduct independent research such as designing experiments and addressing fundamental and/or applied scientific questions.
• Good collaboration skills and be able to work in a team environment.
• Demonstrated strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in studying geological or biological systems, and tomography are beneficial.
• Programming expertise in Python or other scientific programming languages is a plus.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Experience with automation, control, and instrument infrastructure.
• Ability to model Argonne’s core values of impact, safety, respect, integrity, and teamwork.

Skills

• Programming expertise in Python or other scientific programming languages.
• Experience with automation, control, and instrument infrastructure.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in studying geological or biological systems, and tomography.

Benefits

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Pay

The expected hiring range for this position is $72,879.00-$121,465.00. Please note that the pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as, but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, business considerations, internal equity, and external market pay for comparable jobs.

Schedule

Full-time

Application Instructions

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