Postdoctoral Researcher in Computational Geoscience and Volcanic Hazards

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  • list. - "What You Need": includes Minimum Job Requirements and Desired Qualifications. Also Education. Also Work Environment? Actually Work Environment includes location. Also Compensation And Appointment includes salary info, renewal, fellowships. Also Where You Will Work includes location description. Also Additional Details includes benefits package list. We need sections: About the role (maybe from "What You Will Do"?), Responsibilities (maybe same), Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to decide which sections to include based on content. Let's extract: About the role: Could be introductory paragraph: "Join a dynamic team of scientists tackling some of the most pressing energy and environmental challenges of our time. The Earth and Environmental Sciences Division at Los Alamos National Laboratory is seeking outstanding postdoctoral candidates at the intersection of computational geoscience, geologic hazards, and subsurface systems." That's about role. Responsibilities: The list of tasks: "The successful candidate will join a multidisciplinary team developing predictive models and integrated assessments for complex Earth systems. An initial research emphasis will be advancing volcanic hazard assessments relevant to Laboratory facilities and operations, with particular attention to the nearby Jemez Mountains-Valles Caldera region and other volcanic sources in northern New Mexico. The position also offers opportunities to contribute to broader EES research and mission-driven programs in natural hazards, subsurface energy systems, and infrastructure resilience -work that directly supports the Laboratory's mission of solving national security challenges through cutting-edge scientific innovation. The position will combine computational and probabilistic modeling, geologic and geophysical data analysis, and uncertainty quantification. The successful candidate will have opportunities to develop publication-driven research while also contributing to programmatic work supporting Laboratory and DOE/NNSA needs. Specific research directions may include: [list]. You will publish results in peer-reviewed journals, present work at national and international conferences, and collaborate within multidisciplinary research teams. The position offers substantial latitude to help shape a growing volcanic hazards capability while building connections to established EES programs in computational geoscience, coupled-process modeling, energy and subsurface systems, and national security science." We can turn each bullet into
  • . Requirements: Minimum Job Requirements list: "Candidates with a strong background in one or more of the following areas are invited to apply. We do not expect candidates to have experience in every area listed below: Computational geoscience, geophysics, geology, geological engineering, natural hazards, or subsurface science; Numerical, statistical, or probabilistic modeling of Earth systems; Scientific programming using languages such as Python, Julia, R, C++, or Fortran; Analysis and synthesis of complex geologic, geophysical, geochemical, atmospheric, or geospatial datasets; Demonstrated potential for peer-reviewed publication; Excellent written and oral communication skills in English, demonstrated through the ability to clearly convey complex technical information; Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, multidisciplinary research environment." Qualifications: Desired Qualifications list: "Volcanic or other geologic hazard assessment; Tephra dispersal, gravity-driven flow, or coupled-process modeling; Probabilistic hazard assessment, event-tree methods, Bayesian analysis, or uncertainty quantification; Stratigraphy, geochronology, or field geology; GIS, remote sensing, or spatial data analysis; Coupled thermal, hydrologic, mechanical, and chemical process modeling; Machine learning or reduced order models applied to geoscience; High-performance computing, data and model visualization; Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q clearance." Education: "A Ph.D. in Geology, Volcanology, Geological Engineering, Hydrology, Atmospheric Science, Applied Mathematics, Computational Science, or a related field is required. The candidate must have completed all Ph.D. requirements by commencement of the appointment and be within 5 years of Ph.D. completion." Work Environment: "Work Location: The work location for this position is onsite and located in Los Alamos, NM. All work locations are at the discretion of management." Compensation And Appointment: "Initial postdoctoral appointments are for two years and are renewable for a third year. Salaries are competitive and commensurate with experience. Outstanding candidates may be eligible for a LANL Director's Fellowship, or one of the prestigious named fellowships: Marie Curie, Richard P. Feynman, J. Robert Oppenheimer, or Frederick Reines." Where You Will Work: description of location and benefits? Actually "Where You Will Work Located in the mountains of northern New Mexico near Santa Fe, Los Alamos National Laboratory is a multidisciplinary research institution engaged in strategic science on behalf of national security. The Earth and Environmental Sciences Division conducts world-leading research on subsurface systems, climate, and environmental processes. The CHESS team offers a dynamic and collaborative research environment with access to world-class computational resources, including leadership-class supercomputing facilities. Our generous benefits package includes: [list]." Additional Details: includes Directive 206.2 etc, but also benefits list: "Our generous benefits package includes: PPO or High Deductible medical insurance with the same large nationwide network; Dental and vision insurance; Free basic life and disability insurance; Paid childbirth and parental leave; Award-winning 401(k) (6% matching plus 3.5% annually); Learning opportunities and tuition assistance; Flexible schedules and time off (PTO and holidays); Onsite gyms and wellness programs; Extensive relocation packages (outside a 50 mile radius)." Also includes other info like clearance, drug testing etc which may be considered boilerplate? The instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The sections about clearance, drug testing, equal opportunity, etc are legal boilerplate; we should remove them. Also instructions on how to apply, account creation, etc should be removed. Thus we keep: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills? Skills maybe covered in Requirements/Qualifications; but we could have a Skills section if we want to list specific skills like programming languages, uncertainty quantification, etc. However we already have those in Requirements and Desired Qualifications. To avoid duplication, we could combine them into Requirements and Qualifications. The instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could have About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (including minimum job requirements), Qualifications (including desired qualifications and education), Benefits, Pay (salary info), Schedule (maybe flexible schedules mentioned). Schedule: The benefits include "Flexible schedules and time off (PTO and holidays)". That's schedule info. So we can include a Schedule section. Pay: "Salaries are competitive and commensurate with experience." Also mention fellowships. That's pay info. We must not include placeholder text like "commensurate with experience" is allowed? The rule says: never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD"). So we cannot have a Pay section with only "Salaries are competitive and commensurate with experience." That's considered filler? It says "commensurate with experience" is filler. So we should not create a Pay section if it only contains that phrase. However we also have info about fellowships and appointment length. That's more substantive. But the rule about Pay section: we should not create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. It does state salary info (competitive and commensurate with experience) and fellowships. That is still somewhat vague but it's actual info. However the phrase "commensurate with experience" is considered filler; but we also have "Initial postdoctoral appointments are for two years and are renewable for a third year." That's appointment length, not pay. The fellowships are specific named fellowships. So we could include Pay section with details: "Initial postdoctoral appointments are for two years and are renewable for a third year. Salaries are competitive and commensurate with experience. Outstanding candidates may be eligible for a LANL Director's Fellowship, or one of the prestigious named fellowships: Marie Curie, Richard P. Feynman, J. Robert Oppenheimer, or Frederick Reines." That includes more than just commensurate phrase. It's okay. Schedule: we have "Flexible schedules and time off (PTO and holidays)" as part of benefits. Could be separate Schedule section. But we could also include under Benefits. The rule: prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe we combine Schedule into Benefits. However we have a Benefits section already with list. So we could keep Benefits and not separate Schedule. Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Benefits, Pay. We must not include Work Environment location as separate? Could be part of About the role or Responsibilities? Might be better to include under About the role? But we already have About the role intro. Could add a short paragraph about location under About the role or Responsibilities. However the rule: do not repeat job title as heading; we can include location as a

    under About the role. But we also have "Work Location: The work location for this position is onsite and located in Los Alamos, NM. All work locations are at the discretion of management." That's substantive. We could include that as a

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    About the role

    Join a dynamic team of scientists tackling some of the most pressing energy and environmental challenges of our time. The Earth and Environmental Sciences Division at Los Alamos National Laboratory is seeking outstanding postdoctoral candidates at the intersection of computational geoscience, geologic hazards, and subsurface systems. The work location is onsite in Los Alamos, NM (subject to management discretion).

    Responsibilities

    • Join a multidisciplinary team developing predictive models and integrated assessments for complex Earth systems.
    • Advance volcanic hazard assessments relevant to Laboratory facilities and operations, with particular attention to the nearby Jemez Mountains-Valles Caldera region and other volcanic sources in northern New Mexico.
    • Contribute to broader EES research and mission‑driven programs in natural hazards, subsurface energy systems, and infrastructure resilience, supporting the Laboratory's mission of solving national security challenges through cutting‑edge scientific innovation.
    • Combine computational and probabilistic modeling, geologic and geophysical data analysis, and uncertainty quantification.
    • Develop publication‑driven research while also contributing to programmatic work supporting Laboratory and DOE/NNSA needs.
    • Specific research directions may include:
    • Developing a regional volcanic source catalog and tectono‑magmatic framework for volcanic centers that could plausibly affect Los Alamos.
    • Developing scenario‑based and probabilistic models of tephra fallout, lava flows, pyroclastic density