Pacific Northwest National Laboratory-posted about 2 months ago
$69,000 - $119,100/Yr
Full-time • Entry Level
Onsite • Richland, WA
1,001-5,000 employees
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

At PNNL, our core capabilities are divided among major departments that we refer to as Directorates within the Lab, focused on a specific area of scientific research or other function, with its own leadership team and dedicated budget. Our Science & Technology directorates include National Security, Earth and Biological Sciences, Physical and Computational Sciences, and Energy and Environment. In addition, we have an Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, a Department of Energy, Office of Science user facility housed on the PNNL campus. The Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate (EBSD) leads critical research in four areas: Atmospheric, Climate & Earth Sciences, Biological Sciences, Environmental Molecular Sciences, and Global Change. Our vision is to develop a predictive understanding of biological and Earth systems in transition. We aim to understand energy and material flows within the integrated Earth system; to understand, predict, and control the response of biosystems to environmental and/or genomic changes; and to model the Earth system from the subsurface to the atmosphere. The Biological Sciences Division has 17 collaborative, interdisciplinary biology-based teams to tackle major challenges in ecosystem sustainability, bioenergy, human health, and national security. Teams use unique field sites, advanced instrumentation, and integrated computational approaches to explore molecular-scale processes. Strategic efforts focus on advancing molecular measurement capabilities, uncovering the structure and function of molecular dark matter, identifying control points in complex systems, and developing domain-aware AI to accelerate discovery and hypothesis-driven research. This position will support the Multiscale System Science Group's Strategic Scientific Objective on identifying control points for manipulating multiscale systems. The Soils Ecosystem Team within the Multiscale System Science Group at PNNL invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to investigate rhizosphere processes influencing methane (CH₄) dynamics in northern peatlands. The successful candidate will join an interdisciplinary team of researchers and will have access to world-class facilities and equipment hosted by PNNL. The candidate is expected to lead experiments, and participate in field sampling campaigns, and data-model integration efforts. The position is based at PNNL's Richland, WA campus with access to state-of-the-art facilities, including analytical laboratories and high-performance computing.

  • Develop and lead manipulative experiments on rhizosphere processes and trace gas cycling.
  • Coordinate new plant and soil sampling campaigns.
  • Integrate data streams across a large interdisciplinary project, including applying statistical and artificial intelligence tools to understand rhizosphere processes that influence peatland methane.
  • Lead peer-reviewed publications on lab, field, and/or synthesis projects, and present research at conferences.
  • Candidates must have received a PhD within the past five years (60 months) or within the next 8 months from an accredited college or university.
  • A Ph.D. in ecosystem science, biogeochemistry, micrometeorology, ecology, soil science, or a related field.
  • Experience in one or more of the following topics: wetland or peatland trace gas cycling, rhizosphere processes or root trait ecology, laboratory manipulative experiments with a focus on plant-soil interactions, data syntheses.
  • Proficiency in data analysis using R, Python, or other programming languages.
  • Experience in one or more of the following: trace gas or root trait measurements (laboratory or field), laboratory experiments.
  • Proven track record of peer-reviewed publications and scientific presentations.
  • Demonstrated ability to work effectively in collaborative, interdisciplinary research environments.
  • Employees and their families are offered medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, robust telehealth care options, several mental health benefits, free wellness coaching, health savings account, flexible spending accounts, basic life insurance, disability insurance, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, tuition assistance, relocation, backup childcare, legal benefits, supplemental parental bonding leave, surrogacy and adoption assistance, and fertility support.
  • Employees are automatically enrolled in our company-funded pension plan and may enroll in our 401 (k) savings plan with company match.
  • Employees may accrue up to 120 vacation hours per year and may receive ten paid holidays per year.
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