Idaho National Laboratory is hiring an Analytical Chemist to work in our Analytical Research Laboratories department. Our team works a 4x10 schedule located out of our Materials and Fuels Complex with every Friday off. *This position may require some on call duty that could include nights and weekends. Use chemical measurements to determine the identity of chemical materials and the composition of compounds, solutions, and mixtures. This includes the development of methods and techniques for performing chemical analysis as well as the execution of the analytical procedures. Responsibilities: - Conduct research to improve existing and advance new capabilities and methodologies for reviewing and interpreting data in area(s) of specialty (e.g., nuclear science, gas and liquid chromatography, mass spectrometric detection, radiobioassay, etc.). - Design and participate in experiments to acquire data that will support scientific improvements and evaluate new research concepts supporting area(s) of specialty. - Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams of scientists, engineers, operations, and other technical resources. - Serve as technical liaison with other divisions with regards to analytical capabilities. May interface directly with a variety of laboratory R&D customers requesting analytical services, R&D project principal investigators, and line management. - Identify new research opportunities. Work with other staff to develop concepts for new products and services for potential research sponsors, leading to proposal generation, and interfacing with intramural researchers to specify measurement science projects that support their larger goals. - Communicate results to internal and external sponsors via written technical reports and oral presentations. - Generate reports and provide materials for documentation. Write research proposals to gain new funding for projects from sponsors as appropriate. - May develop/recommend changes in program processes and procedures. Ensure that onsite support practices meet the requirements of the quality assurance plan and that quality control (QC) provision requirements are implemented at required frequencies. - May prepare radiological samples in hot cells, gloveboxes, or radiological fume hoods. - Other duties as assigned.
