Postdocs: Department of Energy Carlsbad Field Office Fellowship Program

[Dana Bresee Keeth]

For MIT Postdocs, forwarded from Professor Canizares and MIT President 
Susan Hockfield:

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>>> *From:*Science Education Programs <scienceeducationprog at orau.org 
>>> <mailto:scienceeducationprog at orau.org>>
>>> *Date:*November 7, 2011 1:33:46 PM EST
>>> *To:*Susan Hockfield <hockfield at mit.edu <mailto:hockfield at mit.edu>>
>>> *Subject:**Department of Energy Carlsbad Field Office Fellowship 
>>> Program*
>>> *Reply-To:*Science Education Programs <scienceeducationprog at orau.org 
>>> <mailto:scienceeducationprog at orau.org>>
>>>
>>> *Department of Energy Carlsbad Field Office Fellowship Program*
>>> ***Now Accepting Applications for*
>>> *Postdoctoral Appointment in Science or Engineering -*
>>> *US Citizenship Required*
>>> **
>>> *Application closes November 30, 2011*
>>> *Visit**CBFO Fellowship Program* 
>>> <http://see.orau.org/ProgramDescription.aspx?Program=10417>*to apply!*
>>> **
>>>
>>> The Department of Energy (DOE) Carlsbad Field Office (CBFO) 
>>> Fellowship Program provides a postdoctoral fellow the opportunity to 
>>> conduct mission oriented research in DOE’s CBFO in Carlsbad, New 
>>> Mexico. Under the guidance of a mentor, the appointed CBFO Fellow 
>>> will study the engineered barrier system in use in the Waste 
>>> Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) repository. The CBFO Fellow will become 
>>> familiar with WIPP operations through guided tours to observe the 
>>> working facility and through interviews with key personnel. The 
>>> Fellow will also become familiar with key system-optimization 
>>> recommendations by external, independent review organizations and 
>>> will study the implications of several internal recommendations 
>>> regarding the use of alternative MgO purities or magnesium 
>>> hydroxide, Mg(OH)2 as a way to cut costs without sacrificing 
>>> performance or safety. The CBFO Fellow will review optimization 
>>> changes and may offer new optimization suggestions as time allows.
>>>
>>> For more information on WIPP, visitDOE-WIPP 
>>> <http://www.wipp.energy.gov/>.
>>>
>>> *Open to**U.S. Citizens only.*Applicant must have completed a 
>>> doctoral program of studies in a discipline related to science or 
>>> engineering that provided exposure to the manner in which technical 
>>> trade-off studies are conducted. A postdoctoral participant must 
>>> have received their degree no more than five years prior to entry 
>>> into the program. Applicant must have strong oral and written 
>>> communication skills.
>>>

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