Research Positions

Current Team Openings

The Institute is internationally known for its state-of-the-art, multidisciplinary research, and offers numerous opportunities to participate in research teams and leadership roles. Please see our current openings directly below for additional information and consider joining our growing team!

Institute for Shock Physics (ISP), Pullman, WA

Postdoctoral Research Position: Materials Strength at High Pressures
The ISP seeks a Postdoctoral Research Associate to conduct research activities related to material strength and phase transitions in matter at high pressures and extremely high strain rates. Access WSU Jobs to apply.

Research Optical Engineer
The ISP seeks a strongly self-motivated and talented individual with a strong experimental aptitude to contribute significantly through hands-on experimental work in a fast-paced creative environment. Access WSU Jobs to apply.

Applied Sciences Laboratory (ASL), Spokane, WA

Postdoctoral Research Position: Spectroscopy for the Study of Chemical Reactions
The ASL has an immediate opening for a postdoctoral research associate to conduct basic and applied research in experimental optics and spectroscopy. Access WSU Jobs to apply.

Senior Engineer

The ASL has an immediate opening for a Senior Engineer. This individual will perform advanced materials research with a primary focus on processing and manufacturing novel metallic alloys and composites utilizing specialized equipment such as an induction skull melting furnace. Access WSU Jobs to apply.

Process Engineer

The ASL has an immediate opening for a Process Engineer to support advanced materials research with a primary focus on processing and manufacturing novel alloys and composites. Access WSU Jobs to apply.

Mechanical Engineer

The ASL has an immediate opening for a Mechanical Engineer. This position focuses on advanced materials research including the development and processing of novel alloys and composites. Access WSU Jobs to apply.

The Dynamic Compression Sector (DCS), Lemont, IL

Immediate openings for physicists who enjoy hands-on work and problem solving in a fast-paced research environment where real-time,  atomistic-scale investigations of condensed matter phenomena are undertaken in many single-event experiments through time-resolved, in-situ measurements utilizing the tunable, high energy X-ray capabilities at the Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory.

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