Research Scientist, Materials Characterization

Periodic Labs

Menlo Park, California, United States permanent

Posted: September 22, 2025

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Job Description

Type: Full-time, 12-month term

About Periodic Labs

We are an AI + physical sciences lab building state of the art models to make novel scientific discoveries. We are well funded and growing rapidly. Team members are owners who identify and solve problems without boundaries or bureaucracy. We eagerly learn new tools and new science to push forward our mission.

What to Expect

Join a world-class team of scientists and engineers pushing the boundaries of materials research in a groundbreaking lab where AI and automation unlock discoveries at unprecedented speed and scale.

As a Research Scientist within the Periodic Labs experimental effort, you bring AI predictions into reality through physics and measurement science. In this role, you will both develop new material characterization approaches and be part of the team developing autonomous discovery loops.

Responsibilities

• Physical Property Measurements: Develop and perform high-fidelity thermodynamic, transport, and spectroscopic measurements of materials

• High-throughput Screening: Develop rapid property measurement schemes to scale up the material characterization process

• Analysis: In collaboration with our AI team, implement automated data analysis and reasoning pipelines for screened materials

• Automation: In collaboration with our engineering team, develop autonomous systems for property characterization leveraging robotics

Qualifications

• PhD in Physics, Materials Science, or related field, with 5+ years of hands-on experience in the field

• Deep, demonstrated expertise in physical property characterization including electronic and magnetic measurements

• Strong background in cryogenic measurements and low-noise techniques (lock-in methods, shielding/grounding, precision instrumentation).

• Strong track record of performing highly impactful research, demonstrated by publications in top tier journals and/or inventions, and recognized leadership in the field

• Proficiency with data analysis (e.g., Python/Jupyter, familiarity with instrument SDKs a plus) and disciplined data management.

• Excellent scientific writing, collaboration across disciplines, and strong ownership of experiment quality.

Bonus Qualifications

• Experience with automation of physical property measurements

• Previous experience with computational prediction and experimental characterization design loop

• Experience with lab buildout and process safety

• Experience with handling data at scale

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