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Careers at APL-UW span across research and engineering, field and technical roles, software, principal investigators, business operations and administration, postdocs, internships, and more.

Every member of the Applied Physics Laboratory, from brand-new team members to long-timers celebrating decades of work at the lab, is critical to the development of cutting-edge, impactful research. And our everyday work is all the more interesting because of it! Apply now for a role where your skills make a difference.

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Be Boundless at the University of Washington as a UW employee! You can build a fulfilling and impactful career while enjoying the beautiful Pacific Northwest with an all-encompassing compensation and benefits package and limitless professional growth opportunities.

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Take advantage of those opportunities and more at the Applied Physics Laboratory at the University of Washington. As an APL-UW employee, you not only get to enjoy the opportunities and benefits of UW, but also be a member of a team of world-renowned researchers, scientists, and engineers dedicated to bettering our campuses, state, country, and world by solving complex challenges and pioneering new technologies.

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While the Applied Physics Laboratory does not have any open recruitments at the moment, the University has a range of possibilities to consider!

If you are searching for open staff recruitments at the University, there are two paths to follow. If you are not currently employed by the University, visit Working at the UW to explore opportunities across the academy and medical centers, get tips for the application process, learn about the University’s substantial benefits offerings, and more. If you are a current UW employee, log into Workday, select the Jobs Hub, and use the Browse Jobs tool to find the opportunities that interest you.

If you are pursuing Postdoctoral Scholar opportunities, UW’s Academic Jobs is the place to go. If you are a UW student, visit UW’s Student Employment site to begin your search!

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Finding a position at the University of Washington

While the Applied Physics Laboratory does not have any open recruitments at the moment, the University has a range of possibilities to consider!

If you are searching for open staff recruitments at the University, there are two paths to follow. If you are not currently employed by the University, visit Working at the UW to explore opportunities across the academy and medical centers, get tips for the application process, learn about the University’s substantial benefits offerings, and more. If you are a current UW employee, log into Workday, select the Jobs Hub, and use the Browse Jobs tool to find the opportunities that interest you.

If you are pursuing Postdoctoral Scholar opportunities, UW’s Academic Jobs is the place to go. If you are a UW student, visit UW’s Student Employment site to begin your search!