Pre-Arrival
All foreign nationals, including students and postdocs, must select the foreign nationals employment category to complete the new-hire process.
Contact
- (505) 665-7158
Complete following procedures after you receive your written offer letter
- Review your offer letter
- Return signed offer letter
- Student and Postdoc hires:
- Please initiate your drug test through Quest Diagnostics, who will then contact you to arrange for the drug test at your location. Plan to take the drug test at least 2 weeks before your start date to allow for the results to be processed. You cannot begin work at LANL until a negative drug test result has been received.
- Regular and Term hires:
- Once we receive your accepted (signed) offer letter, Human Resources will initiate your drug test based on a tentative hire date. Quest Diagnostics will then contact you to arrange for the drug test at your location. Plan to take the drug test at least 2 weeks before your start date to allow for the results to be processed. You cannot begin work at LANL until a negative drug test result has been received.
- Bring required documents and proof of U.S. citizenship to the New-Hire Orientation.
- Review your benefits options





