LIVERMORE, Calif. - Sandia National Laboratories' California site in Livermore is ranked eighth among the winners in The Scientist magazine's eighth annual Best Places to Work for Postdocs survey.

"This year's award winners represent an array of forward thinking institutions that are open to changing in support of the values and needs of its postdocs," said The Scientist in a press release announcing the winners of the survey. The Scientist cites "remuneration and compensation" and "family and personal life" as strengths of Sandia/California.

To arrive at its rankings, The Scientist tallied 3,105 responses from its postdoc audience. Respondents assessed their working conditions and environments, indicating their level of agreement and importance with 43 criteria in 11 different areas. Sufficient responses - a minimum of five - were received from each of 90 institutions considered in the rankings.

Sandia's Albuquerque, N.M., laboratory ranked 23rd in the survey.

Postdocs and others learning about career opportunities at Sandia can visit http://sandia.gov/careers. More information on The Scientist's Best Places to Work for Postdocs survey can visit http://www.the-scientist.com/.