Postdoctoral Appointee – Machine Learning for Lattice Quantum Chromodynamics

　　·         Argonne National Laboratory

　　·         Location: Lemont, IL

　　·         Job Number: 7055088 (Ref #: 405524)

　　·         Posting Date: Jan 2, 2019

　　·         Application Deadline: Open Until Filled

　　Job Description

　　Position DescriptionWe invite you to apply for a Postdoctoral Appointee position with our Leadership Computing Facility Division (LCF).

　　In this role you will:

　　·         Research and develop a scientific workflow targeting our forthcoming exascale supercomputer, Aurora.

　　·         The position is with a project under ALCF’s Aurora Early Science Program, which combines the efforts of multi-institutional investigator teams with ALCF staff and Aurora vendor applications experts.

　　Position RequirementsWe expect you to have:

　　·         A PhD + 0-3 years in computational sciences including physics, and engineering, or in a related field.

　　·         Comprehensive knowledge of numerical methods, parallel programming, machine learning/deep learning methods and frameworks.

　　·         Comprehensive experience programming in one or more programming languages such as C, C++, and Python.

　　·         Knowledge of parallel algorithms, distributed memory architectures, and parallel performance evaluation of domain specific implementations.

　　·         Ability to create, maintain, and support high-quality software.

　　·         An ideal candidate would have published their scientific software in a public repository (e.g. GitHub).

　　·         Strong communication skills.

　　·         Independent judgment and critical thinking.

　　·         This job description documents the general nature and level of work but is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all activities, duties and responsibilities required of job incumbent. Consequently, job incumbent may be required to perform other duties as assigned.

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