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Oak Ridge National Laboratory · 8 hours ago

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Scalable AI and Computational Imaging

Oak Ridge, TN

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is the U.S. Department of Energy’s largest multi-program science and energy laboratory, dedicated to tackling the nation’s most challenging scientific problems. They are seeking two Postdoctoral Research Associates to develop next-generation AI and high-performance computing methods for computational imaging and spatiotemporal data analysis.

Advanced MaterialsClean EnergyEnergyEnergy ManagementManufacturingNuclearRenewable Energy

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Design and implement advanced AI architectures and workflows for imaging and spatiotemporal data

Develop efficient and scalable training algorithms for deployment on HPC systems such as Frontier

Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams across ORNL and partner institutions

Lead and contribute to peer-reviewed publications, technical reports, and conference presentations

Support proposal development for new research initiatives

Qualification

AI architecture designHigh-performance computingComputational imagingVision TransformersFederated learningDeep Learning platformsProgramming skillsCommunication skillsMotivated self-starter

Required

A PhD in computer science/engineering, electrical engineering, data science or a related field completed within the last five years

Experience of AI and efficient computing

Strong programming skills

Familiarity with popular Deep Learning platforms such as PyTorch and TensorFlow

Preferred

Expertise in vision transformer or large vision AI model

Expertise in high performance computing

Expertise in image and spatiotemporal data processing

Expertise in federated learning on large computing clusters

A strong publication record in peer-reviewed journals and conferences

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Motivated self-starter with the ability to work independently and to participate creatively in collaborative teams across the laboratory

Ability to function well in a fast-paced research environment, set priorities to accomplish multiple tasks within deadlines, and adapt to ever changing need