Post Doctorate Research Associate- Complex Data Models
About The Position
At PNNL, our core capabilities are divided among major departments that we refer to as Directorates within the Lab, focused on a specific area of scientific research or other function, with its own leadership team and dedicated budget. Our Science & Technology directorates include National Security, Earth and Biological Sciences, Physical and Computational Sciences, and Energy and Environment. In addition, we have an Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, a Department of Energy, Office of Science user facility housed on the PNNL campus. The National Security Directorate (NSD) drives science-based, mission-focused solutions to take on complex, real-world threats to our nation and the world. The AI and Data Analytics Division, part of the National Security Directorate, combines profound domain expertise and creative integration of advanced hardware and software to deliver computational solutions that address complex data and analytic challenges. Working in multidisciplinary teams, we connect foundational research to engineering to operations, providing the tools to innovate quickly and field results faster. Our strengths are integrated across the data analytics lifecycle, from data acquisition and management to analysis and decision support.
Requirements
- Candidates must have received a PhD within the past five years (60 months) or within the next 8 months from an accredited college or university.
- U.S. Citizenship
- Background Investigation: Applicants selected will be subject to a Federal background investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified matter in accordance with 10 CFR 710, Appendix B.
- Drug Testing: All Security Clearance positions are Testing Designated Positions, which means that the applicant selected for hire is subject to pre-employment drug testing, and post-employment random drug testing. In addition, applicants must be able to demonstrate non-use of illegal drugs, including marijuana, for the 12 consecutive months preceding completion of the requisite Questionnaire for National Security Positions (QNSP).
- Note: Applicants will be considered ineligible for security clearance processing by the U.S. Department of Energy if non-use of illegal drugs, including marijuana, for 12 months cannot be demonstrated.
Nice To Haves
- Degree in Mathematics or Computer Science or related field.
- Strong mathematical background and prior publications using techniques from topology, algebra, geometry, or category theory.
- Experience programming in Python.
- Experience working with knowledge graphs and other complex systems data.
- Experience in the science of deep learning or mechanistic interpretability.
Responsibilities
- Develop and use mathematics and machine learning approaches to address research challenges in national security.
- Ability to combine mathematics, e.g., computational topology, representation theory, geometry, applied category theory, graph and hypergraph theory, with machine learning to solve challenging problems including the analysis of both traditional complex systems and AI-based systems.
- Ability to combine mathematics including computational topology, applied category theory, graph and hypergraph theory, and related techniques with machine learning as appropriate to produce methods for analyzing complex data systems (e.g., knowledge graphs, semantic databases, authorization systems).
- Convey impactful research results in technical documents, verbally, and in presentation form to diverse audiences with varied technical backgrounds.
- This posting is hiring for multiple positions and the location for each position will be decided based on project needs and requirements at the time of hire.
Benefits
- Employees and their families are offered medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, robust telehealth care options, several mental health benefits, free wellness coaching, health savings account, flexible spending accounts, basic life insurance, disability insurance, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, tuition assistance, relocation, backup childcare, legal benefits, supplemental parental bonding leave, surrogacy and adoption assistance, and fertility support.
- Employees are automatically enrolled in our company-funded pension plan and may enroll in our 401 (k) savings plan with company match.
- Employees may accrue up to 120 vacation hours per year and may receive ten paid holidays per year.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
