Job Summary:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory is seeking a postdoctoral research associate in the area of Application-driven Composable Distributed Storage. The role involves making research contributions in understanding and efficient use of distributed data storage and I/O subsystems for High-Performance Computing, scientific AI, and scientific edge computing.
Responsibilities:
• Collaborate with internal and external researchers on a variety of data and storage related research projects for use cases in HPC, scientific AI, and scientific edge computing.
• I/O and storage performance characterization of HPC and scientific AI applications or libraries on multi-tier HPC storage systems.
• Design and evaluation of approaches for time-sensitive or data-intensive processing of data originating at scientific edge systems using large-scale HPC/AI computational and storage systems.
• Design and evaluation of ephemeral, user-configurable, and composable data and storage systems.
• Evaluation of cloud data storage and analysis solutions (e.g., key-value stores, object or document storage, graph analytics systems) deployed on HPC computational and storage systems.
• Co-authorship of peer-reviewed publications, technical reports, and presentations.
• Seek membership and service opportunities in professional, academic, and research organizations.
Qualifications:
Required:
• A PhD in computer science/engineering or relevant area with an education and a research track record in HPC/AI/edge systems and storage research within past five years.
• This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain an HSPD-12 PIV badge.
• For employment at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), a Real ID compliant form of identification will be required.
• Additionally, ORNL is subject to Department of Energy (DOE) access restrictions. All employees must also be able to obtain and maintain a federal Personal Identity Verification (PIV) card as mandated by Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12) and Department of Energy (DOE) Order 473.1A, which requires a favorable post-employment background investigation.
• To obtain this credential, new employees must successfully complete and pass a Federal Tier 1 background check investigation. This investigation includes a declaration of illegal drug activities, including use, supply, possession, or manufacture within the last year. This includes marijuana and cannabis derivatives, which are still considered illegal under federal law, regardless of state laws.
• Applicants cannot have received their PhD more than five years prior to the date of application and must complete all degree requirements before starting their appointment.
Preferred:
• Ability to work independently to design and deploy methods at scale.
• Experience in HPC and associated software development for applications, middleware, and/or system software.
• Flexibility to adapt to diverse R&D projects and tasks.
• Effective communicator in both verbal and written forms.
• Ability to collaborate with scientists, engineers, and sponsors.
• Interest in mentoring student internships.
Company:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory holds a range of R&D assignments, from fundamental nuclear physics to applied R&D on advanced energy systems. Founded in 1943, the company is headquartered in Oak Ridge, USA, with a team of 5001-10000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.