Job Opportunities
MCS Positions
- Senior Computer Scientist
- Postdoctoral Researcher – Performance Tuning
- Postdoctoral Researcher – Radix Laboratory
- Software Development Specialist - SHARP Group
- Postdoctoral Researcher – Stochastic Optimization of Complex System
Senior Computer Scientist
Argonne National Laboratory invites outstanding candidates to apply for the position of Senior Computational Scientist.
The Mathematics and Computer Science (MCS) Division has world-class programs in basic and applied research. We support a wide diversity of exciting programs in computational science – including computational biology and bioinformatics, global climate modeling, nanotechnology, and national security applications.
We offer access to one of the top open-science computers in the world: a 500-teraflops Blue Gene/P system. Our objective is to find innovative ways to solve problems previously considered infeasible. The selected candidate will work with our research groups on new algorithms and methodologies needed to address the most challenging problems in science and engineering in the 21st century.
The appointee will lead a team of researchers and software developers in designing highly scalable codes for leadership-class computers. In addition to conducting innovative research, the selected candidate will help expand our current research programs by actively pursuing new research and funding opportunities. The position includes the possibility of being a joint appointment with the University of Chicago/Argonne Computation Institute.
The candidate should have comprehensive knowledge of high-performance computational science issues, a demonstrated ability as a project coordinator, and a substantial record of accomplishments, including keynote addresses and significant publications in peer-reviewed journals. Also desired are good collaborative skills, Applicants should hold a Ph.D. degree and have 15 years of experience or the equivalent.
The Mathematics and Computer Science Division offers an excellent computational environment for this work. We work closely with the Argonne Leadership Class Facility, with access to the Blue Gene systems. We also have a world-renowned distributed systems laboratory and a virtual environments laboratory. For more information, see the MCS Web page.
Argonne offers an excellent compensation and benefits package. For full consideration, please send a curriculum vitae, statement of research interests, list of publications, and professional references to the Argonne job website for Requisition MCS-312816. Argonne is a U.S. Department of Energy laboratory managed by UChicago Argonne, LLC.
Argonne is an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity in our workforce.
Postdoctoral Researcher – Performance Tuning
The Mathematics and Computer Science (MCS) Division at Argonne National Laboratory invites outstanding candidates to apply for a postdoctoral position focusing on researching new methods and developing tools for semi-automated performance tuning of scientific applications. This work will involve extending or interfacing to existing open-source compiler software and program analysis libraries to obtain the data dependence information required for valid source transformation.
The appointment will be in the MCS Division, which has strong programs in scientific computing, software tools, and computational mathematics. Candidates should have a background in one or more of the following: program analysis and compiler design, designing and developing large software packages, C, C++, and Python programming under Unix. Considerable knowledge in one or more of the following areas: performance analysis, component software, parallel computing is a plus.
Internationally recognized for innovative research in high-performance computing, the MCS Division supports an excellent computational environment that includes access to a scientific visualization laboratory and a distributed computing laboratory. Argonne is located in the southwestern Chicago suburbs, offering the advantages of affordable housing, good schools, and easy access to the cultural attractions of the city.
Candidates should submit an application via the Argonne website under division postdoctoral job openings for job requisition mcs-314106. The application must include a curriculum vitae; list of publications, abstracts, and significant presentations; and the names of three references, other than Argonne staff, who can attest to the candidate's ability and potential.
For further information about the Argonne division postdoctoral appointments, see the website. Questions can be addressed to Dr. Giselle Sandi in the Division of Educational Programs, by e-mail to gsandi@anl.gov.
Argonne is a U.S. Department of Energy laboratory managed by UChicago Argonne, LLC.
Argonne is an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity in our workforce.
Postdoctoral Researcher – Radix Laboratory
The Mathematics and Computer Science (MCS) Division at Argonne National Laboratory invites outstanding candidates to apply for a postdoctoral research position in the Radix Laboratory focusing on the research and development of novel techniques and tools for data movement and storage in petascale systems and beyond. This work will involve working with new and existing I/O system software to improve performance and reliability of storage systems at large scale.
Applicants must have recently received a Ph.D. in computer science or a related discipline and should have expertise in system software for supercomputers. Considerable knowledge is required in one or more of the following areas: message passing, parallel file systems, operating systems and the Linux kernel, fault detection or fault tolerance, and parallel programming. Candidates should be able to create, maintain, and support high-quality software. Also desired are good collaborative skills, including the ability to work well with other laboratories and universities.
Computer scientists in the Radix Laboratory design, implement, and study scalable system software for petascale systems. Research is hands-on and performed on cutting-edge compute systems such as the Argonne 500TFlop Blue Gene/P supercomputer, part of the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility. Projects in the Radix Laboratory include MPICH2, an implementation of the Message Passing Interface; ZeptoOS, a lightweight Linux kernel for supercomputers; FTB, a fault-tolerant backplane for large systems; PVFS, a high-performance parallel file system; and Cobalt, a component-based job scheduler and resource manager.
Candidates should submit an application via the Argonne website under division postdoctoral job openings for job requisition mcs-314148. The application must include a curriculum vitae; list of publications, abstracts, and significant presentations; and the names of three references, other than Argonne staff, who can attest to the candidate's ability and potential.
For further information about the Argonne division postdoctoral appointments, see the website. Questions can be addressed to Dr. Giselle Sandi in the Division of Educational Programs, by e-mail to gsandi@anl.gov.
Argonne is a U.S. Department of Energy laboratory managed by UChicago Argonne, LLC.
Argonne is an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity in our workforce.
Software Development Specialist - SHARP Group
Term
Argonne National Laboratory invites candidates to apply for a software
development specialist – term position in the Simulation-based High-efficiency
Advanced Reactor Prototyping (SHARP) group in the Mathematics and Computer
Science (MCS) Division.
The successful candidate will work with members of the SHARP group that is a team of nuclear engineers and computational scientists working together to develop the next-generation computational tools for the design and licensing of advanced nuclear reactors. The SHARP project aims at leveraging petascale computing resources to carry out simulations of the fundamental physical phenomena of nuclear reactor cores on highly detailed three-dimensional geometries. This includes the development and application of innovative algorithms in the areas of neutron transport; conjugate heat transfer; structural mechanics; and multi-physics coupling. The goal is to apply these simulations to gain a far deeper understanding of the safety characteristics and design margins of proposed next generation reactor designs, significantly improving the economics of nuclear energy, which seeks to develop worldwide consensus on enabling expanded use of economical, carbon-free nuclear energy to meet growing electricity demand.
Candidates should have comprehensive experience in fluid mechanics and heat transfer. In addition, should possess experience with large parallel computers, high-order numerical methods, and advanced timestepping schemes for numerical solution of ODES. Comprehensive experience with iterative solvers, and the development of large scale production codes is also required. Candidates should also possess good knowledge with Fortran and C.
Applicants should possess a B.S. degree with 6-8 years experience, an M.S. degree with 2-3 years experience or a PhD with 0-1 year of experience. To apply via the Argonne website under job openings for job requisition MCS-313853, candidates should submit a resume/curriculum vitae and the names of three references.
The MCS Division offers an excellent computational environment for this work, including several large Linux clusters, a world-renowned distributed systems laboratory, and a virtual environments laboratory. For more information, see the MCS Web page. http://www.mcs.anl.gov.
Argonne is an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity in our workforce. A U.S. Department of Energy laboratory managed by UChicago Argonne, LLC.
Postdoctoral Researcher – Stochastic Optimization of Complex System
The Mathematics and Computer Science (MCS) Division at Argonne National Laboratory invites outstanding candidates to apply for a postdoctoral position focusing on the research in stochastic optimization methods, algorithms, and software for the design and management under uncertainty of complex energy systems.
Applicants must have recently received a Ph.D. in mathematics, computer science or a related discipline. The appointee will work as part of an integrated, multi-institution research team of mathematicians, computer scientist, and operations researchers. The efforts of this team cover stochastic optimization, optimal design, and automatic differentiation topics.
The appointment will be in the MCS Division, which has strong programs in scientific computing, software tools, and computational mathematics. Experience is required in computational optimization, stochastic models, and computational science applications. Considerable expertise in one of C/C++/Fortran under Unix/Linux environments is required. Experience in parallel programming algorithms is desirable. Some experience in interdisciplinary collaborative research is desirable.
Internationally recognized for innovative research in high-performance computing, the MCS Division supports an excellent computational environment that includes access to a scientific visualization laboratory and a distributed computing laboratory. Argonne is located in the southwestern Chicago suburbs, offering the advantages of affordable housing, good schools, and easy access to the cultural attractions of the city.
Candidates should submit an application via the Argonne website under division postdoctoral job openings for job requisition mcs-314476. The application must include a curriculum vitae; list of publications, abstracts, and significant presentations; and the names of three references, other than Argonne staff, who can attest to the candidate's ability and potential.
For further information about division postdoctoral appointments at Argonne, see the website. Questions can be addressed to Dr. Mihai Anitescu, MCS Division, by e-mail to anitescu@mcs.anl.gov.
A U.S. Department of Energy laboratory managed by UChicago Argonne, LLC.
Argonne is an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity in our workforce.
Argonne Positions
For other current job opportunities at Argonne National Laboratory, see the Argonne Web page.
NOTE: The Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF) has open positions; please see the Web page.
