Postdoctoral Appointee -Self Driving Laboratories for Earth and Environmental System Science

The Computing, Environment, and Life Sciences directorate (CELS) at Argonne National Laboratory is seeking a postdoctoral scientist to join an exciting project on AI enhances and optimized studies. The appointment will be joint with the Mathematics and Computer Science and Environmental Science divisions.

This project will use a variety of steerable, controllable instrumentation (LIDAR, scanning cameras) and rapidly re-deployable in-situ instrumentation to unveil the underlying physics of multi-scale earth system phenomena. We are seeking candidates that have interests in both measurements and modeling.

In this role, you can expect to:

• Perform leading edge science at the Argonne Testbed for Multiscale Observational Science (ATMOS)
• Perform cutting edge research in optimized sensor network design
• Instrument integration and programing at the edge
• Work onsite 3+ days per week at the Argonne Lemont campus
• Along with onsite fieldwork

Position Requirements

Required knowledge, skills and experience:

• A completed or soon-to-be completed PhD by the beginning of the appointment within the last 0-5 years in Computer Science, Atmospheric or Earth System Science, or related field
• Ability to analyze data and model output, strong coding skills preferably in the Python programming language
• An understanding of atmospheric modeling
• Publication of results in scientific journals and dissemination of findings at meetings
• Experience in developing ML/AI models for modeling physical systems, preferably atmospheric and weather phenomena
• Exposure to earth system models (eg WRF, land surface modes, hydrological models) to identify sampling strategies for steerable and re-deployable instruments
• Ability to distil results into high quality publications
• Effective written and verbal communication and teamwork skills
• Ability to model Argonne's Core Values: Impact, Safety, Respect, Integrity, and Teamwork
   

Desired knowledge, skills and experience:

• Experience using Pytorch or Tensorflow and similar packages for developing ML/AI models on computer systems across scales
• Experience in running WRF
• Experience in using high performance computers using tools like Dask
• Prior fieldwork experience

Job Family

Postdoctoral Family

Job Profile

Postdoctoral Appointee

Worker Type

Long-Term (Fixed Term)

Time Type

Full time

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