Requisition Id7637

Overview:

Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest US Department of Energy science and energy laboratory conducting basic and applied research to deliver transformative solutions to compelling problems in energy and security.

We are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate who will support the Computational Earth Sciences Group in the Computational Sciences & Engineering Division (CSED) Computing & Computational Sciences Directorate (CCSD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).

The postdoctoral candidate will work in the in the fields of Computational Earth Sciences and Artificial Intelligence (AI) with a strong background in subsurface sciences and computational sciences. ORNLs CESG conducts world-class research and development in Earth system modeling large scale data analytics and machine learning (ML) and model-data integration at the US Department of Energys (DOEs) Leadership Class Computing Facilities (LCFs).

Major Duties/Responsibilities:

• Use ML techniques to perform rapid analysis of real-time observations for forecasting pressure saturation and stress evolution resulting from a carbon dioxide injection.
• Use ML techniques to build an effective fast-to-evaluate surrogate model of the full-physics oil reservoir model.
• Use ML techniques to advance data-assimilation and history-matching in geological carbon storage modeling.
• Work with the AI research team to develop ML and data analytics algorithms including dimension reduction high-dimensional parameter optimization and uncertainty quantification (UQ).
• Develop computationally scalable ML algorithms and scale the algorithms on high performance computing (HPC) platforms.
• Collaborate with a diverse team of geoscientists environmental scientists and computational scientists within the CESG the Environmental Sciences Division and across DOE Labs and partner universities to apply AI/ML algorithms and UQ methods aimed at accelerating real-time decisions in carbon storage applications.
• Publish research in peer-reviewed journals and present results at national and international conferences.

Basic Qualifications:

• A PhD in in geosciences engineering hydrology computational sciences or a related field completed within the last 5 years
• Research experience in AI/ML and geoscientific modeling.
• Experience in HPC particularly as applied to AI/ML algorithms and large-scale models.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of UQ and inverse modeling methods and AI/ML algorithms.
• Experience with data manipulation and analysis packages.
• Experience with the Linux operating system LaTeX Git and Python.
• Familiar with Python programming using PyTorch and TensorFlow.
• Collaborative research capabilities as demonstrated by existing peer reviewed publications and technical proposals.
• Strongly motivated to perform and publish leading edge research.
• 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 needs

Please submit three letters of reference when applying to this position. You can upload these directly to your application or have them sent to postdocrecruitment@ornl.gov with the position title and number referenced in the subject line.

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Applicants cannot have received their Ph.D. more than five years prior to the date of application and must complete all degree requirements before starting their appointment. The appointment length will be for up to 24 months with the potential for extension. Initial appointments and extensions are subject to performance and the availability of funding.

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