Argonne’s Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF) is deploying one of the largest computing resources in the world, the Aurora exascale supercomputer. Working with scientists from all domains and industry experts, we are preparing scientific applications and AI frameworks to take advantage of this new resource for scientific discovery. Aurora will enable training of the first generation of Large Language Models for scientific applications. ALCF is also a leader in training the next generation of scientists to utilize supercomputers to further their research.

The facility is looking for a Postdoctoral appointee to engage with multiple projects working on performance portability, AI, and large scale simulation. As a Postdoc in ALCF, you will be working with scientists from multiple domains and enabling their research goals on Aurora through collaboration and innovation.

There are opportunities to engage with research in AI (LLMs, foundation models, etc), performance optimization, portable programming, differentiable programming, and much more. Our Postdocs are also important contributors to our training program that ensures our users excel.

Position Requirements

Required skills and qualifications:

• Ph.D. (completed within the last 0-5 years) in applied mathematics, physics, chemistry, computer science, or similar fields.
• Experience contributing to scientific software in C++, Python, or comparable languages.
• Collaborative skills, including the ability to work well with other scientists, divisions, laboratories, and universities.
• Effective oral and written communication skills with all levels of the organization.
• Ability to model Argonne’s core values: Impact, Safety, Respect, Integrity, and Teamwork.

Preferred skills and qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience with parallel algorithms, for example using frameworks like OpenMP, CUDA, Kokkos, SYCL, or similar.
• Demonstrated experience running applications at scale (> 50 computing nodes). This could be AI training, simulation, or data analytics.

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