Hall B LDRD Postdoctoral Fellow

Come join our team at Jefferson Lab, where great minds matter

2 Year Term Position

Posting Date: 01/02/2025
Salary Range: $62,700 - $94,100 (PD)
Work Location Type: 100% dedicated onsite
What your job will be like:

As a postdoctoral fellow in Hall B, you will be part of a team developing AI/ML methods for nuclear physics experiments. The opportunities to use AI/ML exist in different areas, from data acquisition to event reconstruction to physics analysis, complementing traditional algorithms to enhance performance. Experiments carried out in Hall B cover a broad range of topics, focusing on the three-dimensional imaging of the quark structure within the nucleon, meson, and baryon spectroscopy and structure investigations. This position is at the frontiers of AI/ML integration into the experimental workflow of CLAS12, participating in ground-breaking research to advance nuclear physics experiments into the age of AI.

In this role you will:

• Process large data sets to extract relevant input for machine learning models
• Develop AI/ML models for track identification and particle identification
• Investigate new neural network types, such as graph neural networks and LLMs, for solving series identification problems

Please send at least 2 reference letters, a cover letter to a
statement of research interest toChristopher Ross(cross @jlab.org)
and Patrick Achenbach (patricka@ jlab.org)

JSA will not sponsor H1B visa for this position

Education

• PhD.D. in Physics
  

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Working knowledge of data analysis and data collection techniques
• Strong programming skills and ability to code in several languages
• Experience working with modern artificial intelligence and machine learning tools
• Ability to design and deploy different network architectures to solve problems
• Experience in LLMs and Transformer network architectures is desirable

About Jefferson Lab

Join a community with a common purpose of solving the most challenging scientific and engineering problems of our time. The Jefferson Lab campus is located in southeastern Virginia amidst a vibrant and growing technology community.

A career at Jefferson Lab is more than a job. You will be part of "big science" and work alongside top scientists and engineers from around the world unlocking the secrets of our visible universe. Managed by Jefferson Science Associates, LLC; Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility is entering an exciting period of mission growth and is seeking new team members ready to apply their skills and passion to have an impact. You could call it work, or you could call it a mission. We call it a challenge. We do things that will change the world.

Total Rewards at Jefferson Lab

At Jefferson Lab, we believe that a comprehensive employee benefits program is an important and meaningful part of the compensation employees receive. Our benefits program includes, but is not limited to:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Care Plans
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time-off and Leave Programs (vacation, holidays, sick leave, paid parental)
• 401(k) Plan - 9% Lab Contribution; 100% vested.
• Flexible Work Arrangements (Hybrid & Alternate Work Schedules available)
• Tuition Assistance, Training and Professional Development Programs
• Live near the waterways of the Chesapeake Bay region with access to nearby beaches, mountains, and all major metropolitan centers on the East Coast

Jefferson Science Associates, LLC (JSA) manages and operates the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab). JSA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth or related medical conditions), age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. As part of the JSA's equal employment opportunity policy, we also take affirmative action as called for by applicable laws and Executive Orders to ensure that minority group individuals, females, disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, other protected veterans, Armed Forces, and qualified disabled persons are introduced into our workforce and considered for promotional opportunities.

JSA is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities (unless doing so will result in an undue hardship). If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to recruiting@ jlab.org or contact Human Resources by calling (757) 269-7100 and selecting option 1 between 8:00 am -5:00 pm EST to provide the nature of your request. Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case-by-case basis.

Employment with JSA is conditional upon DOE approval if at any time during your employment you are participating in a Foreign Government Talent Recruitment Program or Affiliated activity. Generally, such programs/activities include any foreign-state-sponsored attempt to acquire U.S.-funded scientific research through programs run or funded by the government that target scientists, engineers, students, academics, researchers, and entrepreneurs of all nationalities working or educated in the United States. This includes positions or appointments, both domestic and foreign, titled academic, professional, or institutional appointments whether or not remuneration is received and whether full-time, part-time or voluntary.