Livermore, CA, USA Hybrid Employment

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is hiring a Heavy-Ion Physics and Scientific Machine Learning - Postdoctoral Researcher

Responsibilities

  • Conduct physics investigations using data from the ATLAS and sPHENIX experiments to explore quark-gluon plasma, jet quenching phenomena, and heavy-ion collision dynamics.
  • Engage in detector operations, commissioning, calibration, performance evaluation, and data quality assurance within the ATLAS and sPHENIX collaborations.
  • Design and implement reconstruction, simulation, and analysis software using modern C++, Python, and ROOT, leveraging HPC and Grid computing to process large-scale experimental datasets.
  • Create and apply advanced artificial intelligence and scientific machine learning methods for particle identification, jet reconstruction, and event-level interpretation.
  • Support project milestones funded by DOE-NP and Genesis, focusing on multimodal learning, detector performance optimization, and scalable AI solutions in nuclear physics.
  • Present findings at collaboration meetings, DOE reviews, technical workshops, and international conferences.
  • Publish research outcomes in high-impact, peer-reviewed scientific journals.
  • Work with physicists, computer scientists, and applied mathematicians at the laboratory and partner institutions.
  • Carry out additional tasks as needed.

Work Arrangement

Hybrid

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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) advances science and technology to strengthen U.S. security and promote global stability. Its mission spans four critical national security areas: nuclear deterrence, threat preparedness, energy security, and multi-domain defense.
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Posted 11 days ago