Postdoctoral Research Associate HPC System Architecture and Intelligent Storage Design
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is a U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory conducting multidisciplinary research in computing, AI, energy, materials, nuclear science, neutron science, isotopes, and national security.
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About Oak Ridge National Laboratory
ORNL is a government-owned, contractor-operated U.S. Department of Energy research laboratory in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. UT-Battelle operates ORNL for DOE; the laboratory currently provides AI and high-performance-computing capabilities alongside science and engineering research infrastructure.
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About the Role
You will research scalable storage and memory architectures for HPC, scientific AI, and edge computing. You will analyze telemetry and performance, evaluate storage systems, explore DDR and HBM trade-offs, publish results, and collaborate with researchers.
Requirements
- PhD in computer science, engineering, or a relevant area
- Research track record in HPC, AI, edge systems, and storage research within the past five years
- Hardware-software co-design
- Memory hierarchies including DDR and HBM
- System telemetry tools
- HPC software development
- Ability to design and deploy methods at scale
- Verbal and written communication
- Collaboration with scientists, engineers, and sponsors
- Ability to obtain and maintain an HSPD-12 PIV badge
Responsibilities
- Collaborate on data and storage research projects
- Characterize I/O and storage performance
- Collect and analyze HPC telemetry data
- Explore DDR and HBM trade-offs and propose architectural improvements
- Design and evaluate composable data and storage systems
- Design system-level approaches for edge-to-HPC data processing
- Coauthor publications, technical reports, and presentations
- Seek professional, academic, and research service opportunities
Benefits
- Medical plans
- Retirement plans
- Flexible work hours
- On-site fitness facilities
- On-site banking facilities
- On-site cafeteria facilities
- Prescription drug plan
- Dental plan
- Vision plan
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Contributory pension plan
- Life insurance
- Disability benefits
- Vacation and holidays
- Parental leave
- Legal insurance with identity theft protection
- Employee assistance plan
- Flexible spending accounts
- Health savings accounts
- Wellness programs
- Educational assistance
- Relocation assistance
- Employee discounts