Postdoctoral Scholar - Research Associate
Postdoctoral Scholar - Research Associate
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$ 85000 - 100000
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USCs Information Sciences Institute (ISI) a unit of the universitys Viterbi School of Engineering is a world leader in the research and development of advanced artificial intelligence information processing computing cybersecurity and communications technologies. ISIs 400 faculty professional staff and graduate students carry out extraordinary information sciences research at three distinct locations - Marina Del Rey CA; Arlington VA; and Waltham MA.
*This position is located in Marina del Rey CA. Hybrid work options are available.*
The USC Information Sciences Institutes Science Automation Group (SciTech) is seeking to hire a Postdoctoral Fellow with a Ph.D. degree in computer science. This is a one-year fixed-term appointment with possibility of extension.
The position involves working on projects related to scientific workflow management distributed systems and the application of AI technologies and solutions to the management of scientific workflows in distributed environments.
The group is led by Professor Ewa Deelman an international leader in distributed systems high-performance systems and scientific workflow management systems. Her group conducts research in a number of areas including resource and data management job scheduling provenance tracking and the use of clouds for science. Her group has led the design and development of the Pegasus Workflow Management software which has been adopted in a number of scientific domains and contributed to the LIGOs first ever direct detection of gravitational waves.
The PostDoc position involves working on DOE and NSF funded projects advancing the knowledge about distributed systems developing novel algorithms for distributed resource and workload management simulating and emulating systems as well as experimentation and evaluation at scale. The position involves work in a collaborative environment working with group members as well as researchers at other universities and DOE laboratories. A successful candidate will have the desire to conduct research learn new technologies be able to analyze and interpret results of complex experiments on real systems and to publish these results in peer-reviewed publications. The ideal candidate will have knowledge of distributed system data analysis methods hands-on systems experience and a publication record at the level of someone with a recent Ph.D. Knowledge of artificial intelligence techniques: deep learning or swarm intelligence is a plus but is not required.
The annual base salary range for this position is $85000 - $100000. When extending an offer of employment the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position the candidates work experience education/training key skills internal peer equity federal state and local laws contractual stipulations grant funding as well as external market and organizational considerations.
Minimum Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate within previous 3 yearsMinimum Experience: 0-1 year
Minimum Field of Expertise: Directly related education in research specialization with advance knowledge of equipment procedures & analysis methods
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