AI-Driven Autonomous Visualization Postdoc

What You Will Do

Come join the brightest minds at the most innovative R&D facility supporting our national security! The Computing and Artificial Intelligence Division at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is seeking outstanding candidates for a postdoctoral research associate position in machine learning for scientific visualization. As the postdoc, you will work in conjunction with a small team of Ph.D. staff scientists as part of a research project focused on building agentic workflows that are able to generate, evaluate, and optimize scientific visualizations.

This project will develop a domain-specific language (DSL), multimodal knowledge graphs, and an AI model of human perception to make the visualizations reliable, explainable, and human interpretable. You should have a strong publication record, an open mind to explore boundaries of scientific fields, and ability to effectively communicate with researchers with varied backgrounds. As the postdoctoral research associate, you would be expected to publish results of the work in high-impact peer-reviewed journals and present at well-known conferences.

The position is for two years, with a third year possible contingent on excellent performance.

Minimum

Job Requirements:

• Expertise in data science and/or machine learning with direct experience using deep neural networks, convolutional neural networks, transformers and/or diffusion models
• Experience with python programming and machine learning frameworks for neural networks such as PyTorch or JAX/Flax
• Strong track record of peer-reviewed publications within computer science, data science, machine learning, visualization, or related disciplines
• Good presentation, oral, and written communication skills

Desired

Qualifications:

• Experience developing advanced AI/ML systems, including agentic workflows, large language models (LLMs), and neural network architectures
• Experience in visual and perceptual computing, such as scientific visualization, computer vision, image processing, multimodal knowledge graphs, or neural radiance fields (NeRFs)
• Demonstrated experience in interdisciplinary science, especially in the areas mentioned above

Education/

Experience:

Ph.D. in machine learning, mathematics, computer science, data science, or a related discipline completed within the last 5 years. Applications from candidates who will earn their degree by the time of appointment are accepted.

Work Location:

The work location for this position is onsite and located in Los Alamos, NM. All work locations are at the discretion of management.

Due to federal restrictions contained in the current National Defense Authorization Act, citizens of the People s Republic of China—inclusive of the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau—as well as citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People s Republic of Korea (North Korea), and the Russian Federation, who are not Lawful Permanent Residents ("green card" holders) are prohibited from accessing facilities that support the mission, functions, and operations of national security laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities, which includes Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Located in beautiful northern New Mexico, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is a multidisciplinary research institution engaged in strategic science on behalf of national security. Our generous benefits package includes:

• PPO or High Deductible medical insurance with the same large nationwide network
• Dental and vision insurance
• Free basic life and disability insurance
• Paid childbirth and parental leave
• Award-winning 401(k) (6% matching plus 3.5% annually)
• Learning opportunities and tuition assistance
• Flexible schedules and time off (PTO and holidays)
• Onsite gyms and wellness programs
• Extensive relocation packages (outside a 50 mile radius)

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