Postdoctoral Research Associate in Lattice Quantum Chromodynamics, ORNL
Job Description
Oak Ridge National Laboratory is hiring a Postdoctoral Research Associate in lattice quantum chromodynamics, with the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility behind it. The position is available immediately and the call is open until filled.
At a glance
- Post: Postdoctoral Research Associate in Lattice Quantum Chromodynamics
- Where: National Center for Computational Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA
- Requisition ID: 16889
- Closing date: none given. ORNL reviews applications as they arrive, so the post is open until filled
- Pay: the advertisement states no figure
Read the official ORNL advertisement before you apply.
The work
Lattice QCD is how the strong interaction is computed from first principles: the theory is put on a discrete spacetime lattice and solved numerically. It is one of the most demanding workloads in computational physics, which is why it lives next to the largest machines.
The post sits in the National Center for Computational Sciences, which provides the computational and data science infrastructure behind a wide range of disciplines and hosts the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility, a Department of Energy Office of Science User Facility. The OLCF delivers leadership-class computing for science and engineering, focuses on grand-challenge applications, procures the largest-scale systems beyond typical vendor design points, develops high-end operational and application software, and trains the next generation of computational scientists.
The advertisement states that the position is available immediately for candidates interested in and capable of leading-edge computational science. Read it in full for the specific physics programme and the group you would join.
What you need
- A PhD in theoretical or computational physics, or a closely related field
- Experience with lattice field theory and large-scale numerical simulation
- Comfort working on leadership-class GPU-accelerated systems
- Read the official advertisement for the full qualifications
Pay and conditions
ORNL publishes no salary figure on this advertisement. It is a US Department of Energy Office of Science national laboratory with more than 7,000 staff, and postdoctoral appointments there are normally fixed-term with the possibility of renewal. Ask about the term and the pay band at interview.
How to apply
Apply through the ORNL job page using the Apply button, quoting requisition 16889. The advertisement gives no closing date, so apply early. Most ORNL positions require the right to work in the United States, and some roles touching nuclear or export-controlled work carry citizenship conditions. Read the posting’s own wording before you spend time on an application from outside the US.
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Hiring institution: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Official advertisement: jobs.ornl.gov
How to prepare for this application
- Name the lattice codes you have used. Chroma, QUDA, Grid or MILC.
- GPU experience matters here. OLCF machines are GPU-heavy, and lattice codes live or die on that.
- Quote the requisition ID, 16889. ORNL tracks applications by it.
- Check the work-authorisation line on the posting. It is the usual reason an overseas application stalls at a national laboratory.
About Oak Ridge National Laboratory
ORNL is the largest US Department of Energy Office of Science laboratory, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, with a legacy going back to the 1940s and more than 7,000 staff. It runs national user facilities including the Spallation Neutron Source and the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility, and works across computing, materials, chemistry, nuclear science, biology and energy.
