ORNL Remote Sensing Post-Bachelor’s Research Associate
Organization
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
Reference Code
ORNL20-29-NSET
Description
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is the largest U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) science and energy laboratory, conducting basic and applied research to deliver transformative solutions to compelling problems in energy, environment, and security.
The candidate will support projects in the Remote Sensing Group within the National Security Emerging Technologies Division (NSET). The NSET Division at ORNL is an internationally-renowned Research and Development (R&D) organization with expertise ranging from remote sensing science, high-performance geo-computing, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and data science to other key domain sciences. The NSET Division focuses on developing innovative knowledge discovery solutions to solve multi-disciplinary and complex problems for energy, the environment, and national and homeland security missions.
The Remote Sensing Group is looking for a qualified candidate for a Post-Bachelor’s Research Associate position to advance R&D efforts in the area of remote sensing science. The position appointment is for one year, with an optional one year extension possible (two year maximum), depending on performance, mutual interest, and available funding. The function of this position is to provide R&D support to a geospatially-focused project spanning a wide variety of scientific domains including computer vision, machine learning, data analytics, and algorithm development. This work requires a background in statistics, computer programming, and mathematics. The successful candidate will work closely with a team to develop innovative approaches and computational solutions that address existing challenges, assist in producing reviewed publications, and present findings at conferences.
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
- Conducting basic and applied research in remote sensing, machine learning, scientific computing, visualization, data fusion, and data provenance with a strong emphasis on image science, algorithm development, prototyping, and validation.
- Developing software based on your remote sensing research.
- Working with NSET researchers to capture, understand, integrate, and implement their requirements in developed algorithms and associated software, as well as contribute to publications.
This position can provide summer research opportunities and/or year-round research opportunities at the ORNL facility.
Qualifications
Candidates should currently be pursuing or recently have completed a bachelor’s degree in a discipline in relation to remote sensing (e.g. mathematics, statistics, computer science, data science, or a physical sciences field).
Preferred Skills:
- Experience in two or more of the following programming languages is required: C/C++, Rust, Python, Julia, Lisp (CL, Scheme, Racket, Clojure), Haskell, OCaml, Scala.
- Experience in one or more of the following disciplines is required: image science, remote sensing, geography, physical sciences, physics, mathematics, machine learning, simulation and modeling, statistics, visualization, and scientific software development.
- Strong communication skills and experience contributing to a technical team is a plus.
- Experience in your research resulting in a software solution is a plus.
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The ORNL Post-Bachelor’s Research Associate Program is administered by Oak Ridge Associated Universities through its contract with DOE to manage the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE).
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Eligibility Requirements
- Degree: Bachelor's Degree received within the last 36 months or currently pursuing.
- Discipline(s):
- Age: Must be 18 years of age
ORAU is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability); visit the ORAU website for required employment notices.
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