Why Work at BNL?
Brookhaven National Laboratory is a multipurpose research institution funded primarily by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science. Located on the center of Long Island, New York, Brookhaven Lab brings world-class facilities and expertise to the most exciting and important questions in basic and applied science--from the birth of our universe to the sustainable energy technology of tomorrow. We operate cutting-edge large-scale facilities for studies in physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, applied science, and a wide range of advanced technologies. The Laboratory's almost 3,000 scientists, engineers, and support staff are joined each year by more than 4,000 visiting researchers from around the world. Our award-winning history, including seven Nobel Prizes, stretches back to 1947, and we continue to unravel mysteries from the nanoscale to the cosmic scale, and everything in between. Brookhaven is operated and managed by Brookhaven Science Associates, which was founded by the Research Foundation for the State University of New York on behalf of Stony Brook University, and Battelle, a nonprofit applied science and technology organization. Position Description
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: - Research, design and implement novel, highly scalable Natural Language Processing (NLP) algorithms with focus on text mining tasks in the scientific literature of various application domains of interest to DOE such as materials science, biology, etc.
- Strategy development for the field of NLP with focus on our lab's applications, support in strategic decision making with regard to various science problem.
- Promote the research results through scholarly publications and presentations at leading conferences.
- Lead or participate in the development of related research proposals.
- Promote collaborative research with interdisciplinary research team.
Position Requirements
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: - PhD in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Math or related discipline.
- NLP research experience in academia, industry, or government.
- Proven research capability through record of NLP related publications
- Familiarity with building Natural Language Processing pipelines.
- Good oral and written communication and teamwork skills.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: - Worked with general NLP libraries and toolkits
- Experience with building simple Graphical User Interfaces to present results to users
- Experience working in multidisciplinary scientific collaboration
- Experience with accelerators (GPU, Intel Xeon Phi) and high-performance computing systems
- Track record of producing high quality software on schedule
OTHER INFORMATION: - Moderate domestic and foreign travel
At Brookhaven National Laboratory we believe that a comprehensive employee benefits program is an important and meaningful part of the compensation employees receive. Our benefits program includes but is not limited to: - Medical Plans
- Dental Plans
- Vacation
- Holidays
- Life Insurance
- 401(k) Plan
- Retirement Plan
- Swimming Pool, Weight Room, Tennis Courts, and many other employee perks and benefits
We invite you to consider Brookhaven National Laboratory for employment. To be considered for this position, please apply online at BNL Careers and enter the job title into the Keyword Search.
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