Postdoctoral position in digital neural networks

[Reid Porter]

Postdoctoral position available in digital neural networks
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The Space Data System Group (NIS-3) of Los Alamos National Laboratory seeks 
outstanding candidates for a postdoctoral research position in the areas of 
pattern recognition, mathematical morphology and reconfigurable computing. 
The candidate will help develop high performance feature extraction and 
classification algorithms to be deployed in reconfigurable computing 
hardware. Applications include remotely sensed satellite imagery, unmanned 
aerial vehicle video and other spatio-temporal data sets.

The main focus will be to develop novel cellular non-linear networks 
suitable for digital hardware by building on mathematical morphology and 
non-linear digital filter theory. The position will require research 
(typically mathematics) and algorithm proto-typing (typically Matlab), 
software development and implementation (typically in C / C++) targeting 
eventual deployment with reconfigurable computing (typically in VHDL).

Required Skills:  Prospective candidates should have good oral and written 
communication skills, and a demonstrated ability to perform independent and 
creative research. We are most interested in candidates with research 
interests and experience in the following areas:
- Cellular non-linear networks and spatio-temporal processing
- Mathematical morphology and non-linear digital filters
- Machine learning, artificial intelligence and optimization
- Image, video and signal processing.
- Digital design, reconfigurable computing

Education:  A PhD completed within the past five years or soon to be 
completed is required.

Post-doc starting salaries are usually in the range $59,300 - $67,300 
depending on experience, and generous assistance is provided with 
relocation expenses. The initial contract offered would be for two years, 
with good possibilities for contract extensions. Candidates may be 
considered for a Director's Fellowship and outstanding candidates may be 
considered for the prestigious J. Robert Oppenheimer, Richard P. Feynman or 
Frederick Reines Fellowships. Please see 
http://www.hr.lanl.gov/jps/regjobsearch.stm, job number #205519, for more 
information.

Los Alamos is a small and very friendly town situated 7200 ft up in the 
scenic Jemez mountains in northern New Mexico. The climate is very pleasant 
and opportunities for outdoor recreation are numerous (skiing, hiking, 
biking, climbing, etc). The Los Alamos public school system is excellent. 
LANL provides a very constructive working environment with abundant 
resources and support, and the opportunity to work with intelligent and 
creative people on a variety of interesting projects.

Applicants are asked to send a resume, publications list and a cover letter 
outlining current research interests to rporter at lanl.gov. Hard copies may 
be sent to: Reid Porter, NIS-3, MS D440, Los Alamos National Lab, New 
Mexico 87545, USA.