Fwd: Position at LANL: Machine Learning, Kowledge Systems,

[Frank E. Ritter]

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>The Modeling, Algorithms, and Informatics research group at the Los
>Alamos National Laboratory is seeking computer and information
>scientists, postdoctoral candidates, and graduate research associates
>in machine learning, knowledge networks, complex systems, and
>computational and systems biology. Details below. To apply, or to see
>the ad posting online, go to:
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>        http://www.hr.lanl.gov/FindJob/Index.stm
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>and search for Job # 202130.
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>Summary: CCS-3 is an interdisciplinary Computer Science research group
>in the Computer and Computational Sciences Division of the Los Alamos
>National Laboratory, which is run by the University of California
>under contract to the Department of Energy.  Current areas of focus
>relevant to this job include cybersecurity, intelligence analysis for
>homeland defense, object/target recognition, document classification,
>bionetwork identification and bio-ontology systems, knowledge network
>analysis, and collaboration and recommendation technology for digital
>libraries.  Responsibilities include active participation in the
>research community, publication of results in high-quality refereed
>conferences and journals, active participation in collaborations with
>industry and academia, and program development and project leadership.
>The Modeling, Algorithms, and Informatics Group (CCS-3) is seeking
>Computer and Information Systems Scientists (including early-career
>scientists) in the areas listed as follows. Machine Learning: Modern
>foundations of learning theory, kernel machines, pattern recognition,
>detection, estimation, prediction, regression, numerical optimization,
>computational complexity and algorithm analysis; Knowledge Networks:
>Massive distributed knowledge networks, digital libraries,
>collaboration and recommendation technologies, ontology and semantic
>exchange, text mining and computational linguistics, uncertainty
>theories and representation, and human-computer interaction; Complex
>Systems: Network analysis and modeling, social network theory,
>adaptive systems and evolutionary computation, agent communities and
>agent-based simulation; Computational and Systems Biology:
>Bioinformatics, gene expression analysis, bio-network identification
>and modeling, computational structural biology, biological information
>representation and exchange.
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>Required Skills: Demonstrated record of superior performance as a
>researcher in relevant areas through experience in academia,
>government, or industry. Strong general analytical skills.  Experience
>working effectively both independently and as a member of an
>interdisciplinary team. Excellent oral and written communication
>skills as demonstrated by publication and presentation record.
>Effective interpersonal skills.
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>Desired Skills: Knowledge and experience in scientific software
>design, algorithm development and optimization. Experience in database
>engineering and optimization. Demonstrated experience developing and
>maintaining successful working relationships with project
>sponsors. Ability to obtain DOE Q clearance, which normally requires
>US Citizenship.
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>Education: PhD in Computer Science or related fields (e.g. Computer
>Engineering, Information Science, Systems Science, Applied
>Mathematics, Computational Linguistics, Probability, Statistics) or
>equivalent combination of education and experience.
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>Contact: For specific questions about the status of this job, call
>(505) 665-1676.