Data Science Fellowship for National Security Impact 2027

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM, invites applications for the Data Science Postdoctoral Fellow to advance data science at the intersection of AI, statistics, and engineering within national security mission areas.

Fellows pursue self‑directed research, integrate with Sandia R&D projects, address complex problems, collaborate with researchers, and present work at major venues; the two‑year appointment includes moving expenses and a generous travel allowance.

Qualifications

• PhD in data science related area such as mathematics, computer science, statistics, or engineering.
• Experience in data science including data collection & sharing, analysis, pattern identification, prediction, and knowledge extraction.
• No previous postdoctoral appointments at a national laboratory.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE security clearance; US citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Pursue a combination of self‑directed research and integration with existing Sandia R&D projects.
• Address complex problems in support of broad‑ranging national security areas.
• Collaborate with highly motivated researchers on challenging questions using state‑of‑the-art computational resources.
• Present your work at leading publication and conference venues.

Skills

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Written and verbal communication

Education

PhD in data science related area

Tools

C++

C

Matlab

R

Python

Julia

Job description

Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM, invites applications for the Data Science Postdoctoral Fellow to advance data science at the intersection of AI, statistics, and engineering within national security mission areas.

Fellows pursue self‑directed research, integrate with Sandia R&D projects, address complex problems, collaborate with researchers, and present work at major venues; the two‑year appointment includes moving expenses and a generous travel allowance.