Research Scientist: AI at Scale for Science on Exascale HPC

Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Oak Ridge (TN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Plan

Dental Plan

Vision Plan

401(k) Plan

Pension Plan

Relocation Assistance

Wellness Programs

Educational Assistance

On-site Fitness

Employee Discounts

Job summary

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) invites applications for a Research Scientist in the Analytics and AI Methods at Scale (AAIMS) group within NCCS. The role focuses on advancing AI for science, including scientific reasoning, federated and collaborative learning, and RL for self-improving models on leadership-class supercomputers.

You will design, train, and evaluate AI systems to plan, reason, and act to accelerate discovery across materials, chemistry, climate, and biology, leveraging

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Computer Science or Computer Engineering.
• Research in HPC/AI such as large-scale training or distributed systems.
• Strong programming skills in Python and C/C++ with PyTorch experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform AI/ML research at scale on HPC resources.
• Collaborate with scientists to apply AI methods to domain problems.
• Publish in peer‑reviewed venues and contribute to open‑source software.
• Develop and maintain research software and experiments.

Skills

Python

C/C++

PyTorch

Education

PhD in CS/CE

Tools

DeepSpeed

Megatron‑LM

Ray

Job description

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) invites applications for a Research Scientist in the Analytics and AI Methods at Scale (AAIMS) group within NCCS. The role focuses on advancing AI for science, including scientific reasoning, federated and collaborative learning, and RL for self-improving models on leadership-class supercomputers.

You will design, train, and evaluate AI systems to plan, reason, and act to accelerate discovery across materials, chemistry, climate, and biology, leveraging