Postdoctoral Research Associate - Quantum Computing for Fluid Dynamics

at  Oak Ridge National Laboratory

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ph.D. in mechanical/aerospace engineering, physics, computer science, or a related discipline, earned no more than five years prior to the date of the application.
• A strong computational science background in Fluid Dynamics, Quantum Computing, Computer Science, Physics, or related field.
• Deep understanding of application development techniques (programming models, algorithms, software) at scale (large processor counts).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience with computational fluid dynamics and associated numerical methods.
• Experience with one or more prominent software packages in the area of quantum computing is highly desirable. These include but are not limited to in-house quantum computing simulator codes, Qiskit, PennyLane, Cirq, Classiq, cuQuantum, and / or CUDA Quantum.
• Familiarity with C/C++ and accelerator application programming models such as CUDA, HIP, SYCL, OpenMP, Kokkos or Raja, vectorization; MPI; and one-sided asynchronous programming models.
• Experience in heterogeneous computing, developing and debugging massively parallel algorithms and code performance profiling are a plus.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, oral and written communication skills, organizational skills, and strong personal motivation.
• The ability to work in a dynamic, team environment.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

Applicants cannot have received their Ph.D. more than five years prior to the date of application and must complete all degree requirements before starting their appointment. The appointment length will be up to 24 months with the potential for extension. Initial appointments and extensions are subject to performance and availability of funding.
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Work closely with ORNL researchers in using the resources of the OLCF effectively and efficiently, including:

• Developing and porting of scalable quantum computing applications for fluid dynamics problems and algorithms for OLCF and other leadership computers.
• Test and assess the capability of the developed quantum algorithms on various quantum hardware stacks.
• Debugging and tuning applications for high performance.
• Conduct research and report results in journal publications, conference papers and technical manuals.
• Deliver ORNL’s mission by aligning behaviors, priorities, and interactions with our core values of Impact, Integrity, Teamwork, Safety, and Service. Promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility by fostering a respectful workplace – in how we treat one another, work together, and measure success.